There is an urgent and increasing need to protect the UK’s natural and built environments from a surge in population growth, and severe weather events such as extreme floods and droughts caused by climate change.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Scientific Computing Department Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis has announced that £1.4 million has been awarded across eight UK-based projects to boost UK infrastructure resilience against these types of events.
Approximately £250 thousand of the £1.4 million has been awarded to two researchers at Newcastle University who aim to boost the resilience of urban areas against floods.
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