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Confluence 2023

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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...

water@leeds Confluence 2023

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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...

Nowcasting with Artificial Intelligence for African Rainfall: NAIAR

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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...

Latest papers from water@leeds members

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Aragon-Briceno C, Grasham O, Ross A B, Dupont V, Camargo-Valero M A. (2020). Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage digestate at wastewater treatment works: Influence of solid loading on characteristics of hydrochar, process water and plant energetics. Renewable Energy, 157, 959-973. Bond, S., Kirkby, M. J., Johnston, J., Crowle, A., & Holden, J.(2020) Seasonal vegetation and management influence overland flow velocity and roughness in upland grasslands....

Water-WISER: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water and Waste Infrastructure Systems Engineered for Resilience

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We are delighted to announce the launch of our EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water and Waste Infrastructure Systems Engineered for Resilience (Water-WISER). Water-WISER offers a unique opportunity to the next generation of water focussed scientists and engineers to contribute to knowledge about sustainable water, sanitation, and waste management services towards improving infrastructure and...

Meeting the global challenges of water security and urban disaster planning

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Researchers from Leeds are partners in two pioneering international collaborations to develop new approaches to the global challenges of improving water security and urban disaster risk management. The projects are part of an ambitious new initiative established by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). The new scheme...

Measuring fine root production in the Mekong Delta

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Marie Arnaud, PhD student at the School of Geography and 2017 SPRING competition winner, has developed EnRoot minirhizotron, an inexpensive, easy to build and partially 3D printable minirhizotron that offer a non-destructive alternative to quantify fine root production of mangroves which is considered amongst the most carbon-dense ecosystems in the world. Marie believes that a major...

Confluence 2018

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water@leeds recently held a successful Confluence 2018 last 27th September at the Edward Boyle meeting room. Addressing the event, water@leeds Directors Professor Joe Holden and Professor Martin Tillotson presented the achievements of the group and highlighted the four main missions of water@leeds. This was then followed by an introduction from the new Associate Directors (Dr...

Trying new (and fun!) participatory research approaches: the Theatre Forum

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As part of the Usumacinta Roc Project, Dr. Julia Martin-Ortega and colleagues from ECOSUR and Scotland Rural College tested an innovative participatory research method. Using Theatre Forum, they presented some of the results of the project, which focus on understanding the risks that using an ecosystem services framing of environmental problems might bring in terms...

Launch of the Global Expert Panel Report

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Led by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), the Collaborative Partnership on Forests’ Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative undertook a comprehensive scientific assessment of the state of knowledge on the forest-water relationship. The panel's report was formally launched last 10th July at the UN Headquarters in New York. Dr Julia Martin-Ortega, Associate...