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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 announce that Professor Laura Carter and Dr Paul Hutchings are joining the water@leeds executive team as Associate Directors for Research and Impact respectively. Laura will lead on Mission 1: Research to undertake transformational fundamental and applied research that enables us to be at the heart of the global water research and innovation community....
water@leeds is now in its 15th year. Since its formation, it has been clear that challenge-led problems associated with water not only require coordinated approaches to deliver effective solutions but, by necessity, they require truly interdisciplinary ways of working. In that spirit, we invite you to join us at our annual event water@leeds Confluence, 21...
An alumnus from the School of Civil Engineering has been selected as a finalist in the British Council Alumni Awards in the category of Science and Sustainability. We are delighted to announce that alumnus Mohamed Kamal, MSc Water, Sanitation and Health Engineering 2019, has been selected as a finalist in the British Council Egypt Alumni Awards...
water@leeds contributed to a session at COP28, with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA) and Global Water Institute in New South Wales, Australia. Prof. Greg Leslie of the Global Water Institute delivered a keynote address entitled Water requirements to achieve the Paris Agreement where he included our estimate of the...
Two water@leeds academics have received prestigious fellowships to support their pioneering research. Dr Jessica Baker, School of Earth and Environment and Dr Josie South, Faculty of Biology are among 75 people awarded Future Leaders Fellowships, which aim to develop the next wave of world-class research and innovation leaders in academia and business. Funded by UK...
Professor Mark Trigg, Associate Director for water@leeds Mission 1: Research, provides an update on recent activities and looks ahead to 2024. It has been another exciting year for research in water@leeds, with lots of ongoing activities and new initiatives planned. Bibliometric Analysis commissioned by water@leeds A bibliometric analysis by the University of Leeds Library service,...
We were delighted to welcome more than 80 members of water@leeds to Confluence 2023 which was held at University House on 19th October. Our annual event included 31 Lightning Talks and the presenters inspired us with the depth and breadth of interdisciplinary water research taking place across the University. For more information on the topics...
The water@leeds Confluence which will take place in person on Thursday 19th October at University House. This is our annual meeting, and an opportunity to network and develop new interdisciplinary collaborations. Join us to hear about research taking place across water@leeds and the opportunity to present your own project or perhaps some ideas where you...
A group of Leeds researchers have won funding to create new methods to forecast tropical storms, using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Nowcasting with Artificial Intelligence for African Rainfall project (NAIAR) project aims to use new digital solutions to create 0 to 6 hour predictions – “nowcasting” – for tropical storms, using satellite data. The methods...