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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...
An exciting £920,000 project, starting in March, will generate clear scientific evidence to help restore Northern Ireland’s most iconic lake – Lough Neagh. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) working with Biota Trace and the Lough Neagh Partnership, has secured funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern...
The UK Freshwater Quality Programme |Autumn 2025 newsletter is now published. The newsletter is produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds, University of Leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the five research projects within the programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. The Autumn newsletter includes highlights and progress from the 5 research programme...
Lough Neagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis Funding available: up to £820,000 at 80% full economic cost (equivalent to £1,025,000 at FEC). Call opening: 20th October 2025 Call closing: 23:00 GMT, 1 December 2025 Funding source: The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) ...
The UK Freshwater Quality Programme Spring 2025 newsletter is now published. The newsletter is produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds, University of Leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the five research projects within the programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality. The Spring newsletter includes highlights and some...
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...
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...
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...
Climate change is disrupting the seasonal flow of rivers in the far northern latitudes of America, Russia and Europe, posing a threat to water security and ecosystems, according to new research. A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds analysed historical data from river gauging stations across the globe and found that 21%...