Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR
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The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) is driving innovative research on the understanding and development of resilient food and water systems internationally.
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🚀 The WATERSENS website is live!
Discover our project goals, demo sites 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇿🇦, key results, blog, sister projects & our first infographics — with more to come!
👏 Thanks to Three o’clock for the great design.
Working on #watermanagement or #naturebasedsulutions? Stay connected!
👉 www.watersens.eu
Discover our project goals, demo sites 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇿🇦, key results, blog, sister projects & our first infographics — with more to come!
👏 Thanks to Three o’clock for the great design.
Working on #watermanagement or #naturebasedsulutions? Stay connected!
👉 www.watersens.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
🚀 The WATERSENS website is live!
Discover our project goals, demo sites 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇿🇦, key results, blog, sister projects & our first infographics — with more to come!
👏 Thanks to Three o’clock for the great design.
Working on #watermanagement or #naturebasedsulutions? Stay connected!
👉 www.watersens.eu
Discover our project goals, demo sites 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇿🇦, key results, blog, sister projects & our first infographics — with more to come!
👏 Thanks to Three o’clock for the great design.
Working on #watermanagement or #naturebasedsulutions? Stay connected!
👉 www.watersens.eu
Alex Franklin, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz and James Bennett attended #IPBES12's Stakeholder Day and the opening of the Plenary in Manchester this week, where they showcased DAISY_HorizonEurope and OneSTOP projects. The IPBES 12th Plenary focuses on Business and Biodiversity.
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Alex Franklin, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz and James Bennett attended #IPBES12's Stakeholder Day and the opening of the Plenary in Manchester this week, where they showcased DAISY_HorizonEurope and OneSTOP projects. The IPBES 12th Plenary focuses on Business and Biodiversity.
If you wanted to catch up on any of our previous seminars then take a look at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CAWRCoventryUniversity
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If you wanted to catch up on any of our previous seminars then take a look at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CAWRCoventryUniversity
Hybrid seminar: SCALE-it: empowering farmers to improve organic systems with Leonardo Faedo, Ulrich Schmutz, Adrian Evans and Judith Conroy
📆 Thursday 26th March 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4r3DeHR
📆 Thursday 26th March 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4r3DeHR
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Hybrid seminar: SCALE-it: empowering farmers to improve organic systems with Leonardo Faedo, Ulrich Schmutz, Adrian Evans and Judith Conroy
📆 Thursday 26th March 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4r3DeHR
📆 Thursday 26th March 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4r3DeHR
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🌿 Helen Roy and @inadehn.bsky.social are attending #IPBES12 and will present a poster on OneSTOP during the Stakeholder Day today
🔎 Learn more about how OneSTOP contributes to the enhanced management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in our blogpost: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
🔎 Learn more about how OneSTOP contributes to the enhanced management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in our blogpost: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
🌿 Helen Roy and @inadehn.bsky.social are attending #IPBES12 and will present a poster on OneSTOP during the Stakeholder Day today
🔎 Learn more about how OneSTOP contributes to the enhanced management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in our blogpost: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
🔎 Learn more about how OneSTOP contributes to the enhanced management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in our blogpost: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
Reminder: Hybrid seminar: The Sitatunga River Corridor, Kenya – A Model for Community-Led River Restoration and Sustainable Development with Sam Forsyth & Prof Tony Binns
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Register here: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Register here: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Reminder: Hybrid seminar: The Sitatunga River Corridor, Kenya – A Model for Community-Led River Restoration and Sustainable Development with Sam Forsyth & Prof Tony Binns
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Register here: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Register here: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
In Dec CAWR's Liliane Binego, Sue Charlesworth & Jana Fried (PI) visited Dr Kirsty Carden & team at the Future Water Research Institute at the University of Cape Town as part of their British Academy funded ISPoSA project. The visit enabled preparations for fieldwork in March.
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
In Dec CAWR's Liliane Binego, Sue Charlesworth & Jana Fried (PI) visited Dr Kirsty Carden & team at the Future Water Research Institute at the University of Cape Town as part of their British Academy funded ISPoSA project. The visit enabled preparations for fieldwork in March.
