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Water Woman Award winners 2025

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Water Woman Award 2025 today, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science. By rewarding achievements of women whose work contributes to the objectives of water@leeds in securing competitive research funds, producing world-class research or achieving...

Water Woman Award: making a positive impact

The water@leeds Water Woman Award celebrates a fourth edition this year, as it continues to recognize the achievements of women in water research, and their power to inspire others. To encourage those who may be considering applications and nominations this week, two previous 2023 winners have reflected on the benefits of the award and talked...

IndabaX Madagascar 2024: Empowering AI Solutions for Local Challenges with a Storm Nowcasting Hackathon

Mendrika Rakotomanga, a PhD researcher in the School of Mathematics, has led a hackathon event in his home country of Madagascar. In the hackathon, a group of data science students will create innovative AI-based solutions for predicting the movement of thunderstorms. This activity is the first of its kind in the region, and has the...

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