CU Water Research

News, updates and items of interest from the Cardiff University Water Research Institute

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Great news for our #freshwater resources in Wales! Introducing the Freshwater Gateway for Wales project, a timely collaboration between @NatResWales @DwrCymru @AfonyddCymru & @WelshGovernment supported by researchers from @cardiffuni Find out more here📺
https://t.co/oMoCVTWFLQ

[James Lofty @JamesLofty2]

Many thanks to my co-authors:
Prof. Catherine Wilson (Cardiff University)
@OuroPablo (University of Manchester)
@NatRevEarthEnv
@cardiffuni
@EngineeringCU
@CUWaterResearch

[Costanza Zanghí @CosZan]

OUT NOW🎉our review on the impact of turbidity on the predator-prey interactions of freshwater🐟!
In a landscape of fast-changing env conditions, we hope this review will help anyone new to the field & those seeking direction for further experimentation👇
https://t.co/DDKgLEkHvY

[Numair Masud @NumairMasud]

Couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of #TAFFTIDY with the amazing and world record breaking @katestrong01 - spread the word to save our rivers! @CUWaterResearch

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

In 2020 @UKRI_News financed a 7-year Future Leaders Fellowship led by WRI board member Dr Adrian Healy (based at @CUGeogPlan) to look at access to water and pathways to resilience in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out more about the project below
https://t.co/Ap5218Oy14

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Yn 2020 fe wnaeth @UKRI_News ariannu Cymrodoriaeth Arweinwyr y Dyfodol dan arweiniad Dr Adrian Healy, aelod o fwrdd WRI (wedi ei leoli yn @CUGeogPlan) i edrych ar fynediad at ddŵr a llwybrau at wytnwch yn Affrica Is-Sahara. Darganfyddwch fwy am y prosiect:
https://t.co/eG9hxH6Bt2

[William Perry fishsci.com/@DrWillPerry @DrWillPerry]

New paper & PhD flashback! Led by Ross Cairnduff the paper looked at diverged genomic regions between anadromous & landlocked salmon. Specifically those linked with smoltification. One SNP showed an impact irrespective of fish size (most important trigger) https://t.co/JUxv8Dr2D6

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Water quality in the River Wye catchment will not improve by focusing solely on managing the level of phosphate in the water, a new study shows featuring comments from Professor Rupert Perkins @CU_EARTH
https://t.co/vfhBeAodbM

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Ni fydd ansawdd dŵr yn nalgylch Afon Gwy yn gwella drwy ganolbwyntio ar reoli lefel y ffosffad yn y dŵr yn unig, yn ôl astudiaeth newydd sy’n cynnwys sylwadau gan yr Athro Rupert Perkins @CU_EARTH
https://t.co/vfhBeAodbM

[William Perry fishsci.com/@DrWillPerry @DrWillPerry]

Great to be involved in this lovely @WaterRes_J paper led by the brilliant Maggie Knight! Comparing the pros and cons of qPCR v #metagenomic approaches for detecting antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater. Data was from the the widespread Wales sampling https://t.co/q6JLjOwu99

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

New research published on the long-term changes and seasonal variability in the stream macrofauna of a Himalayan river system features contribution from one of WRI's board members @SteveOrmerod based at @CUBiosciences
You can read the paper here:
https://t.co/suz50OgaxB

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Mae ymchwil newydd a gyhoeddwyd ar y newidiadau hirdymor ac amrywioldeb tymhorol ym macroffauna nentydd system afon Himalayan yn cynnwys cyfraniad gan un o aelodau bwrdd WRI @SteveOrmerod o @CUBiosciences Gallwch ddarllen y papur yma:
https://t.co/suz50OgaxB

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Water research colleagues from @CUBiosciences have published research providing analysis of bamboo fibres and their associated dye on a freshwater fish host-parasite system
https://t.co/Uh6BCz96OM

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Mae cydweithwyr ymchwil dŵr o @CUBiosciences wedi cyhoeddi ymchwil sy’n dadansoddi ffibrau bambŵ a’u lliw cysylltiedig ar system barasitiaid pysgod dŵr croyw.
https://t.co/Uh6BCz9EEk

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Professor @SteveOrmerod based @CUBiosciences was interviewed by @WalesOnline about a section of a well-known Cardiff park lake once called a 'fetid swamp' that has been transformed #roathparklake
https://t.co/AvUng7o9Rm

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Cafodd yr Athro @SteveOrmerod o @CUBiosciences ei gyfweld gan @WalesOnline am ran o lyn parc adnabyddus yng Nghaerdydd sydd wedi’i drawsnewid
https://t.co/AvUng7nC1O

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

The research of Professor Catherine Wilson @EngineeringCU was showcased on @BBCRadioWales's Science Cafe. The episode explores the impact of flooding due to climate change; Professor Wilson describes natural solutions to enhance existing flood defences
https://t.co/IblBUvFP4w

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

Cafodd ymchwil yr Athro Catherine Wilson o @EngineeringCU ei arddangos ar 'Science Cafe' @BBCRadioWales. Mae'r bennod yn archwilio effaith llifogydd oherwydd newid hinsawdd
https://t.co/Ri0YRo2dmn

[CU Water Research @CUWaterResearch]

New research looking at the impact of copper sulphate treatment on cyanobacterial blooms and subsequent water quality risks has been published by water researchers from @CU_EARTH & @CUBiosciences
https://t.co/w4dB7YW3uU