Oxford Part of Water Security Research Hub
Posted on 24th January 2019
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is pioneering an ambitious new approach to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges through a £200 million investment through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) across twelve global research hubs. Over the next five years, these Interdisciplinary Research Hubs will work across 85 countries with governments, international agencies, […]
A New Year, A New start at Oxford Water Network
Posted on 24th January 2019
With Alastair Strickland moving onto new opportunities, the Oxford Water Network welcomes Kathryn Pharr as the new coordinator. Kathryn is thrilled to take on this new role having enjoyed being a part of OWN previously through her research on policy and socio-ecological factors of water resources in 2018. Kathryn’s work as Coordinator will focus on […]
Oxford working with the Environment Agency National Framework to help manage England’s water resources
Posted on 24th January 2019
Given uncertainties from climate change and other variabilities, how can the UK best manage and plan for its water resources to remain sustainable? What type of solutions make the most sense? These are just some of the questions challenging the Environment Agency’s new team developing the water resources National Framework. Luckily, they are also the […]
SatFlood: Providing early-warning of flash flood events in Kenya
Posted on 29th October 2018
New cross-departmental collaboration receives internal GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) funding.