Welcome to the Data-driven approaches to hydrological science student resources page. We are pleased to share a selection of the keynotes, virtual fieldtrips and PowerPoints from this year's 2026 course as well as content from 2025, 2024 and 2023.
We will be updating this site and adding new resources for you to view at your leisure upon the conclusion of the course.
We hope you enjoy the course!
Monday 13th July | ||
Workshop 1: Introduction to Git Git Exercises | Simon Stanley | |
Tuesday 14th July | ||
Keynote 1: Using drones and phones to collect river flow data Using drones and phones to collect river flow data transcript
| Nick Everard |
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Virtual Fieldtrip 1: Water quality monitoring Virtual Fieldtrip 2: Wallingford Met Station
| Mike Bowes Steve Turner | |
Workshop 2: Approaches to hydrological modelling
| Nathan Rickards Helen Baron |
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Poster Session | All | GatherTown Poster Session link |
Wednesday 15th July | ||
Keynote 2: Managing and Applying Hydrological Data View Keynote Transcript | Lucy Barker Andrew Hughes (BGS) | Recording |
Workshop 3:Exploring hydrological data View Workshop 2 Transcript | Tom Keel, Matt Dalle Piagge | Recording |
Workshop 4: Researching hydrological data View Workshop 3 Transcript | Matt Dalle Piagge, Tom Keel | Recording |
| Communicating Science in the Media | Richard Hollingham, Boffin Media | |
Thursday 16th July | ||
Keynote 3: Communicating hydrological data View Keynote 3 Transcript | Steve Cole Manuela de Mendonça | Recording |
Workshop 5: Creating FAIR Outputs View Workshop 4 Transcript | Tom Keel, Matt Dalle Piagge, Amulya Chevuturi, Kit Macleod, Matt Fry | Recording |
Workshop 6: Using an open dataset and machine learning to explore British hydrological diversity Optional reading View Workshop 5 Transcript | Molly Asher, Ali Rudd | Recording |
Panel Q&A | Gemma Coxon, Frances Bunda and Jamie Hannaford | |
How to Write Highly Cited Papers | Andrew Johnson |
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Mike Bowes highlights the importance of water quality, particularly in the River Thames. He looks at why we measure nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus and why Understanding nutrient levels helps in managing and mitigating negative impacts, ensuring the river remains a healthy and sustainable resource.
Steve Turner takes us on a virtual tour of the Wallingford Met Station, which is part of the Met Office’s Climate Network. By measuring many meteorological variables consistently over time, it provides data that show how today's weather differs from long-term averages. This data serves as the foundation for studying how our climate has changed over the decades.
Thursday 10th July | ||
Introduction to Git | Simon Stanley | Recording |
Monday 14th July | ||
Keynote 1: Using drones and phones to collect river flow data Using drones and phones to collect river flow data transcript
| Nick Everard |
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Virtual Fieldtrip 1: Water quality monitoring Virtual Fieldtrip 2: Wallingford Met Station
| Mike Bowes Steve Turner | |
Workshop 1: Approaches to hydrological modelling
| Nathan Rickards Helen Baron |
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Poster Session | All | |
Tuesday 15th July | ||
Keynote 2: Managing and Applying Hydrological Data | Lucy Barker Andrew Hughes (BGS) | Recording |
Workshop 2: Accessing remote hydrological data | Amulya Chevuturi, Tom Keel, Matt Dalle Piagge, Kit Macleod, Matt Fry | Recording |
Workshop 3: Exploring hydrological data | Matt Dalle Piagge, Tom Keel, Amulya Chevuturi, Kit Macleod, Matt Fry | Recording |
| Communicating Science in the Media | Richard Hollingham, Boffin Media | |
Wednesday 16th July | ||
Keynote 3: Communicating hydrological data | Steve Cole Manuela de Mendonça | Recording |
Workshop 4: Practical Applications | Tom Keel, Matt Dalle Piagge, Amulya Chevuturi, Kit Macleod, Matt Fry | |
Workshop 5: Creating FAIR Outputs - View slides | Jasmine Hunter and Els Dhiedt | Recording |
Panel Q&A | Gemma Coxon, Frances Bunda and Jamie Hannaford | |
How to Write Highly Cited Papers | Andrew Johnson |
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River discharge measurement technologies and techniques. An exploration of the tools and methods for measuring river discharge, including floods and droughts and the challenges posed by a changing climate
How we measure land surface to atmosphere fluxes across our world-leading national network of eddy covariance flux towers Virtual Field Trip 1: How we measure land surface to atmosphere fluxes across our world-leading national network of eddy covariance flux towers