If you’re visiting London this year, there’s still plenty of time to visit the Future of Food Exhibition at the Science Museum. It runs until September 2026 and tickets are free. CAWR’s Director, Professor Moya Kneafsey was a member of the advisory group: https://bit.ly/3NatXyz
Future of Food | Science Museum
A new, free exhibition about how food must change to protect the planet.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
If you’re visiting London this year, there’s still plenty of time to visit the Future of Food Exhibition at the Science Museum. It runs until September 2026 and tickets are free. CAWR’s Director, Professor Moya Kneafsey was a member of the advisory group: https://bit.ly/3NatXyz
Hybrid seminar: The Sitatunga River Corridor, Kenya – A Model for Community-Led River Restoration and Sustainable Development with Sam Forsyth & Prof Tony Binns
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Hybrid seminar: The Sitatunga River Corridor, Kenya – A Model for Community-Led River Restoration and Sustainable Development with Sam Forsyth & Prof Tony Binns
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
📆 Wed 18th February 2026
🕓 11:00am - 12:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4pE5y1O
The exciting new Elgar Encyclopedia of Food & Society features a number of contributors from CAWR, past & present. Discount code EEFS40 is active for hardcopy orders through the publisher’s website & provides a 40% discount valid until the end of Jan: https://bit.ly/3N3bhkl
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The exciting new Elgar Encyclopedia of Food & Society features a number of contributors from CAWR, past & present. Discount code EEFS40 is active for hardcopy orders through the publisher’s website & provides a 40% discount valid until the end of Jan: https://bit.ly/3N3bhkl
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Last chance to book 🌿
Join the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium 2026 on 14 Jan for cutting-edge garden science — from ponds & pollinators to fungi and urban mammals, with expert speakers from across the UK.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...
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Join the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium 2026 on 14 Jan for cutting-edge garden science — from ponds & pollinators to fungi and urban mammals, with expert speakers from across the UK.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Last chance to book 🌿
Join the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium 2026 on 14 Jan for cutting-edge garden science — from ponds & pollinators to fungi and urban mammals, with expert speakers from across the UK.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...
@jeffollerton.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social
Join the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium 2026 on 14 Jan for cutting-edge garden science — from ponds & pollinators to fungi and urban mammals, with expert speakers from across the UK.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...
@jeffollerton.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social
In Dec CAWR & Garden Organic got together to celebrate Dr Margi Lennartsson on her retirement. Margi joined Garden Organic in 1987 for almost 30 years before moving to CAWR. Many well-wishers turned up. Margi will continue her association with CAWR as an Honorary Research Fellow.
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
In Dec CAWR & Garden Organic got together to celebrate Dr Margi Lennartsson on her retirement. Margi joined Garden Organic in 1987 for almost 30 years before moving to CAWR. Many well-wishers turned up. Margi will continue her association with CAWR as an Honorary Research Fellow.
An advertisement for a fully funded PhD position has just been posted on Find A PhD. The applications close Thursday 15th January. To find out more and to apply see here: https://bit.ly/4qwK6gR
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
An advertisement for a fully funded PhD position has just been posted on Find A PhD. The applications close Thursday 15th January. To find out more and to apply see here: https://bit.ly/4qwK6gR
On Dec 2-5th, CAWR PGR David Anene attended the Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations & Modelling Conference (ACCOMC 2025) at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He presented his research on the health effects of microplastics from face masks.
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
On Dec 2-5th, CAWR PGR David Anene attended the Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations & Modelling Conference (ACCOMC 2025) at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He presented his research on the health effects of microplastics from face masks.
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🌱 2026 is already here, and we are excited to see what it brings!
📽️ Take a look back at what we did in 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03y...
#BioInvasions #IAS
📽️ Take a look back at what we did in 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03y...
#BioInvasions #IAS
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
🌱 2026 is already here, and we are excited to see what it brings!
📽️ Take a look back at what we did in 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03y...
#BioInvasions #IAS
📽️ Take a look back at what we did in 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03y...
