Hydraulic flumes and wave tank in action for Science Week!
Jeremy Benn and Dorian Latham demonstrated the hydraulic flume and wave tank at Beacon Hill School as part of Science Week
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Reaching out to future engineers
Rebecca Alexandre, Flood Modeller at JBA Risk Management Ltd, talks about her experience at Skipton Girls High School for Women in Engineering Day 2017
International Women in Engineering Day 2017
Taking place on Friday 23 June, this event allows us to celebrate the achievements of our outstanding women engineers and focus attention on the amazing careers in engineering and technical roles for young women.
Scholarships for Flood and Coastal Risk Management
Apply now for a scholarship to fully fund your tuition fees on Lancaster University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Flood and Coastal Risk Management.
JBA Trust Annual Report 2015-16
We are delighted to share the JBA Trust Annual Report 2015-16 which outlines our education and research activities to enhance understanding and management of risks in the water environment.
Reducing flood risk by working with nature: PhD research being put into practice to help plan catchment flood mitigation strategies
PhD researcher Peter Metcalfe, based at Lancaster University’s Environment Centre (LEC), has been working on new methods to predict the impacts of “natural” measures to mitigate flood risk.
Blog: The life of a statistician working in the flood risk sector
Predicting the unpredictable Dr Ross Towe, KTP Research Associate Over the last year, I have been working with the JBA Trust and Lancaster University as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate on a research project that aims to improve statistical models used for flood risk assessment. The KTP Associate role has given me a great insight into how the development […]
Blog: Internship to map schemes that use natural processes to reduce flood risk
Masters student Duncan Nicholls spent a three month internship researching and mapping schemes which use natural processes to reduce flood risk across Great Britain.
FLOODrisk 2016
JBA Trust supports contributions to three papers published in the proceedings of the FLOODrisk2016 international conference, held in Lyon, France.
It’s not too late to prepare for floods
As we approach the anniversary of Storms Desmond and Eva that caused so much damage and distress last winter, it’s a good time to reflect on opportunities to strengthen resilience against flooding, with further storms and floods always a possibility as winter approaches.
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