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Adapting to Change: Considerations for Water Recycling and Desalination to Address Future Water Supply Challenges in the UK

25th and 26th February 2020 The Old Courtroom, Brighton, UK (118 Church St, Brighton BN1 1UD) PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are sold out however please contact Suzy Armsden s.m.armsden@brighton.ac.uk 01273 642204 to be placed on reserve list. Synopsis The world population of 7 billion is expected to reach 9.5 billion by 2050. To meet…

The Influence of Rainfall and Vegetation on Groundwater Composition and Salinity in SE Australia

Helping Isaac Find His Apple: Promoting the University of Brighton’s WetlandLIFE project at the Royal Society, London

This week, on the 28th and 29th October 2019, the final Valuing Nature (VN) Programme Conference took place at the Royal Society in London, under the watchful gaze of Sir Isaac Newton (see picture below). The VN Programme, supported by a consortia of UK Research Councils including the AHRC, ESRC and NERC, funded seven research…

Research Seminar – “Effectively Assessing the Impact of Enhancing Rivers” Peter King, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust

Climate, Oceans and Coastal Communities Conference

This hugely successful conference was organised by the Centre for Aquatic Environments (University of Brighton), United Nations Association (London and South East), and the Sussex Wildlife Trust, attracting over 150 delegates to the University’s Moulsecoomb campus on the 10th of October. Among the attendees at the conference were academics, researchers, politicians, students, consultants, and representatives…

Water and Sanitation Science Unites

Former SET PhD students from Africa (Dr Olalemi), South America (Drs Dias & Peres) and Europe (Drs da Silva and Ebdon) reunited in the Austrian capital Vienna to present their water and sanitation research at the 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (15-20 Sept 2019). The…

Cannot take Scotland out of the boy…

… even if you take the boy out of Scotland. Scotland is a river geomorphologist’s playground. From the steep streams of the Highlands to the flood plains of Dumfries and to the large catchments of the Central belt and the north, Scottish rivers are diverse, active and of great ecological and socio-economic importance. Dr Georgios…

Microplastics in Freshwater Environments

Over the summer, second year undergraduate student Pieter Fourier will be working alongside Dr Annie Ockelford and Dr James Ebdon as part of the Santander University Research Scheme. Thanks to generous funding provided by Santander Universities and the Centre for Aquatic Environments, the scheme provides an opportunity for undergraduate students in the middle years of…

Climate, Oceans and Coastal Communities Conference (FREE event)

Thursday 10th October 2019 – 17.30 hours to 20.30 hours – Huxley Foyer and H300 Organised by: United Nations Association (London and South East), Centre for Aquatic Environments (University of Brighton) and Sussex Wildlife Trust The Paris Agreement, convened by the United Nations, marked a decisive global and historic event by…

Multidisciplinary FIELD workshops

Had an amazing time in Aljezur, at FIELD workshop, working on a comprehensive database for field exercises, an active network of people interested in field work and a flowchart to help course leaders to set up (or improve) their field course. I would encourage PhD students and early career researchers, who are participating in…