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
In March 2024 on a NERC/BAS funded research expeditions researchers Liam and Alice, working for Stefan, travelled to the Harland-Cox Arctic research station in Svalbard. The project focused on collecting glacier ice, snow and airborne particles to assess microplastic (MP) presence and concentration. The topic of MP pollution in the Read more
In honour of World Water Day, we orchestrated a focused week of events from March 18th to March 22nd, dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for sustainable water management practices. With the theme “Leveraging Water for Peace,” we aimed to highlight the crucial role water plays in promoting cooperation and Read more
Prof Stefan Krause and his team led an advanced training course from the 29th January to the2nd February, for the PlasticUnderground, EU Horizon funded project. The course focused onMicroplastic Sampling and Extraction Techniques, with training in different microplasticsampling techniques in aquatic and terrestrial environments, including soil and sedimentextraction and microplastic Read more
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