Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events linked to V-KEMS activity are listed below with (where available) the links to the external webpages.


When: 4th to 6th March 2025, 09:30 – 16:30 GMT.

Where: Online.

Register here: https://gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm149/registration 

 

Overview

Developed in partnership with Stream and The Open Data Institute, V-KEMS is running a three-day virtual study group that aims to bring mathematical sciences and other disciplines together to address challenges involved in the water sector.

 

Background

How can we use data to better understand the challenges and impacts affecting UK waterways, rivers, lakes and seas to reduce flooding, pollution, habitat loss, drought and water scarcity?
 

With systems like Open Street Map available for roads, how might we create something similar for waterways to improve shared understanding of what is happening in our waterways and provide the basis for joined up action? 

How can we develop a way for citizen science data and water company data to come together and what opportunities would this afford? 

Prioritising investment is the first step to improved waterways. How can we use data to identify where humans are interacting with UK waterways, rivers, lakes and seas?  Where is there evidence of environmental impact?

About the Partners

Stream is a collaboration between the majority of UK water companies, supported by industry and civil society partners, with a shared vision to unlock water data to deliver value to customers, society and the environment. The Open Data Institute (ODI) is a non-profit company committed to promoting and advancing trust in data, and a partner of Stream. Stream and the ODI are working together to celebrate Open Data Day: an annual worldwide celebration of open data.

 

Aims and Objectives

To bring together those working in mathematical and data sciences, modelling, water companies and associated organisations, to address three challenges faced by the water sector.

 

Details of the three challenges will be available in due course and are likely to include themes such as the provision of clean and unpolluted water in the face of extreme events such as flooding invoked by climate change.

 

 For further information, please contact dawn.geatches@iuk.ktn-uk.org

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