PhD Opportunity: Building natural resilience to floods and drought using green infrastructure
🌍 Location: Cranfield University (UK)
💰 Funding: Full fees + £19,237 tax-free stipend (UK students), plus £10,000 for research/training
🤝 Collaboration: Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) & Leverhulme Trust
🔬 Research Focus:
✅ Design and monitor site-based measurements of garden water balances
✅ Develop and validate a numerical model of garden hydrology
✅ Use data analysis, remote sensing, and land-use classification for large-scale water balance assessments
✅ Provide recommendations for gardeners to enhance rainwater storage and climate resilience
Join this exciting research to shape sustainable water management in the UK!
🔗 Apply now or learn more: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/research/phd/building-natural-resilience-to-floods-and-drought-using-green-infrastructure