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Land and water in a changing climate – what’s next for science and policy?
The Royal Society, London – 24 and 25 September 2025
We are now accepting abstract proposals for posters and talks to the Hydro-JULES showcase event in September. To submit an abstract, please complete this form. The deadline for abstracts is 29 April 2025.
If you would like to prepare a workshop, please use the form to let us know.
This gathering at the Royal Society in London will bring together the hydrological and land-surface modelling community, industry and policy makers across the UK to share insights on critical hydrological challenges and the importance of hydrology in a changing world.
We are seeking abstract submissions across these three themes:
Theme 1: Open-source community modelling for coupled environmental science & digital infrastructure for data-rich environmental modelling
Theme 2: Water resources and sustainable groundwater in a changing climate
Theme 3: Early warning for future flood hazard
Key note speakers
- Professor Martyn Clark, the University of Calgary
- Dr Ségolène Berthou, Met Office
- Professor Glenn Watts, Environment Agency
- With further speakers to be announced
Event highlights
- Connect with leading researchers – engage with top experts in hydrological and land-surface modelling
- Discover latest advances – gain insights into cutting-edge research developments
- Collaborate across disciplines – network with researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals
- Engage in meaningful discussions – participate in conversations about how scientific research can shape effective environmental policies
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Hydro-JULES 2025 Internships Open
We are excited to be recruiting five interns to join our Hydro-JULES Internship programme! You can choose from five of our Hydro-JULES research projects (you can apply for more than one!)
Through this programme, you'll delve deep into the scientific research sector, gaining invaluable insights and skills that will shape your academic, professional, and personal growth.
Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
If you are passionate about hydrology and environmental science, the Hydro-JULES Intern Programme is the perfect opportunity to gain hands-on experience and collaborate with our team of Hydro-JULES scientists.
Find out more below.
Seasonal Forecasting Workshop
Seasonal Forecasting: Enhancing hydrological resilience with state-of-the-art science and communication platforms
UKCEH hosted a workshop on the 15th October 2024 to bring together the advances and research in seasonal hydrological forecasting that are being delivered under multiple National Capability programmes: Hydro-JULES, NC-UK, and NC-International, and align their applications with the needs of the water sector in the UK.
The workshop covered the following agenda items:
Updates on Methods and Research: The Met Office showcased new seasonal meteorological forecasting methods and UKCEH assessed the improvements in skill when this method was applied to streamflow forecasting. UKCEH presented research on bias correction, multi-model blending and data assimilation, and storyline approaches and the British Geological Survey presented advances in groundwater forecasting.
User applications: We heard from a range of users from the water sector on the ways seasonal forecasting can be used for decision making, including planning water transfers, maintenance work, and incident warning, as well as water resource supply planning and outage risk assessments.
Gap Analysis: We held breakout discussions on what users need to make decisions and how the Outlook could be adapted to meet these requirements.
Enhancing Communication: Research on drought communication under the RADAR project was presented, and ways of improving the dissemination of seasonal hydrological forecasting were discussed.
Opportunities beyond UK Seasonal Forecasting: A range of presentations were given covering global seasonal hydrological forecasting, integration of flood forecasting opportunities, and advances in groundwater and reservoir forecasting.
We were thrilled to be joined by approximately 75 participants, in person and online using a hybrid workshop format. Attendance was predominantly from the water sector and higher education institutions. We plan to hold future events to continue and extend our engagement with other sectors such as agriculture, industry and the environment.
If you would like to know more about the outcomes of this workshop or engage with us for future events on seasonal forecasting, please email us at hydrologicaloutlook@ceh.ac.uk
HJ Interns get creative through video story telling workshop
We had an incredibly enjoyable, engaging, and productive day with our five HJ Interns, who participated in a one-day workshop aimed at boosting their confidence and teaching them the essentials of filmmaking. The workshop covered storytelling techniques and how to project confidence on camera. Participants gained hands-on experience in recording audio, framing shots, and experimenting with different filming methods, while also discovering how to enhance their productions with effective lighting and sound. Additionally, they learned useful tech tips and received a brief introduction to smartphone editing, making the entire filmmaking process both accessible and convenient. We can not wait to see what they have produced!
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Hydro-JULES Interns visit to Sheepdrove COSMOS-UK monitoring site
On 22 July 2024, the HJ Interns toured the Sheepdrove COSMOS-UK monitoring site to gain insights into its role as a long-term network for monitoring soil moisture. This network provides valuable data used in agriculture, environmental planning, and assessing the impacts of climate change. The project integrates various disciplines, including meteorology, hydrology, soil science, data logging, sensor technology, and data science.
Inaugural Meeting of The Land Surface Data Assimilation Community of Practice (LSDA CoP)
As part of the data assimilation cross cutting theme in HydroJULES, Elizabeth Cooper, Sarah Dance and Visweshwaran Ramesh have been building and developing a Land Surface Data Assimilation Community of Practice (LSDA CoP). The purpose of this is to bring the UK LSDA community and stakeholders together to share information, ideas, and best practices.
Our inaugural meeting was held on 22nd April 2024, attended by 15 researchers, including staff and students from NCEO, the Met Office, University of Reading, and ECMWF (online and in-person). The attendees heard talks about Met Office and ECMWF LSDA plans, as well as ongoing research from early and mid-career scientists.
Several of the talks at our first meeting featured observations from UKCEH’s COSMOS-UK network, and based on interest within the group we organised a visit to a COSMOS-UK instrument site for our next meeting. The rain held off on 12th July as participants from the University of Reading, NCEO and the Met Office visited the COSMOS-UK instrument site located within the Chimney Meadows nature reserve in Oxfordshire. We are grateful to Jonathan Evans, COSMOS-UK lead, who gave us an excellent description of the equipment and available measurements, sparking lots of ideas for potential future work.
Our next meeting is planned for the Autumn and will have a hybrid online/in person format. It will have a focus on machine learning methods, and in particular ways that machine learning and data assimilation approaches can be used together. If you would like to know more about our next meeting, or would like to be added to our mailing list for notification of future events then please contact Liz at elicoo@ceh.ac.uk
The COMOS-UK network is currently supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability – see COSMOS-UK | (ceh.ac.uk) for more about the network.
Hydro-JULES Newsletters
The latest Hydro-JULES newsletter is available for download below. Featured are the Internship projects of 2024, the release of Great Britain’s first national-scale groundwater model and the inaugural “Introduction to Atmospheric Radar” course summary.
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