water@leeds - University of Leeds
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water@leeds is all about cutting edge water research. We are one of the largest interdisciplinary centres for water research in any university in the world. #academicsky
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England faces drastic measures due to extreme drought.
Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com
#drought #water #research
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com
#drought #water #research
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
England faces drastic measures due to extreme drought.
Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com
#drought #water #research
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com
#drought #water #research
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today is the first day of #COP30! 🌍 What is COP? What’s on the agenda this year? How is the university involved? Here’s everything you need to know 👇🧵
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Today is the first day of #COP30! 🌍 What is COP? What’s on the agenda this year? How is the university involved? Here’s everything you need to know 👇🧵
Congratulations!
Leeds researchers have secured two major Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards.
The awards bring £3.4 million to support research exploring life at the molecular level and to deepen our understanding of disease.
🔗Full story: bit.ly/4oW3D99
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The awards bring £3.4 million to support research exploring life at the molecular level and to deepen our understanding of disease.
🔗Full story: bit.ly/4oW3D99
@astburycentre.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Two more Wellcome Discovery Awards reinforce Leeds as leader in biological research
Some of Leeds’ top biological researchers have received two new Wellcome Discovery Awards, confirming the university’s status as a centre of excellence in biological research.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Congratulations!
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New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
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#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
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The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
Rivers in dry landscapes are absorbing more CO2 than we thought according to new @science.org paper led by Taylor Maavara of @caryinstitute.bsky.social + School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Under certain conditions, rivers can even act as carbon sinks.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
River metabolism in the contiguous United States: A West of extremes
River metabolism is among the most uncertain fluxes in the global carbon cycle. We present estimates for gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) for more than 175,000 rivers ac...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Rivers in dry landscapes are absorbing more CO2 than we thought according to new @science.org paper led by Taylor Maavara of @caryinstitute.bsky.social + School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Under certain conditions, rivers can even act as carbon sinks.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The impact of Melting Glaciers - find out more on the 'How to Fix' podcast with @duncanquincey.bsky.social ⛰️
Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, threatening lives and livelihoods. How can we minimise the impact?
Leeds academics Duncan Quincey and Lauren Rawlins, with alum Kenton Cool, are searching for answers on our latest How To Fix… podcast.
Listen: listen.podmasters.uk/HTFCleanAir?...
Leeds academics Duncan Quincey and Lauren Rawlins, with alum Kenton Cool, are searching for answers on our latest How To Fix… podcast.
Listen: listen.podmasters.uk/HTFCleanAir?...
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The impact of Melting Glaciers - find out more on the 'How to Fix' podcast with @duncanquincey.bsky.social ⛰️
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As #COP30 heads to the heart of the Amazon, the stakes for land and nature have never been higher.
Jyoti Narsude, PhD student and COP30 delegate, explores how this COP could be a turning point for climate justice, forest protection, and Indigenous rights.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/how-will-thi...
Jyoti Narsude, PhD student and COP30 delegate, explores how this COP could be a turning point for climate justice, forest protection, and Indigenous rights.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/how-will-thi...
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
As #COP30 heads to the heart of the Amazon, the stakes for land and nature have never been higher.
Jyoti Narsude, PhD student and COP30 delegate, explores how this COP could be a turning point for climate justice, forest protection, and Indigenous rights.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/how-will-thi...
Jyoti Narsude, PhD student and COP30 delegate, explores how this COP could be a turning point for climate justice, forest protection, and Indigenous rights.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/how-will-thi...
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢UK RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
#LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis.
#NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/uk-rese...
#LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis.
#NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/uk-rese...
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
📢UK RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
#LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis.
#NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/uk-rese...
#LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis.
#NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/uk-rese...
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Really excited about this project. Nimna is undertaking the molecular work in my lab as part of her MBiol research at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. It's a pleasure to have the chance to mentor such a motivated young researcher. Can't wait to see the results. 🧪🧬🌍 #eDNA @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social
In Sri Lanka’s bustling Valaichchenai Harbour, eDNA is offering vital insight into understanding which sharks and rays are caught by artisanal fisheries - a fisheries hard to monitor.
More in Nimna Wickramasingha’s blog.
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More in Nimna Wickramasingha’s blog.
saveourseas.com/update/stepp...
@blueresources.bsky.social
Stepping into the world of fisheries
My first encounter with mantas, mobula rays, hammerheads, silky sharks and many more gentle giants was at the Valaichchenai Fisheries Harbour, located on the East Coast of Sri Lanka. Caught as bycatch...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Really excited about this project. Nimna is undertaking the molecular work in my lab as part of her MBiol research at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. It's a pleasure to have the chance to mentor such a motivated young researcher. Can't wait to see the results. 🧪🧬🌍 #eDNA @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social
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Delighted to join The Water@Leeds Confluence 2025 @wateratleeds.bsky.social as a member of the @congobasinscience.bsky.social. The event united 80+ delegates to share water research, featuring lightning talks, networking, and the launch of the Water@Leeds Virtual Museum.
October 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Delighted to join The Water@Leeds Confluence 2025 @wateratleeds.bsky.social as a member of the @congobasinscience.bsky.social. The event united 80+ delegates to share water research, featuring lightning talks, networking, and the launch of the Water@Leeds Virtual Museum.
Thank you to all who shared their water research at our Annual Confluence on 16th October.
With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!
Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...
With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!
Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thank you to all who shared their water research at our Annual Confluence on 16th October.
With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!
Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...
With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!
Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...
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Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability
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#entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability
Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals
Study of Met Office data one of first to show how nocturnal insects affected by factors such as light pollution
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
more below...
#entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability
more below...
#entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability
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here's a starter pack of our water research community.
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