Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. September 2021: Tatiana Zúñiga-Burgos PhD title: Cell machinery manipulation for luxury phosphorus accumulation by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii from wastewater in temperate and tropical climates. School of Civil Engineering and School of Cell and Molecular Biology, and member of the UKRI GCRF…
Water-WISER Challenge Event 2021 On 22-25 June 2021, students and staff from the Water-WISER CDT gathered at Cranfield University for our first in-person event since the pandemic began. The ‘Challenge Event’ normally focuses on activities designed to give students skills in problem-solving, team working and networking, in a variety of outdoor settings. The annual event…
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. July 2021: Xinyue He PhD title: Global mountain forest cover change and its hydrological impacts School of Earth and Environment Supervisors: Professor Dominick Spracklen, Professor Joseph Holden Tell us a bit about yourself: I was born and grew up in…
In an interview for the Yorkshire Post published on 28 June, water@leeds and Yorkshire iCASP director Prof. Joseph Holden, calls for a ‘future proof’ flooding plan to be rolled out across Yorkshire, and said a long term strategy and investment at local level is needed with “urgency” to ensure communities are better equipped, in the…
We are delighted to announce our SPRING award winners for June 2021. The SPRING competition is a funding award which is part of water@leeds’ Mission 4: Next Generation – a commitment to train new innovative, excellent and interdisciplinary water experts to work at the cutting edge of water research, management and policy. The award is…
Following the award of the Impact Acceleration Fund to support the piloting of a water knowledge exchange project in Tanzania, we are glad to announce that progress is ongoing to expand the concept in four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. The establishment of the Water Knowledge Exchange Hub is fundamental to the achievement of…
The water@leeds research community is inspired by the global and regional grand challenges for water. We invite you to interact with our research map which shows the locations of our partnership projects around the world. Click on the map to and select pins to find our more about each project. water@leeds currently operates around £90M…
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. June 2021: Dewa Ayu Putu Eva Wishanti PhD title: The Impact of Foreign Aid on Water Governance in Indonesia: A Case Study of Fragmented Water Service Reform School of Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences Supervisors: Professor Anna…
Supporting Postgraduate Research to Inspire the Next Generation (SPRING) water@leeds is supporting postgraduate research by offering PhD students the opportunity to apply for £500 in support of their water-related projects. The 2021 deadlines for the award have just been announced as 18th June and 12th November. The SPRING Award is interdisciplinary and open to all…
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month: Silvia Edith Olvera-Hernandez PhD title: Performing values as a mechanism to explore local representation in environmental governance. School of Earth and Environment Supervisors: Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega and Dr. George Holmes Tell us a bit about yourself: Hello everyone!…
