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!
Review of the responses to flooding in Cumbria following Storm Desmond, December 2015
Severe flooding in December 2015 and early 2016 caused significant damage and disruption in the north of England and parts of Scotland. This report details first hand experiences of the flooding in Cumbria, and makes recommendations for building greater flood resilience.
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
JBA Trust Annual Report 2014-15
We are very pleased to share the JBA Trust Annual Report 2014-15 which details our key educational and research activities to enhance understanding and management of risks in the water environment.
Improving statistical models of large scale flood events
Interim research outputs including a poster, presentation and workshop resources are now available.
Human influence on climate in the 2014 Southern England winter floods and their impacts
New research published in the journal Nature Climate Change concludes that climate change has made winter flood events in the UK more likely.
National analysis of rapid rates of rise (“flash floods”) in gauged river flows
As part of our support for the Flooding From Intense Rainfall research programme, we have been working on identifying exceptional “rapid-rise” events, a type of flash flooding, in gauged river flow records throughout Great Britain.
Scientific evidence supporting the Government’s National Flood Resilience Review
The Government’s National Flood Resilience Review was published on 8 September 2016. One of the Review’s critical tasks was to improve the national understanding of flood risk in England. The Review says that experience from recent events has “made it clear that describing flood risk in traditional terms such as a ‘1% chance of flooding’ […]
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