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November 2018

Fourth Hydro Nation Scholar Concludes Studies
Bas Buddendorf, a PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen, became the fourth scholar of the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme to conclude his studies on 29th November 2018.
February 2018

Hydro Nation Scholarship Programme 2018 – Extra Call
Applications are now welcome for project proposals based on our topic themes 2, 4 and 7:
- Innovative Monitoring and Financial Approaches for the Improved Maintenance of Water Infrastructure Assets
- Water Management in the Food and Drink Industry
- Innovation in Water and Health
Full details of the programme can be found on our apply page.
January 2018

Third Hydro Nation Scholar Concludes Studies
Ruby Mahana Moynihan, a PhD candidate at the Edinburgh School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, recently became the third scholar of the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme to finish her studies

Second Hydro Nation Scholar Concludes Studies
Munire Nazli Koseoglu, a PhD candidate at the School of Geoscience of the University of Edinburgh and Scotland's Rural College, recently became the second scholar of the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme to finish her studies
November 2017

New publication by Hydro Nation Scholar, Bas Buddendorf: Hydraulic Modelling of the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Atlantic Salmon Parr Habitat Availability in an Upland Stream
Hydro Nation Scholar, Bas Buddendorf is co-author on a paper published in Science of the Total environment, entitled: Hydraulic Modelling of the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Atlantic Salmon Parr Habitat Availability in an Upland Stream. This paper with co-authorship from various academic institutions outlines how habitat for salmon parr is strongly influenced by flow regime and bed morphology, high resolution modelling is essential to characterize upland stream hydraulics, velocity is not a limiting factor for parr growth even in extreme years and how the proportion of usable habitat and discharge per unit width are exponentially related. This publication is available for free download.
October 2017

New publication by Hydro Nation Scholar, Aaron Neill: Using Spatial-Stream-Network Models and Long-Term Data to Understand and Predict Dynamics of Faecal Contamination in a Mixed Land-Use Catchment
Hydro Nation Scholar, Aaron Neill has just had a paper published in the Science of the Total Environment journal, entitled: Using Spatial-Stream-Network Models and Long-Term Data to Understand and Predict Dynamics of Faecal Contamination in a Mixed Land-Use Catchment. This paper highlights that a key challenge is to understand and predict catchment-scale faecal contamination, employing long-term E. coli data and novel use of spatial-stream-network models. This publication is available to view online.
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New publication by Hydro Nation Scholar, Kathleen Stosch; Managing Multiple Catchment Demands for Sustainable Water Use and Ecosystem Service Provision
Hydro Nation Scholar, Kathleen Stosch has just had a paper published in the Water journal, entitled: Managing Multiple Catchment Demands for Sustainable Water Use and Ecosystem Service Provision. This paper highlights that failure to recognise the complexity of interactions across ecosystem service provision can risk the loss of other key environmental and socioeconomic benefits from the natural capital of catchment systems. This publication is available to view here.
September 2017

New publication by Hydro Nation Scholar, Bas Buddendorf: Spatio-Temporal Effects of River Regulation on Habitat Quality for Atlantic Salmon Fry
Hydro Nation Scholar, Bas Buddendorf has just had a paper published in the Ecological Inidicators journal, entitled: Spatio-Temporal Effects of River Regulation on Habitat Quality for Atlantic Salmon Fry. This paper demonstrates value of developing process based understanding of flow regime effects, that flow regulation effect on salmon fry habitat quality is spatio-temporally complex, that flow rules need to consider seasonal flow preferences of conservation species and that caution is needed when using discharge variability as habitat quality indicator. This publication is available to view on-line
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July 2017

First Hydro Nation Scholar Concludes Studies
Christopher Schulz, a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Edinburgh, the James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, recently became the first scholar of the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme to finish his studies.