Objective The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the most significant EU legislation concerning surface water management. Programs of Measures are required to ensure water bodies achieve a good ecological status. It is important to predict the impact of interventions on water quality. Man-made and natural processes control surface water quality, these are highly complex with a range of sources, transport and transformation processes. Cost estimates by EU governments indicate that billions of euros will be spent over several decades to implement WFD. There is an increasing level of concern on the implementation cost (financial and carbon). Integrated water quality models designed to predict the quality of water across the linked urban and rural scales in a catchment is seen as a tool to optimise this cost. Integrated Catchment Modelling (ICM) is based on linking numerous empirically calibrated sub-models of water quality processes. Catchment scale WQ predictions are then used to justify investment. Current water quality sub-models contain significant uncertainty. Methods have been developed to quantify uncertainty at a level however little work has been carried out to investigate WQ uncertainty propagation between sub-models. QUICS will develop a generalised catchment wide approach to uncertainty assessment that can then be used in WFD implementation studies. It will address uncertainty propagation at the spatial and temporal scales found in catchments and develop tools to reduce uncertainty by optimising sampling and monitoring and the objective selection of model structure. This will reduce uncertainty in WQ predictions and result in better informed investment decisions and so have a significant impact on WFD implementation. QUICS contains leading water quality scientists, uncertainty experts and private sector water management practitioners and modellers. It will train researchers capable of developing and implementing uncertainty management tools into ICM studies. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD EU contribution € 1 029 849,92 Address FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK S10 2TN Sheffield United Kingdom See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrew King (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 298 531,64 Address BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD BS8 1QU Bristol See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Julie Coombs (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Netherlands EU contribution € 639 240,47 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Janssen Loes Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Halcrow Group Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 271 057,16 Address BROOK GREEN 43 ELMS HOUSE HAMMERSMITH W6 7EF LONDON See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laura Baird (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution € 470 263,21 Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gerard Heuvelink (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN Germany EU contribution € 253 693,88 Address LUDWIGSTRASSE 23 35390 Giessen See on map Region Hessen Gießen Gießen, Landkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christian Maarten Veldman (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA Portugal EU contribution € 221 991,00 Address PACO DAS ESCOLAS 3004-531 Coimbra See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Coimbra Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jorge Tavares Male (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Luxembourg EU contribution € 506 823,90 Address 5 AVENUE DES HAUTS FOURNEAUX 4362 Esch Sur Alzette See on map Region Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Emmanuelle Becker (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PUBLIC HENRI TUDOR Participation ended Luxembourg EU contribution No data Address AVENUE J F KENNEDY 29 1855 LUXEMBOURG See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Florence Ventolini Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EIDGENOESSISCHE ANSTALT FUER WASSERVERSORGUNG ABWASSERREINIGUNG UND GEWAESSERSCHUTZ Switzerland EU contribution € 366 782,68 Address UBERLANDSTRASSE 133 8600 Dubendorf See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Other Administrative Contact Bianca Mosimann (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data