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Student research paper: the carbon sequestration services and economic feasibility of natural flood management measures

The climate crisis affects us all and is one of the biggest global challenges of present generations. Carbon sequestration plays a key role in climate change mitigation and is at…Read More >

LANDWISE at GROUNDSWELL 2022

Nestled in the heart of the Hertfordshire countryside, Groundswell is a practical two-day show, aimed at anyone who wants a greater understanding of the farmers core asset – the soil….Read More >

FLOW upstream / downstream

Landwise Poems by Harriet Fraser & Rob Fraser (Somewhere-Nowhere)

Landwise Finale Conference

Date: 8th June 2022      Location: FarmEd Thank you for attending the Landwise Finale Conference 2022.   Links to the presentations at the event are detailed below. Presentations Joanna Clark, Welcome…Read More >

Measuring hydrological properties of soil to evaluate the potential of land-based NFM

John Robotham & Emily Trill, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Our soils are a crucial resource for sustaining human society. They provide an environment for food crops, trees and…Read More >

Landwise Third Annual Workshop

Date: 9th June 2021 Location: Online Thank you for attending the Landwise 3rd Annual Workshop 2021.   Links to the presentations and posters presented at the event are detailed below….Read More >

LANDWISE Project Team (BGS) – The trouble with catchments: why groundwater and surface water don’t match up

David Macdonald & Sarah Collins, British Geological Survey When we study water flows in the environment we often focus on the catchments of rivers. The catchment is defined as the…Read More >

Draw me a river – Louise Arnal

Louise Arnal looks back at a community event in 2019 in the Pang Catchment, and the creation of shared river art between 30 people aged 2 to over 70 years…Read More >

Towards integrated flood inundation modelling in groundwater-dominated catchments

Have you ever experienced flooding of a basement or sewer? Or in a valley where there isn’t usually a stream? And did it last for ages? If so, it was…Read More >

LANDWISE Project Team – Elinor Sherlock (FWAG)

The Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest (FWAG SW) is a registered charity representing the region’s farmers and landowners in the delivery of wildlife conservation. FWAG SouthWest provides independent expert…Read More >

Landwise 2nd Annual Event 2020

Date: 20th February 2020 Location: Culham Science Centre,  Abingdon, OX14 3DB Thank you for attending the Landwise 2nd Annual Event 2020.   Links to the presentations and posters presented at…Read More >

Project Team – Steve Rose

I am a Technical Director at JBA Consulting, based at Saltaire in West Yorkshire, specialising in Natural Flood Management (NFM) and Working with Natural Processes (WwNP).  I have 30 years’…Read More >

Project Team – Dr. Angie Elwin

Dr Angie Elwin joined the Landwise team in January 2019 as a postdoctoral research assistant to work on Work Package 1 ‘Local Knowledge and scenarios’. Angie has an interest in…Read More >

LANDWISE project team – Charlotte-Anne Chivers

Charlotte Chivers joined the Landwise team in March 2020 to interview farmers in the Thames area about land management, soil health and flooding.

LANDWISE project team – Charlotte-Anne Chivers

Charlotte Chivers joined the Landwise team in March 2020 to interview farmers in the Thames area about land management, soil health and flooding.

Project Team – Dr. Will Maslanka

Dr. Will Maslanka joined the Landwise team in May 2019 as a postdoctoral research assistant to work on Remote Sensing (Work Package 3). Will attended the University of Reading, where…Read More >

Project Team – Dr Maleki Badjana

Landwise Project Researcher Work Package 3 + 4: Dr Maleki Badjana, University of Reading, working on the LANDWISE project. Dr Maleki Badjana joined the Landwise team in July 2019 as…Read More >

PhD Studentship: Evaluating the multiple functions of woodlands for Natural Flood Management

We’re looking for someone to join our team to working on an interdisciplinary project looking at NFM, woodlands and community participation

New Position: Soil Technician at Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Soil Technician CEH are currently recruiting a Soil Technician to undertake field and laboratory work as part of the Landwise project which is evaluating how natural flood management measures linked…Read More >

Student research project: Gemma talks about her dissertation on public perceptions of flooding

Gemma talks about her dissertation on public perceptions of flooding

Project Team – James Blake – Work Package 2

I am an expert in soil hydrological processes and associated numerical modelling, monitoring, field and laboratory analyses, working as a research hydrologist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH)….Read More >

Project Team – James Blake – Work Package 2

I am an expert in soil hydrological processes and associated numerical modelling, monitoring, field and laboratory analyses, working as a research hydrologist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH)….Read More >

Flooding in the pang valley: past, present and future

On Saturday March 16th 2019, the Pang Valley Flood Forum and Landwise project team are jointly holding a drop-in event on ‘Flooding in the Pang Valley: Past, Present and Future’…Read More >

New Paper: How flood communities and flood authorities construct engagement and partnership working

New paper examines how flood communities and flood authorities constuct engagement and partnership working

Farmer knowledge on land use and management needed to help make research realistic and relevant

Farmer knowledge on land use and management
needed to help make research realistic and relevant

Farmer knowledge on land use and management needed to help make research realistic and relevant

Farmer knowledge on land use and management
needed to help make research realistic and relevant

Science communication for flood risk management

Jess Neumann discusses science communication for flood risk management. Back in May I received an email from a colleague about a 3 day training event for early-career climate scientists on…Read More >

Project Partner – Louise Webb

I am a member of the Landwise Project Advisory Board and also contribute to working groups on farmer survey; modelling; multiple benefits and communications. I work for Natural England’s Catchment…Read More >

New Position: PhD in Flood Management and Agricultural Production

We are looking for a PhD student to join the LANDWISE team to look at the impact of natural flood management on farm businesses

Phiala Mehring – Loddon Valley Residents Association

I set up Loddon Valley Residents Association (LVRA) following three years of flooding: 2007 (the big one), 2008 (similar amounts of rain, different antecedent conditions) and 2009 (melt water flooding…Read More >

New Position: PDRA in Hydrological Modelling

We are looking for an Early Career Researcher with experience of hydrological modelling to join the LANDWISE research team.

Project Team – Dr. Jess Neumann 

   I am a post-doctoral research assistant working on 3 core areas as part of work package 1 (WP1) ‘Local Knowledge and Scenarios’: Scientific research – using local knowledge to…Read More >

Amazing seminar

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New publication in “Science”

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2018 Seminars

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Project Team – Ian Davenport – Work Package 3

My role on this project is to use satellite data to identify and monitor changes in soil and vegetation, and extract useful information for modelling flood scenarios. I’ve worked in…Read More >

Project Team – Jo Beales

Jo Beales joins the Landwise team as the Research Project Administrator

PhD projects available in the Evenlode Catchment

PhD projects available in the Evenlode Catchment looking at a range of NFM measures.

LANDWISE Research Project Administrator position available

We’re looking for a part-time Research Project Administrator to join the LANDWISE team…

PhD available for September 2018: Developing more robust soil moisture products from SAR imagery

We’re looking for a PhD student to join the LANDWISE team to work on developing remote sensing methods to support NFM.