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…
Professor Alice Roberts discusses whether we can make water safe for all with Prof. Iseult Lynch and the UoB Institute of Advanced Studies Vanguard Fellow, Dr. Adenike Akinsemolu on episode 4 of the Curiosity Vault. Iseult talks about our research on microplastics, nanoparticles, PFAS and other water pollutants as well Read more…
We say goodbye to the lovely Jing this month who had been with us for the last year as a VisitingScholar from China.Read about Jing’s experience in the group:During my visit to the University of Birmingham, I fully experienced the excellent academicenvironment of the Water Science Group. Participating in the Read more…
We have more great news this month about Prof. David Hannah being appointed the Deputy Pro-ViceChancellor of Sustainability. As well as being the theme stream lead for ‘Water Resources underChange’ for the Water Challenges theme, David is a Professor of Hydrology in GEES and the Directorof the Birmingham Institute for Read more…
Congratulations to Chris Bradley, Kieran Khamis and David Hannah who have been awarded the‘Outstanding Impact in Innovation and Commercialisation’ award at the Game Changing Impactawards from the University of Birmingham. This encompasses benefits, effects or changes onproduction and commerce and the economy.Chris, Kieran and David have developed a field-deployable fluorescence Read more…
This month we held our Water Challenges sandpit event at BISCA. It was a great turn out with manymembers of the theme attending in person and online.We kicked off the meeting with a presentation from Prof. David Hannah, covering sustainabilityacross the campus, followed by the build up to the Birmingham Read more…
Article by Hannah Gunter:In May of this year, I undertook 8 weeks of fieldwork in Northern India to provide data for my PhD thesis. My focus is on using field-deployable fluorescence sensors to record information on water quality in real-time, with a particular focus on the use of fluorescence to Read more…
Our very own theme stream lead, Prof. David Hannah, has been elected to the AmericanGeophysical Union. He joins 53 others in the 2023 Class of Fellows at AGU, who are the world’slargest earth and space sciences association, who recognise individuals for its highest honours.Prof. Hannah was selected for his “ground-breaking Read more…
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