We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Monika Markowska as a guest speaker for our latest session of the Water Seminar Series. Her talk, titled “Recurrent humid periods in central Arabia over the last 8 million years,” offered fascinating insights into the climatic history of the Arabian Peninsula and how it Read more…
We are excited to share Dr James White’s appearance on Midlands today, showcasing the Birmingham River Champions project. James’ volunteers in Birmingham have spent the last year tracking the health of the city’s rivers. They’re looking at the state of the wildlife, but they’ve also discovered local pollution problems affecting Read more…
Catch the first episode of the HydroTalk podcast, the new podcast series of the EGU HS division. Every month they interview experts about advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the field of hydrology. Their first guest was our very own, Prof Stefan Krause. Listen here.
The Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) and the Birmingham Water Research Centre commemorated World Water Day 2025 with a series of events centred around the theme Glacier Preservation. This focus highlighted the critical role glaciers play as long-term freshwater reserves and their influence on ecosystems and human Read more…
Niamh Eastwood, Arron Watson, Jiarui Zhou and Luisa Orsini from the University of Birmingham have analysed water and biofilm samples from lakes across the country to find key links between the presence of pollutants and biodiversity loss. They can now identify the most harmful pollutants present in UK waters that Read more…
We are pleased to announce the publication of the paper ‘Seven strategies to leverage water for peace and foster sustainable and just water management for all’ in Nature Water. This paper was written as a follow on from the exciting discussions that took place at our World Water Day 2024 Read more…
As a member of the Birmingham Plastic Network leadership team, Prof Stefan Krause attended a meeting with Minister Creagh at DEFRA to discuss how recent policy initiatives can support the development of sustainable plastics within the UK’s circular economy. One of the key outcomes of this meeting was the initiation Read more…
Prof Stefan Krause and members of the Water Challenges team attended the IAH 2024 World Groundwater Congress, held in Davos, Switzerland. Sessions were co-organised by Brijesh Yadav and Uwe Schneidewind and included microplastics, groundwater-surface water interaction with temperature time-series analysis and the impact of groundwater flooding.
We held our 15th Annual Catchment Science Summer School between the 1st and 6th September. This year we hosted a total of 29 students, who participated in lectures and classes by Prof. McDonnell, Prof. David Hannah and Prof. Stefan Krause from UoB and other guest lecturers. Welcome drinks and poster Read more…
Several doctoral candidates from across Europe have joined us to collaborate on a joint experiment as part of the PlasticUnderground project. Using the large columns in the eco lab, they will study the transport of microplastics (MPs) in porous media, focusing on the impact of fine particulate organic matter (fPOM), Read more…
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