Written by Liam KelleherAs part of the SMARTWATER project, we have expanded our activities to support monitoring of the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire in collaboration with BedsGOVET (https://begovet.org/), a charity dedicated to water pollution testing and community action.Over the past few weeks, we have held planning meetings, developed a Read more
Written by Liam KelleherWe recently completed our 3rd Micro- & Nanoplastic Workshop, welcoming 10 participants from across the globe. The course focused on developing skills in identification and characterisation, covering a range of sample collection and preparation protocols, followed by data use and analysis from various spectroscopy and spectrometry methods.While Read more
We are delighted to invite you to join us for UN World Water Day 2026 at the University of Birmingham:Water and Gender: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows 16 March 2026 – 2:00–3:30 PM (UK time) Register to join online / Elm House, Room G08, University of BirminghamDelivered in partnership with Read more
The University of Birmingham’s Water Group had a strong presence at the IAHS 2025 Scientific Assembly in Roorkee. Attending from the group were Prof Stefan Krause, Prof David Hannah, Liam Kelleher, James White, Shasha Han and Ritesh Moon. They were joined by UoB-affiliated colleagues Ajay Gupta, who recently completed a Read more
To close out the academic year, we were pleased to host the final two seminars in our Water Seminar Series, featuring distinguished international speakers whose work spans cutting-edge topics in hydrology and environmental risk. Both events highlighted the growing global dimensions of water research and reinforced the value of building Read more
Throughout June, we hosted a dynamic Water Seminar Series featuring three outstanding speakers who offered insights into critical issues in hydrology and water science. The series brought together researchers, students, and professionals to engage in thought-provoking discussions on topics ranging from groundwater conceptual models to microplastics transport, culminating in the Read more
Please register here to be added to the official invite with details of the location and online link. We are proud to announce that we will host the sole UK engagement of the 2025 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Professor M. Bayani Cardenas from the University of Texas at Austin. Read more
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.
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