icasp Five pioneering UK research projects have been given a share of £14.5 million funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and government partners to boost the UK’s efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The ambitious projects aim to revolutionise agricultural practices, land use change and soil health in the pursuit of a more … Read more
Update from Freshwater Quality Champion Team Welcome to the Freshwater Quality Programme autumn 2024 newsletter, which has been produced by the Champion team based in water@leeds, University of Leeds. The newsletter provides updates from the Champion team and the five research projects within the programme, which each focus on different aspects of water quality.
Meet Lucy Woods, our administrator and primary point of contact for iCASP. She will be supporting us with a wide variety of tasks including procurement, helping to manage our finances, responding to queries, supporting and organising events and meetings and maintaining our databases. Her previous role was in communications and administration at the Analytics Doctoral … Read more
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A successful bid for £36,000 is to be used to help improve the mental well-being of communities at risk of flooding. The bid for funding by West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme (WYFLIP) has been approved during the Environment Agency’s national Flood Action Week by Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. The money will be used … Read more
Pictured demonstrating the spray can tool are Dr Stephanie Bond, iCASP impact translation fellow and Professor Steve Carver. We are asking practitioners or members of the Calderdale community whose role is connected with or who have experience of flooding, flood resilience or natural flood management in Calderdale to help us test an online map-based tool. … Read more
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Pictured at Malham Tarn This summer our UK Artists in residence for WaterLANDS, Laura Harrington and Feral Practice, who are working with iCASP and partners, at the Great North Bog Action Site, spent a very wet and soggy day at Tennant’s Gill, near Malham Tarn in Yorkshire. They were carrying out explorative fieldwork with Professor of Aquatic Science Lee Brown, University … Read more
The state of UK rivers has become a matter of great public concern and a hot topic in the media. A real fear is that pollution is likely to increase as a result of climate change. In the news we frequently hear about:- You would conclude from this that our rivers are in an absolutely … Read more