#BioInvasions #IAS
Hybrid seminar: Blocking media – is there a peat-free solution? with Francis Rayns, Judith Conroy, Leonardo Faedo, Ulrich Schmutz, Margi Lennartsson
📆 Thursday 5th March 2026
🕓 13:30 - 14:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4q2lCLW
📆 Thursday 5th March 2026
🕓 13:30 - 14:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4q2lCLW
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Hybrid seminar: Blocking media – is there a peat-free solution? with Francis Rayns, Judith Conroy, Leonardo Faedo, Ulrich Schmutz, Margi Lennartsson
📆 Thursday 5th March 2026
🕓 13:30 - 14:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4q2lCLW
📆 Thursday 5th March 2026
🕓 13:30 - 14:30 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/4q2lCLW
The Green4all partnership led by Coventry City Council is part of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Nature in Towns & Cities Programme (NiTC). Starting in May 2026, this 12-month MRes studentship includes fees and stipend, for more details & how to apply see: https://bit.ly/4rqbeyR
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The Green4all partnership led by Coventry City Council is part of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Nature in Towns & Cities Programme (NiTC). Starting in May 2026, this 12-month MRes studentship includes fees and stipend, for more details & how to apply see: https://bit.ly/4rqbeyR
If you wanted to catch up on any of our previous seminars then take a look at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CAWRCoventryUniversity
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
If you wanted to catch up on any of our previous seminars then take a look at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CAWRCoventryUniversity
Ivan Kourtchev gave an interview on PFAS pollution to Capital radio Midlands and Innovations News Network on 5th of November. A part of the interview can be found here: https://bit.ly/3MCZHfm
Invisible contaminants in the UK: Understanding the forever chemicals problem
Coventry University’s Dr Ivan Kourtchev discusses the growing concern over forever chemicals contamination in the UK.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ivan Kourtchev gave an interview on PFAS pollution to Capital radio Midlands and Innovations News Network on 5th of November. A part of the interview can be found here: https://bit.ly/3MCZHfm
Prof Sue Charlesworth has collaborated with Drs Kevin Winter & Kirsty Carden from the Uni of Cape Town for over 10 years at the Water Hub. In acknowledgement of funded projects they have worked on together, a banner including CAWR & other partners has been erected on the site.
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Prof Sue Charlesworth has collaborated with Drs Kevin Winter & Kirsty Carden from the Uni of Cape Town for over 10 years at the Water Hub. In acknowledgement of funded projects they have worked on together, a banner including CAWR & other partners has been erected on the site.
Jonathan Eden contributed to the State of Wildfires 2024–25 report as part of an international consortium of experts. This 2nd annual global assessment documents when & where extreme wildfires occurred, their impacts & the role of climate change: https://bit.ly/4rtmASH
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Jonathan Eden contributed to the State of Wildfires 2024–25 report as part of an international consortium of experts. This 2nd annual global assessment documents when & where extreme wildfires occurred, their impacts & the role of climate change: https://bit.ly/4rtmASH
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Mobilising multilateral action is essential for water security.
A new policy brief from the UK Committee for International Hydrology (UKCIH) calls for coherent global action as billions face worsening water challenges.
Read it here ➡️ www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul... [PDF]
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A new policy brief from the UK Committee for International Hydrology (UKCIH) calls for coherent global action as billions face worsening water challenges.
Read it here ➡️ www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul... [PDF]
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December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Mobilising multilateral action is essential for water security.
A new policy brief from the UK Committee for International Hydrology (UKCIH) calls for coherent global action as billions face worsening water challenges.
Read it here ➡️ www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul... [PDF]
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A new policy brief from the UK Committee for International Hydrology (UKCIH) calls for coherent global action as billions face worsening water challenges.
Read it here ➡️ www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul... [PDF]
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Ivan Kourtchev received £3200 from the ITSS Equipment Sharing Fund to access the proteomics facilities at Warwick University. Access will allow PGR Dimple Pathania to investigate protein modifications in pollen exposed to anthropogenic pollutants, as part of the ongoing PhD project.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ivan Kourtchev received £3200 from the ITSS Equipment Sharing Fund to access the proteomics facilities at Warwick University. Access will allow PGR Dimple Pathania to investigate protein modifications in pollen exposed to anthropogenic pollutants, as part of the ongoing PhD project.
Between 26 Oct-1 Nov, Dr Lovemore Gwiriri travelled to Botswana as part of the CLIPS-Africa project, where he & project partners were trained in using a Laser Methane Detector for estimating Green House Gas Emissions (GHGEs) & on small-scale Black Soldier Fly production.
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Between 26 Oct-1 Nov, Dr Lovemore Gwiriri travelled to Botswana as part of the CLIPS-Africa project, where he & project partners were trained in using a Laser Methane Detector for estimating Green House Gas Emissions (GHGEs) & on small-scale Black Soldier Fly production.
The recording for the Seminar: Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo is now available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tidVnRUXW2I
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The recording for the Seminar: Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo is now available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tidVnRUXW2I