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Early Stage Training in Catchment Science

Objectif

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the most significant piece of EU water legislation to date. Meeting the requirements of the WFD will require catchment-scale land and water resource management to enhance and protect the ecological status of freshw aters. However, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of the physical and biogeochemical processes affecting water quality and quantity at the catchment-scale, and the links between these processes and ecosystem structure and functioning. The project will provide 288 person-months of high quality research training in catchment science. Expertise will be drawn from a multi-sectorial team, including the University of Sheffield, the Environment Agency of England and Wales, business and consultanc y organisations. The programme will produce independent young researchers with skills that cut across traditional discipline boundaries, who are well placed to develop their own research career or to take up appointments outside of academia. The Fellows wi ll conduct research within four interlinked work packages which are: i) Hyporheic zone processes, ii) Catchment-scale analysis, iii) Novel pollutants in catchment systems, and iv) Elucidating the links between chemical and ecological quality. An integrated training package will develop the Fellows¿ skills in field, laboratory and modelling-based investigation. The University of Sheffield works closely with other research organisations in this area in the UK and in other European countries and there will be opportunities for the Fellows to network and interact with other scientists through research events and short-term secondments in relevant groups. The team of Fellows will be drawn from a range of European and third countries, with an emphasis on recruitin g from Eastern Europe where problems implicit in catchment management are particularly acute and the skills gap is greatest.

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Appel à propositions

FP6-2004-MOBILITY-2
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Régime de financement

EST - Marie Curie actions-Early-stage Training

Coordinateur

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
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