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.
Alexandra Scott
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.
Celebrating World Rivers Day
Visitors enjoyed the sunshine and river activities at the official launch of the Bradford Beck Trail to celebrate World Rivers Day City Park, Bradford. Our mini-flume was a popular attraction!
Scholarships for Flood and Coastal Risk Management
JBA Trust is fully funding tuition fees for Lancaster University’s postgraduate courses in Flood and Coastal Risk Management. Closing date for applications 19 September 2016.
MSc student bursaries – apply now!
The British Hydrological Society and JBA Trust Studentship Award is now open for applications.
Inspiring the next generation of engineers
Water engineering workshop helps students learn how to manage floods, control the power of waves and forecast weather and sea conditions as part of National Women in Engineering Day
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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