Cranfield University conducts internationally recognized research on water science, engineering and management. The university's Centre for Water Science has expertise in areas like biochemistry, risk assessment, water resources, sanitation, and more. Major challenges addressed by the research include billions lacking access to clean water and sanitation, agriculture's large water usage, and making production more sustainable while using less water. The research develops solutions for industries and aims to make water treatment more energy efficient and close material loops to recover resources like nutrients and energy from wastewater.