Catalonian ATC 11
One of the researchers conducts experiments at the Urban River Lab

An Advanced Training Course held at the Urban River Lab in Catalonia received a lot of media coverage locally, with local government, newspapers and TV crews taking an interest in the experiments.

The project's longest ATC ran over 9 days and researchers also collaborated scientists from a sister project, the Leverhulme Trust-funded "Where Rivers, Groundwater and Disciplines Meet: A Hyporheic Research Network".

The course was organised jointly by Interfaces' three Catalonian partners, the University of Barcelona, CEAB-CSIC and Naturalea. It consisted of classroom-based training sessions, as well as experiments held at the brand new, state-of-the-art Urban River Lab, a facility part-funded by the Interfaces project.

Below are some links to Catalan media covering the course; we will also have videos from the experiments shortly and more photos are already available on our media pages.

http://www.aldia.cat/catalunya/territori/noticia-lurban-river-lab-permet-detectar-lliri-groc-redueix-lamoni-millora-qualitat-laigua-dels-rius-20150611151251.html

http://www.catalunyapress.cat/cat/notices/2015/06/cientifics-analitzen-el-rol-de-les-plantes-i-microorganismes-en-la-depuracio-dels-rius-125645.php

 http://www.ccma.cat/324/lurban-river-lab-permet-detectar-que-el-lliri-groc-redueix-lamoni-i-millora-la-qualitat-de-laigua-dels-rius/noticia/2670350/

http://www.aguasresiduales.info/revista/noticias/cientificos-analizan-el-papel-de-plantas-y-microorganismos-en-la-autodepuracion-de-lo-aTaJh

http://www.naciodigital.cat/naciogranollers/noticia/23057

http://www.el9nou.cat/noticies_v_0_/42345/lliri-groc-contra-l%E2%80%99amoni-dels-rius

http://diaridblanes.opennemas.com/articulo/territori/ceab-blanes-impulsa-laboratori-urban-river-lab/20150615090646004811.html