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water@leeds - a core partner of the Allwaters consortium

water@leeds are pleased to announce that they are a core partner for the Allwaters consortium, a recently submitted bid to the European Institute of Technology’s Knowledge and Innovation Community(KIC) on Water, Marine and Maritime. We are delighted to have been involved in the leadership and development of a launch-ready project which will help shape the...

Race Against Invasion- the Hidden Life of Kruger's Rivers 

In May 2025, a research team led by Dr Josie South, School of Biology along with Dr Dumisani Khosa, freshwater ecologist at Kruger National Park, embarked on a two-week expedition to the Kruger National Park (KNP), one of South Africa’s most iconic conservation areas. Their mission: to explore the health of the rivers that sustain...

Empowering Citizen Science Partnerships event

water@leeds and the Meanwood Valley Partnership were delighted to host the Empowering Citizen Science Partnerships event at the University of Leeds on June 11th. The event brought together eight local groups involved in water quality monitoring across the Leeds area, alongside other environmental stakeholders. With a lively mix of newer and more established citizen science...

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