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Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Daniel Colson PhD title: Remote Sensing of Northern Peatlands Supervisors: Paul Morris, Mark Smith, Duncan Quincey School of Geography Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in Olney, a market town near Milton Keynes, that’s probably best...
Thousands of pounds of Government funding is being invested in West Yorkshire to develop new research projects to help make the region more resilient to flooding and the impacts of climate change. West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme (WY FLIP)) has received £310,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Partners from five...
Prof Pippa Chapman, Champion for the NERC Freshwater Quality Programme has contributed to a feature on water quality in the Big Issue 17 April , 2023. Excerpt below. Read full article here. Top of the Poops - Privatisation of water in the UK has resulted in soaring bills and sewage-filled rivers. How did we get...
We are delighted to announce our latest SPRING award winners. The SPRING competition is a funding award which is part of water@leeds’ Mission 4: Next Generation – to train the next generation of water experts who will develop the knowledge, skills and interdisciplinary awareness to make a positive contribution to tackling water-related challenges. The award is open...
A series of webinars by water@leeds researchers have been watched around the world. The University Advancement team invited four water@leeds researchers to present their work in a series of webinars for Leeds alumni. The webinars were attended by 192 alumni from 45 countries around the world including Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus,...
The New Scientist interviewed Professor Joseph Holden on the work of the NERC Freshwater Quality Programme. The article published on 2 April 2023 is added below, with PDF version here: New Scientist The UK's rivers are in a shocking state, which could get worse with climate change and ongoing pollution. Researcher Joseph Holden at the...
We are delighted to announce the Water Woman Award Winners for 2023 to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March 2023. The water@leeds Water Woman Award was launched in 2020 in collaboration with Athena Swan teams to recognize the achievements of women in research, and their power to inspire others. By rewarding achievements by...
We make this Water Woman Award in recognition of the lifetime contribution of Dr Fiona Zakaria. Dr Zakaria, who passed away in December 2022, was a rising star of public health engineering research, with over ten years of research experience. Fiona was an active part of the WASH Research group at the University of Leeds...
We are delighted to announce the water@leeds BHS Webinar 2023 will take place on Wednesday 1 March. This is a collaborative annual event in which BHS highlights current hydrological research carried out by PGR students at the University. This year we highlight the work of researchers from the Schools of Earth and Environment and Civil...
Join us on 30 March 2023 for a networking event which is an opportunity for academics at all levels to discuss most recent research on the global phosphorus challenge and reflect on what societal impact can be derived from such research from the perspective of multiple disciplines. Participants will explore the multidimensional environmental challenges revolving around...