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From running rivers to retreating glaciers

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To mark World Water Week 2023, we are highlighting the work of water@leeds across the faculties of the University. This article focuses on water research from the Faculty of Environment. Water is the life source of our planet: our bodies, plants and oceans are made of it. Without it, or when it’s poorly managed, there...

How we're working to protect our most precious resource

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To mark World Water Week 2023, we are highlighting the work of water@leeds members across the faculties of the University. This article focuses on water research from the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. This year’s World Water Week (August 21-28) is focused on how innovation can overcome unprecedented challenges. The theme for 2023, “Seeds of...

Riverkin: remaking vital relations with rivers

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To mark World Water Week 2023, we highlight a project developed within the Faculty of Social Sciences by members of water@leeds that explores our relationship with water. Water is the life source of our planet: our bodies, plants and oceans are made of it. Without it, or when it’s poorly managed, there can be disastrous...

MUISKA : tackling risks to water security

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The world is experiencing high levels of water insecurity, and vulnerable communities are experiencing the devastating consequences. water@leeds researchers at the School of Civil Engineering are developing MUISKA - a water security risk assessment toolkit which aims to improve management of water-security risks in river basins. This research forms part of work by the Water...

Impact of the Global Water Crisis On Indigenous Peoples

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water@leeds members have contributed to a special report on the impact of the global water crisis on indigenous peoples and other minorities worldwide. Dr. Joshua Cohen, Dr Charlie Dannreuther and Dr. Markus Fraundorfer all from School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) together with Amber Abrams from the Future Water Institute, University of Cape Town,...

MELTWATER

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water@leeds, the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures and Opera North are delighted to present MELTWATER at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds at 7.30pm 27 September 2023. In the last two decades the rate at which the polar ice caps is melting has doubled. MELTWATER is an audio-visual performance which takes as its inspiration the sights and sounds...

World heritage wetland site threatened by strawberry farming

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Strawberry lovers might want to check the provenance of their fruit this summer following controversy about a new farming bill which could cause the devastation of an iconic Spanish wetland. Scientists from the water@leeds at University of Leeds and the Spanish National Research Council say urgent protection is needed for the fragile Doñana wetlands in Andalusia...

Impact Training and Environment Symposium for Early Career Researchers

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Learn more about an Impact Training week hosted by water@leeds in our short film. The training focussed on how to deliver impact from research to address the global phosphorus challenge.  Fifteen early career researchers from across Europe were on campus in March 2023 for the event which was organised in partnership with the RecaP Project,...

Water Woman Inspirational Event 2023

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Every Water Woman Award cycle we celebrate with an inspirational event, but this year is extra special because we were awarded the Research Culture Award 2022. So this event will be about celebrating... About this event : 19 June 2023 The event is planned for 2 hours (12-2pm including lunch) and will be very informal....

Leeds awarded £435k for weather-related disaster communication research

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water@leeds is delighted to announce that University of Leeds researchers have been awarded £435,115 from the Lloyd Register Foundation to research the best ways of communicating the threats of severe weather events across the globe. The research collaboration combines expertise from the School of Earth and Environment (Dr Andrea Taylor, Dr Yim Ling Siu and...