The new centre aims to educate and encourage safe engagement with the River Thames, and is part of the London Fire Bridge’s push on water safety. Our big river flume is being used to show how water behaves in the Thames and how currents can quickly become dangerous.
Industrial Cadets from Yorkshire schools learn how engineered structures, like weirs and culverts, affect the flow and ecology of rivers.
A new toolkit and journal paper are published in ‘Earth Surface Processes and Landforms’ to help predict coastal change
In partnership with the British Hydrological Society and the Environment Agency, we’re supporting the Studentship Awards Scheme which aims to encourage talented students to develop their academic experience and qualifications in hydrology and water management.
Our Annual Report reflects on the people and research we have supported and shares the highlights of our charitable activities in 2022-23.
Sam Hardy, a Meteorologist, took part in a live science outreach event aimed at igniting curiosity and passion among primary school children. The children asked questions about tornadoes, weather forecasting and climate change, and what it’s like to be a Meteorologist!
Along with 700 students between ages 10-14 and their teachers, we attended TeenTech Festival at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff in December 2023.
Visitors to the Kendal Mountain Festival had fun making their own mountains in our augmented reality sandbox.
A celebration of the 40th anniversary of the British Hydrological Society brought together people from academia, consultancy and operational hydrology to reflect on the progress in hydrological research and practice, look forward to current and emerging initiatives and celebrate the increasing diversity in hydrology.
New research explores ‘Abrupt Wave Front’ (also known as flash flood) events in northern England where river water levels rise very rapidly and are extremely hazardous to river users.
