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Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month we spoke with : Mahbub-Ul Alam PhD Title: Behavioural determinants of household wastewater management in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh School: School of Civil Engineering Supervisors: Dr Paul Hutchings, Professor Barbara Evans Tell us a bit about yourself: I was...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Tamba Komba PhD Title: Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment of Freetown (Sierra Leone), Urban Water System School: School of Geography, Faculty of Environment Supervisors: Professor Joseph Holden and Dr. Gordon Mitchell Tell us a bit about yourself: I am a...
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Water Woman Award 2025 today, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science. By rewarding achievements of women whose work contributes to the objectives of water@leeds in securing competitive research funds, producing world-class research or achieving...
The water@leeds Water Woman Award celebrates a fourth edition this year, as it continues to recognize the achievements of women in water research, and their power to inspire others. To encourage those who may be considering applications and nominations this week, two previous 2023 winners have reflected on the benefits of the award and talked...
Mendrika Rakotomanga, a PhD researcher in the School of Mathematics, has led a hackathon event in his home country of Madagascar. In the hackathon, a group of data science students will create innovative AI-based solutions for predicting the movement of thunderstorms. This activity is the first of its kind in the region, and has the...
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gabriel López Porras as our Cheney Fellow 2024. Gabriel is a member of the Faculty of Zootechnics and Ecology, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico. He is an alumnus of the University's School of Earth and Environment where he undertook his PhD research, graduating in 2019. He has written...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Ankitha Manohar PhD Title: Mapping Small-Scale Mariculture Sites and Assessing Their Socio-Economic and Nutritional Impacts in the Philippines School: School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Environment Supervisors: Prof Piers Forster, Dr Maria Beger, Dr Rory Padfield, Dr Danielle Robinson Tell...
The UK Freshwater Quality Programme Autumn newsletter is now published. The Freshwater Quality Programme Autumn 2024 newsletter, has been produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the five nationwide research projects within the NERC funded programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. To receive...
Julia Martin-Ortega, Professor of Ecological Economics in the Sustainability Research Institute at Leeds and Associate Director for water@leeds, outlines how the powerful stories behind the amazing achievements celebrated through the Water Woman Award serve to inspire others. Learn how the 2025 awards are helping transform the research culture at Leeds and discover how you can...
Five pioneering UK research projects have each received a share of £14.5 million funding under phase two of the transforming land use for net zero, nature and people programme. The UK's efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 have been significantly boosted thanks to a £14.5 million investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)...