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Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. October's spotlight is: Lauren Geiser PhD title: Exploring the shell microstructure, growth, and phylogeny of deep-sea bivalves from the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (equatorial Eastern Pacific) School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability Supervisors: Crispin Little (SEES), Adrian Glover (NHM...
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. September's spotlight is: Emmanuel Erhijodo PhD title: Eco-spiritual Trauma and Ecological Justice: A Literary and Ethnographic Study of Eco-spirituality in Niger Delta Poetry School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and...
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month's spotlight is: Elizabeth McGowan PhD title: Decolonising international development and climate resilience: Indigenous water governance and climate change adaptation in the Pacific. Based in School of Politics and International Studies,Faculty of Environment and Social Sciences. Supervisors: Prof....
Welcome to our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. This month's spotlight is: Guoyu Cheng PhD title: From Nature to Resource: Glocal Cultural-motivated Consumption of Red Coral in the Chinese Market Based in School of Geography, Faculty of Earth, Environment and Sustainability with supervisors: Dr Radhika Borde,...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Hannah Barnett PhD title: Remote sensing as a tool to detect Sudden Detachment Events School of Geography Supervisors: Dr Liam Taylor, Prof Duncan Quincey, Dr C. Scott Watson Tell us a bit about yourself: I grew up in a village...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: James Hodson PhD title: Upscaling freshwater invasive species impact prediction School of Biology Supervisors: Dr Josie South and Dr Elizabeth Duncan Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in Ilkley (mostly), near Leeds, and spent my time either...
Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Janae Steadman PhD title: Investigating the co-evolution of the Congo River channels and peatlands. School of Civil Engineering Supervisors: Prof. Mark Trigg, Prof. Mark Smith, Dr. Greta Dargie, Prof. Raphael Tshimanga Tell us a bit about yourself: I grew...
On 20th March 2026 Ice Club and water@leeds hosted The Great Glaciology Bake Off to celebrate the United Nations World Day for Glaciers. Beginning in 2025, the annual World Day for Glaciers was designated to raise global awareness of the importance of glaciers, snow and ice and the urgent need to preserve them. Almost 50...
Six emerging water researchers win latest water@leeds SPRING Competition water@leeds is delighted to announce the six winners of the latest SPRING Competition, celebrating an inspiring new wave of interdisciplinary water research from postgraduate researchers across the University of Leeds. This round showcases innovative projects from the Schools of Civil Engineering; Geography; Earth, Environment & Sustainability;...
Win up to £500 for your research project. Our PGR funding competition is currently open for applications, with a deadline of 5pm on 18 December 2025. We encourage applications from PhD candidates at the University of Leeds working on a water-related topic from any discipline. The award aims to provide additional funds to extend the...