Professor Laura Carter has been awarded £85,859 by NERC to lead SABER: Sustainable Alcohol By-product Enhancement for Regenerative Soils, an ambitious new international project aiming to convert waste from the global alcohol industry into valuable, sustainable agricultural resources. Co-investigators on the project are Dr Carlos Moreno-García and Dr John Brown (add their organisations) Bringing...
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. October's spotlight is: Lauren Geiser PhD title: Exploring the shell microstructure, growth, and phylogeny of deep-sea bivalves from the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (equatorial Eastern Pacific) School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability Supervisors: Crispin Little (SEES), Adrian Glover (NHM...
We're delighted to announce that the Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire will open 'Knowledge in Flow: Connecting Education, Knowledge and Talent to Drive Water Innovation and Resilience' on 20 October in Leeds. This event marks the first UK & Ireland Regional Hub event for EIT Water and will bring together organisations from across the...
On Sunday 20 September, the water@leeds team took part in the Meanwood Festival in Leeds, at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm as part of our Next Water Chapter Initiative. Using our three interactive "future homes" (the Wet House, Dry House and MAD House), we invited visitors to imagine how homes and communities in West Yorkshire might...
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. September's spotlight is: Emmanuel Erhijodo PhD title: Eco-spiritual Trauma and Ecological Justice: A Literary and Ethnographic Study of Eco-spirituality in Niger Delta Poetry School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and...
International Experts Gather at University of Leeds to explore the future of the UN Harmony with Nature programme. On 18 June 2026, water@leeds hosted a high-level discussion bringing together UK and international experts to explore the future of the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme and its growing global movement. We invite you to watch...
Scientists have been carrying out water sampling at Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland as part of a project to investigate sources of pollutants in the lake, in order to support its restoration. The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, is using advanced scientific methods to trace pollution across the catchment including tributaries, inlets and the...
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month's spotlight is: Elizabeth McGowan PhD title: Decolonising international development and climate resilience: Indigenous water governance and climate change adaptation in the Pacific. Based in School of Politics and International Studies,Faculty of Environment and Social Sciences. Supervisors: Prof....
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month's spotlight is: Guoyu Cheng PhD title: From Nature to Resource: Glocal Cultural-motivated Consumption of Red Coral in the Chinese Market Based in School of Geography, Faculty of Earth, Environment and Sustainability with supervisors: Dr Radhika Borde,...
Catch up on the latest news from the UK Freshwater Quality Programme in the Summer 2026 newsletter. The newsletter is produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the six research projects within the programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. To find out more about the...
