One project will be funded up to a value of £1,025,000 of full economic cost.

Closing date is 23:00 GMT Monday 1 December 2025.

To apply, visit the UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme website to read the full guidance and download the application form:

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This call seeks to fund cutting-edge research which includes advanced microbial source tracking for Lough Neagh and its main tributary catchments to understand and map microbial sources and transmission routes, and their relative importance and impacts including on antimicrobial resistance.

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK supplying 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water.

In 2023, the Lough experienced a severe blue-green algal bloom, highlighting urgent environmental and public health concerns. In 2024 the Lough Neagh report and action plan was commissioned.

The successful project will become part of the UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme funded by NERC and Defra.

The funding is being administered by the Freshwater Quality Research Programme champion team, based within water@leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Closing date: 1 December 2025

📢UK RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

#LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis.

#NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system.

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Really excited about this project. Nimna is undertaking the molecular work in my lab as part of her MBiol research at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. It's a pleasure to have the chance to mentor such a motivated young researcher. Can't wait to see the results. 🧪🧬🌍 #eDNA @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social

Delighted to join The Water@Leeds Confluence 2025 @wateratleeds.bsky.social as a member of the @congobasinscience.bsky.social. The event united 80+ delegates to share water research, featuring lightning talks, networking, and the launch of the Water@Leeds Virtual Museum.

Thank you to all who shared their water research at our Annual Confluence on 16th October.

With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room!

Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...

Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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#entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability

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