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We are delighted to congratulate Professor Julia Martin-Ortega, Associate Director for water@leeds, who has been appointed to Natural England's Science Advisory Committee (NESAC). NESAC provides high-quality independent scientific advice, challenge and review to Natural England’s Science, Evidence and Analysis functions and works to strengthen its relationship with the wider scientific community. On her appointment, Julia...

A big thank you to all who came along to share their water research at our Annual Confluence on 16th October.  With 30 presentations showing the breadth and depth of water research taking place across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!   We welcomed 80 delegates keen to discover potential collaborations...

In May 2025, a research team led by Dr Josie South, School of Biology along with Dr Dumisani Khosa, freshwater ecologist at Kruger National Park, embarked on a two-week expedition to the Kruger National Park (KNP), one of South Africa’s most iconic conservation areas. Their mission: to explore the health of the rivers that sustain...

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...