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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...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Hannah Barnett PhD title: Remote sensing as a tool to detect Sudden Detachment Events School of Geography Supervisors: Dr Liam Taylor, Prof Duncan Quincey, Dr C. Scott Watson Tell us a bit about yourself: I grew up in a village...
Researchers from water@leeds will be taking part in this year’s Be Curious festival, inviting visitors to explore the challenges and possibilities of living with water in a changing climate. At Be Curious the University of Leeds opens its doors so that visitors can explore the incredible work our researchers are doing to shape the future....
water@leeds will host a special event on 18 June 2026 bringing together international and UK experts to explore the future of the UN Programme Living in Harmony with Nature and its global movement. The event will welcome Maria Mercedes Sanchez, Coordinator of the United Nations Harmony with Nature programme (2009-2024), who will be visiting from...
Taylor Maavara, Cary Institute aquatic biogeochemist, is part of the Hi-RISE project (“Himalayan glacier-fed Rivers and Stream Ecosystems”), led by water@leeds. In this article shared with us courtesy of the Cary Institute, Taylor shares highlights and challenges from her recent field work sampling streams. Last fall, when Taylor Maavara was wrapping up a 16-day trek through the Himalayas, she “had...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: James Hodson PhD title: Upscaling freshwater invasive species impact prediction School of Biology Supervisors: Dr Josie South and Dr Elizabeth Duncan Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in Ilkley (mostly), near Leeds, and spent my time either...
An ambitious new international project aims to convert waste from the global alcohol industry into valuable, sustainable agricultural resources. water@leeds Associate Director Professor Laura Carter (School of Geography) working with Dr Carlos Moreno-García and Dr John Brown from Robert Gordon University have secured funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to lead SABER: Sustainable Alcohol By-product Enhancement for Regenerative Soils (2025-2027). Bringing...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Janae Steadman PhD title: Investigating the co-evolution of the Congo River channels and peatlands. School of Civil Engineering Supervisors: Prof. Mark Trigg, Prof. Mark Smith, Dr. Greta Dargie, Prof. Raphael Tshimanga Tell us a bit about yourself: I grew...
On 20th March 2026 Ice Club and water@leeds hosted The Great Glaciology Bake Off to celebrate the United Nations World Day for Glaciers. Beginning in 2025, the annual World Day for Glaciers was designated to raise global awareness of the importance of glaciers, snow and ice and the urgent need to preserve them. Almost 50...