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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 September 2026: Emmanuel Erhijodo

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...

Research Student Spotlight August 2026: Elizabeth McGowan

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....

Research Student Spotlight July 2026: Guoyu Cheng

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,...

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