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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades

England faces drastic measures due to extreme drought.

Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com

#drought #water #research
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An individual conducting water quality testing beside a river, with a collage of nature images and the text 'Leeds at COP30' displayed.

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!

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...

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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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...

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.
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The impact of Melting Glaciers - find out more on the 'How to Fix' podcast with @duncanquincey.bsky.social ⛰️

A fascinating article from Jyoti - thank you for sharing. Adding your supervisors here - @prof-joseph-holden.bsky.social @pippachapmn.bsky.social

Jyoti Narsude on COP30, land, nature, and the people

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...

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One project will be funded up to a value of £1,025,000 of full economic cost.

Closing date is 23:00 GMT Monday 1 December 2025.

To apply, visit the UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme website to read the full guidance and download the application form:

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This call seeks to fund cutting-edge research which includes advanced microbial source tracking for Lough Neagh and its main tributary catchments to understand and map microbial sources and transmission routes, and their relative importance and impacts including on antimicrobial resistance.

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK supplying 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water.

In 2023, the Lough experienced a severe blue-green algal bloom, highlighting urgent environmental and public health concerns. In 2024 the Lough Neagh report and action plan was commissioned.

The successful project will become part of the UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme funded by NERC and Defra.

The funding is being administered by the Freshwater Quality Research Programme champion team, based within water@leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Closing date: 1 December 2025

a drawing to illustrate 5 projects researching to improve water quality in rivers, showing a healthy river on the left and a polluted river on the right.

📢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.

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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

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...

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

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

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