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Oxford Water Network October Newsletter
The Oxford Water Network monthly newsletter has about 800 subscribers, both water researchers across the University and those outside the University interested in our water research. The next newsletter will be circulated for November & December. To highlight your news, publications, and events in the next newsletter, please email OWNCoordinator@water.ox.ac.uk by Tuesday 24 November.
Newsletter Sections are:
To keep up to date with OWN events, follow us on Twitter @oxfordwater.
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Oxford Hydrology Group
Fridays Weekly throughout MT
11:30-12:30 GMT
Details here.
Resilient water supplies in a changing climate
Wednesday, 4 November 2020 (Week 4)
15:00-16:15 GMT
Register here.
Regional Floods in the US
Dr Manuela Brunner, National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Wednesday 4 November 2020 (Week 4)
16:30-17:30 GMT / 9:30-10:30 MST
Online. Register here.
Aerosol Effects on Precipitation and the Hydrological Cycle-A Discussion
Prof. Philip Stier, Oxford Dept of Physics
Tuesday 10 November 2020 (Week 5)
12:00-13:00 GMT
Online. Register here.
Towards Safe Drinking Water for All
Prof. Isha Ray, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday 29 October 2020 (Week 3)
17:00-18:00 GMT / 10:00-11:00 PST
Online. Details here.
Community Water Governance for Urban Water Security in sub-Saharan Africa
Prof. Ellis Adjei Adams, University of Notre Dame
Wednesday 11 November (Week 5)
17:00-18:00 GMT / 12:00-13:00 EST
Online. Details here.
Providing Water Services in a Devolved Governance Structure: a Kenyan Case
Prof. Albert Mumma, University of Nairobi
Wednesday 18 November 2020 (Week 6)
12:30-13:30 GMT / 15:30-16:30 Nairobi
Online. Details here.
Water for Food Security, Nutrition, and Social Justice
Prof. Lyla Mehta, Institute of Development Studies
Thursday 3 December 2020 (Week 8)
14:00-15:00 GMT
Online. Details here.
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The Meaning of 'Natural': Otmoor RSPB Reserve
Medha Mukherjee, WSPM '20-21, describes the October field trip to Otmoor and insights gained about balancing nature and humans coexisting.
Read full article
New Funding to Improve Water Security for 10 Million People in Africa and Asia by 2024
The REACH programme has received additional funding from FCDO (now totalling £22.5 million) and an extension till 2024 to continue its work in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.
Read original article
Coordinated drought planning is essential for new Ethiopian Dam
Dr Kevin Wheeler of OWN and former visiting professor to Oxford Prof. Dale Whittington discuss how new modelling indicates how Nile countries can coordinate to prepare for transboundary water needs in the event of a long-term drought.
Read original article
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Connections
Thames Water Conservation Plans
David Eldridge is offering to collaborate with anyone at the University of Oxford interested in working towards creating specific soil and water conservation plans for the catchments of the River Thames and its tributaries. The plans would include the removal of sources of pollution from sewage and industry, especially agricultural runoff. The work could involve promoting legislation to stop soil erosion and runoff and/or a look at rewilding and better land use planning based on soil type. He has expertise as a soil surveyor and a land use planner both in the UK and abroad. If you are interested in working together, please contact him at david7pr@btinternet.com.
Oxford Hydrology Group
Are you working on hydrology research at Oxford and interested in brainstorming and discussing with others? Join the Oxford Hydrology Group! The group meets regularly throughout the term to discuss all things hydrology. Questions? Reach out to Marcus Buechel (marcus.buechel@chch.ox.ac.uk).
Making Connections with OWN
Have a topic or new idea that you want to share with the Network? Want to connect to others who might be interested in brainstorming or researching a particular topic? You can in the next newsletter, just email OWNCoordinator@water.ox.ac.uk with a short paragraph about your interest. This opportunity is also open to external partners who would like to make connections with Oxford researchers.
Potential Funding Opportunities
Water Journal young investigator award
Deadline: 31 Oct 2020
Award total: CHF 2,000
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, on behalf of the Water Journal, invites nominations for its young investigator award. This recognises groundbreaking research and significant contributions to the advancement of the water resources field.
Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section new investigator award
Deadline: 27 Nov 2020
Award total: USD 1,000 plus in-kind support such as membership fees for a year
The American Physiological Society, on behalf of its Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section and with support from Data Sciences International, invites applications for its new investigator award. This recognises an investigator in the early stages of their career who have made meritorious contributions to the area represented by the section.
Grants for geological and environmental projects
Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
Award total: 4,000-30,000 Euros
KH Renlund’s Foundation invites applications for its grants for geological and environmental projects, including groundwater resources and PhD projects. Personal grants for PhD students are worth €24,000 per year. Project grants generally vary between €4,000 and €30,000.
Alan Tetlow Memorial Bursary
Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
Award total: £2,000/annum
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Water Science Forum invites applications for the Alan Tetlow memorial bursary. This enables early-career chemists and those returning after a career break to develop their professional career. Activities must contain a high proportion of water-related chemical science that contributes to water sustainability and have an identifiable practical application.
Water Journal travel awards
Deadline: 31 Dec 2020
Award total: CHF 800
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, on behalf of its Water Journal, invites applications for its travel awards. These support PhD candidates or postdoctoral fellows in presenting at a conference relating to water in 2020.
Call for Proposals
Deadline: 15 Jan 2021
Amount total: unknown
The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program invites applications for its call for proposals. This supports projects in which drilling is required to achieve critical research goals relating to global geoscientific challenges. Topics may include climate and ecosystem evolution, sustainable georesources, natural hazards, and water quality and availability. Teams of Earth Scientist may apply.
COMING SOON: IMMANA career development fellowships
Deadline: 1 Feb 2021
Award total: £40,800 fixed stipend, a research allowance worth £9,000 to cover travel and other fieldwork expenses and an honorarium of £2,100 to each of the mentors
Applicants who aim to build careers or already have institutional affiliations in a research institute or university in Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia are prioritised, but applicants may be of any nationality and have earned their doctorate anywhere.
Environment and sustainability research grants
Deadline: 22 Feb 2021
Award total: £15,000
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), supported by the Deutsche Post-Stiftung, invites applications for its environment and sustainability research grants. These support projects that investigate some of the bigger issues of environmental sustainability, including water and development, energy security, and urban migration.
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Publications from Oxford Water Researchers since the last newsletter:
Adnan, M. S. G., Rahman, M. S., Ahmed, N., Ahmed, B., Rabbi, M., & Rahman, R. M. (2020). Improving Spatial Agreement in Machine Learning-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping. Remote Sensing, 12(20), 3347.
Bussi, G., Darby, S. E., Whitehead, P. G., Jin, L., Dadson, S. J., Voepel, H. E., ... & Parsons, D. R. (2020). Impact of dams and climate change on suspended sediment flux to the Mekong delta. Science of The Total Environment, 142468.
Pehlken, A.; Wulf, K.; Grecksch, K.; Klenke, T.; Tsydenova, N. (2020). More Sustainable Bioenergy by Making Use of Regional Alternative Biomass? Sustainability 12(19), 7849.
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