Legalising water?
OWN member, Associate Prof Bettina Lange, writes about legalising water for managing water resources in the updated book ‘Environmental Law: Text, Cases and Materials’.
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TEDx Oxford talk on Smart Handpumps
OWN member and lead researcher for the Smith School’s Water Programme, Patrick Thomson, gives a TED talk on the development on Smart Handpumps.
WaterSciencePolicy Blog launch from WSPM alumni
WaterSciencePolicy launched in May 2020 as in independent initiative by a group of Oxford WSPM Alumni. It serves as a global digital platform to connect the work of academia and the research community.
Securing access to safe water is more important than ever
OWN member Dr Catherine Fallon Grasham argues that securing safe water is more important now more than ever before.
Water security in times of crisis: how COVID-19 is impacting the rural poor in Bangladesh and Kenya
OWN members Dr Sonia Hoque and Saskia Nowicki discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor in Bangladesh and Kenya.
Can rural people pay for water in a crisis?
Dr Guy Hutton (UNICEF) and OWN Leadership Team member Professor Rob Hope (REACH) discuss the affordability of water in a crisis.
Work with an Oxford startup this summer!
Access funding to complete an ambitious package of work over the rest of 2020.
The impacts of microplastics on aquatic ecosystems: state of the art, modelling and policy for UK rivers-with a River Thames case study
On the 2nd June 2020, the Oxford Water Network ran a water quality webinar led by eminent scholars; Prof. Paul Whitehead, Dr Ana Castro-Castellon and Dr Jocelyne Hughes.
Climate Displacement, Humanitarian Needs and Forecast based Financing
OWN member, Lisa Thalheimer, presents at EGU press conference on “Climate Displacement, Humanitarian Needs and Forecast based Financing”.
Job Opening: Departmental Lecturer and MSc Course Director; Water Science, Policy and Management (WSPM)
The School of Geography and the Environment is seeking to appoint a Departmental Lecturer and MSc Course Director. The successful candidate will manage and deliver the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management (WSPM) in conjunction with the programme’s Academic Director and the Director of Graduate Studies (PGT).