Quantifying Uncertainty in Integrated Catchment Studies (QUICS)

The main aim of the QUICS ITN is to educate and train researchers capable of operating at academic research institutions, water utilities or other public bodies so as to provide them with a comprehensive understanding of water quality processes, uncertainty issues and knowledge of appropriate decision making strategies for integrated catchment management.

The other aims of this ITN are to:

• Develop and consolidate knowledge on the understanding of uncertainty in integrated water quality modelling studies.
• Evaluate different approaches for the identification and where possible quantification of uncertainty at significant temporal and spatial scales in catchments.
• Work with engineering consultants to develop methods that can be used to communicate the implications of uncertainty in water quality predictions to improve the decision making process.
• Disseminate this understanding in a format that can be used by practitioners’ and public authorities as they implement the WFD.

Project partners
University of Sheffield, University of Bristol, Delft University of Technology ,CH2M Hill (formerly Halcrow), Wageningen University, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, University of Coimbra, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), Aquafin, Waterways srl, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Witteveen+Bos, Université Laval, CTGA - Technological Center for Environmental Management

Funded by
EU funded FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN)

Project coordinator
Jeroen Langeveld, Marie Claire ten Veldhuis

Period
2014-2018