Our research

Drought affected landscape

The hydrology group has many core areas of research and applied research activities, which are supported by academics and researchers from within the Water Research Centre. 

The long dry: Global water supplies are shrinking

Amidst rising rainfall, global water supplies are dwindling due to the silent culprit of drying soils driven by climate change, unraveling a critical challenge at the intersection of precipitation and parched earth.

Quantifying uncertiainty

Questioning the conventional narrative of civil engineering's relentless impact, we explore the prospect of a transformative return to natural systems as a means of healing our planet.

Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up

Explore a thorough global analysis indicating a significant change in streamflow patterns, with increased urban and small catchment flooding and drier rural areas.