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water@leeds would like to invite you to engage in a voluntary activity where you reflect upon your experiences of allyship towards women working in Higher Education. This is a water@leeds Water Woman Award Initiative open to all male water@leeds colleagues (University of Leeds staff only). It stems from the water@leeds team being asked by male...
In 2024, Ice Club submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee for their report on The UK and the Antarctic environment. This report has now been published, with their evidence cited widely, particularly in providing recommendations on the support from UKRI to ECRs in glaciology. Ice Club is a PGR led group comprised of...
water@leeds was privileged to host Mr Pedro Arrojo-Agudo United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation at University of Leeds on 21 May 2025. water@leeds Associate Director, Professor Julia Martin-Ortega hosted Mr Arrojo-Agudo for a day of activities which included a focus group where we heard about the work...
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...
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...
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...
This month water@leeds brought together international water researchers from across the globe to create solutions to global water challenges. 14 international participants attended the workshop led by Professor Laura Carter and Dr Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez: "Enhancing Global Cooperation for Clean Water: Strategies to Manage Contaminants and Sustain Ecosystem Services." The event aimed to foster collaboration and develop a...
In this meeting, Stuart Warner introduced progress made towards the implementation of SDG Indicator 6.3.2 and provided key insights into global water quality monitoring and assessment. This will provide an excellent background and set the scene for our workshop discussions on global water quality initiatives. Stuart Warner short bio: Stuart works for UNEP's Global Environment...
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 18th SPRING competition. The SPRING award provides additional funds to research postgraduates to extend the scale and scope of their projects. Up to £500 is awarded and winners also receive an invitation to present at water@leeds annual Confluence. The competition is open to PGRs working on water-related research...
The UK Freshwater Quality Programme Spring 2025 newsletter is now published. The newsletter is produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds, University of Leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the five research projects within the programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. The Spring newsletter includes highlights and some...