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One-day Knowledge Exchange Symposium hosted by water@leeds and Nexus (University of Leeds). Designed to help address real-world water challenges faced by industry, the public and third sectors. We invite postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) with an interest in water research to attend this and share their expertise. There is a vital need...
We are relaunching the water@leeds Early Career Network. If you are a research student or postdoc working on a water related project join us on June 13th at 12.00, for the relaunch of the water@leeds early career researcher network to meet other researchers from across campus, input your ideas for future ECR events, and learn...
Our very popular 'water and AI initiative' continues with two more events: Ethics and AI Date: Monday, 17 June 2024 Time: 12:00-15:00 (includes lunch) Venue: Garstang 8.11, School of Geography 30 places available Please register your place This is the third workshop in our popular Water & AI series. We will explore some of the ethical issues...
The water@leeds Report 2023 is now live and available to read here. We hope our report indicates some of the great work, vibrancy and diversity water@leeds brings. Established in 2009, water@leeds draws together over 500 academics and postgraduates from across the University of Leeds to deliver excellent, internationally leading water science, technology and policy research....
The UK Freshwater Quality Programme Spring newsletter is now published. The Freshwater Quality Programme Spring 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 programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. To receive future newsletters...
Jyoti Narsude, a member of the water@leeds PGR network, attended COP28 as part of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures team. Jyoti has shared her reflections on the event and answered some questions for us on how this relates to her research, and her hopes for action in the future. Jyoti’s PhD project: The Role...
Helping to improve our understanding of the changing nature of the quality of the water in our rivers is Professor Susan Waldron, Director of Research and Skills, Natural Environment Research Council. In this blog shared below she dives into the reality of river pollution and how it is more than just sewage spills. In New...
Professor Andrew Tyler, University of Stirling leads the MOT4Rivers research project which is part of the UK Freshwater Quality Programme. He argues for a wider understanding of our collective responsibilities in sustainable water management. In a blog written for the Scottish Funding Council to mark UN World Water Day 2024, Professor Tyler who is also...
The water@leeds team would like to invite PGRs to participate in the 'Clean Water and Sanitation' Global Shared Learning: Classroom 2024 programme led by Tecnologico de Monterrey Mexico. This initiative is open to PGR students interested in developing their global citizen skills. The programme is aligned with the University of Leeds vision of being a...
The next round of our biannual SPRING Competition is now open, with a deadline of 19 April 2024. SPRING - Supporting Postgraduate Research to Inspire the Next Generation is a postgraduate research funding competition developed by water@leeds which is open to all postgraduate research students whose research involves some aspect related to water. Maybe you work...