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Learn more about an Impact Training week hosted by water@leeds in our short film. The training focussed on how to deliver impact from research to address the global phosphorus challenge. Fifteen early career researchers from across Europe were on campus in March 2023 for the event which was organised in partnership with the RecaP Project,...
Every Water Woman Award cycle we celebrate with an inspirational event, but this year is extra special because we were awarded the Research Culture Award 2022. So this event will be about celebrating... About this event : 19 June 2023 The event is planned for 2 hours (12-2pm including lunch) and will be very informal....
water@leeds is delighted to announce that University of Leeds researchers have been awarded £435,115 from the Lloyd Register Foundation to research the best ways of communicating the threats of severe weather events across the globe. The research collaboration combines expertise from the School of Earth and Environment (Dr Andrea Taylor, Dr Yim Ling Siu and...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Daniel Colson PhD title: Remote Sensing of Northern Peatlands Supervisors: Paul Morris, Mark Smith, Duncan Quincey School of Geography Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in Olney, a market town near Milton Keynes, that’s probably best...
Thousands of pounds of Government funding is being invested in West Yorkshire to develop new research projects to help make the region more resilient to flooding and the impacts of climate change. West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme (WY FLIP)) has received £310,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Partners from five...
Prof Pippa Chapman, Champion for the NERC Freshwater Quality Programme has contributed to a feature on water quality in the Big Issue 17 April , 2023. Excerpt below. Read full article here. Top of the Poops - Privatisation of water in the UK has resulted in soaring bills and sewage-filled rivers. How did we get...
We are delighted to announce our latest SPRING award winners. The SPRING competition is a funding award which is part of water@leeds’ Mission 4: Next Generation – to train the next generation of water experts who will develop the knowledge, skills and interdisciplinary awareness to make a positive contribution to tackling water-related challenges. The award is open...
A series of webinars by water@leeds researchers have been watched around the world. The University Advancement team invited four water@leeds researchers to present their work in a series of webinars for Leeds alumni. The webinars were attended by 192 alumni from 45 countries around the world including Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus,...
The New Scientist interviewed Professor Joseph Holden on the work of the NERC Freshwater Quality Programme. The article published on 2 April 2023 is added below, with PDF version here: New Scientist The UK's rivers are in a shocking state, which could get worse with climate change and ongoing pollution. Researcher Joseph Holden at the...
We are delighted to announce the Water Woman Award Winners for 2023 to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March 2023. The water@leeds Water Woman Award was launched in 2020 in collaboration with Athena Swan teams to recognize the achievements of women in research, and their power to inspire others. By rewarding achievements by...