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Next Generation

water@leeds' Mission 4 is to train the next generation of water experts who will develop the knowledge, skills and interdisciplinary awareness to make a positive contribution to tackling water-related challenges. Read more about how we do that:

DRTC network

the water@leeds Doctoral Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is the world’s largest interdisciplinary centre for postgraduate students.

SPRING Award

Supporting Postgraduate Research to Inspire the Next Generation - our interdisciplinary postgraduate research award.

Apply for a PhD

Advice on how to apply for a water-related PhD

Next Generation News

Research Student Spotlight December: Ankitha Manohar

Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. Name: Ankitha Manohar PhD Title: Mapping Small-Scale Mariculture Sites and Assessing Their Socio-Economic and Nutritional Impacts in the Philippines School: School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Environment Supervisors: Prof Piers Forster, Dr Maria Beger, Dr Rory Padfield, Dr Danielle Robinson Tell...

Water-WISER students contribute to a report on the Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission or ‘Water for Life’ mission is a flagship scheme of the Government of India to provide piped water supply to every rural household within premises. Announced by the Prime Minister in August 2019, the mission set out an ambitious target to cover the remaining 161 mn households which were lacking piped water supply in...

Research Student Spotlight November: Joe Kelly

Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the next generation of water@leeds researchers. November 2024: Joe Kelly PhD title: Distributed thermal testing for hydrostratigraphic characterisation of shallow open-loop geothermal systems. School: Civil Engineering Supervisors: Professor Fleur Loveridge, Professor Simon Rees, Dr Adam Booth Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in...

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