New investment in training programmes will boost the UK’s expertise in flood management, wetland restoration and freshwater quality.
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is one of the research institutes that will be involved in the new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) to train PhD students who will go on to build careers in research, business and public service. Each centre will receive £2.6 million from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) over six years, with further funding from institutes and other partners.
Millions of homes and businesses are at risk of flooding in the UK from rivers, surface water, groundwater or the sea, with billions more affected globally. One of the new CDTs will improve our understanding of the factors that causes and reduce flooding. It will investigate how changes in climate, population and development, as well as public perceptions, affect flood risk.
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