Land and water in a changing climate

Join leading researchers and practitioners for a day of knowledge sharing and conversation at the Royal Society on 24 September 2025. This gathering will bring together the hydrological and land-surface modelling community, industry and practitioners across the UK to share insights on how this area of research can address critical hydrological challenges.

Tickets are now open for booking and close on Tuesday 9 September at 5pm.

As well as science talks from a range of guest speakers, there will be an interactive session designed to help the community share its aspirations for the coming years, and to identify areas of focus for future engagement sessions. Our keynote speakers are:

Professor Martyn Clark, University of Calgary
Dr Ségolène Berthou, Met Office
Dr Glenn Watts, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Lunch will be provided during the conference, with an optional dinner at The Feathers, 18-20 Broadway, Greater, London SW1H 0BH for those who want to continue networking.

Spaces are limited so book now!

If you wish to pay by invoice please contact HydroJules@ceh.ac.uk

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Date: 24 September 2025

Time: 9:30 - 17:00

Location: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG

Booking Options

Name	Price	Quantity
Conference Entry to the one-day conference. Lunch will be provided. Registration closes on 9 September at 5pm.	£40.00
Conference and dinner Entry to the one-day conference and dinner at The Feathers, 18-20 Broadway, Greater, London SW1H 0BH. Please note a pre-order form will be sent out closer to the event. Registration closes on 9 September at 5pm.	£60.00

Agenda

24/09/2025
09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee and arrival

10:00 - 10:20 | Welcome and scene setting
10:20 - 11:30 | Science talks: Community modelling for coupled environmental science, and digital infrastructure for data-rich environmental modelling

Speakers:
- Dr Glenn Watts - Keynote speaker
- Setareh Nagheli - BGWM 2.0: a hyper-parameterised model of groundwater flow in Great Britain
- Amulya Chevuturi - Advancing the UK Hydrological Outlook with skill-based forecast blending
11:30 - 11:50 | Coffee break
11:50 - 13:00 | Science talks: Water resources and sustainable groundwater in a changing climate

Speakers:
- Segolene Berthou - Keynote speaker
- Dai Yamazaki - Recent development of the global river model CaMa-Flood and its integration with Earth System Models
- Yinxue Liu - New insights on river floods frequencies – a global perspective
13:00 - 13:15 | Flash talks

13:15 - 14:15 | Lunch

14:15 - 15:00 | Interactive session: questions facing hydrological research

15:00 - 15:15 | Flash talks

15:15 - 15:35 | Tea break
15:35 - 16:45 | Science talks: Community modelling for coupled environmental science, and digital infrastructure for data-rich environmental modelling

Speakers:
- Martyn Clark - Keynote speaker
- Elizabeth Lewis - Towards a digital twin for Integrated Water Management in Greater Manchester
- Visweshwaran Ramesh - Optimizing Soil Moisture Assimilation Strategies for Improved Predictions in JULES Land-Surface Mode
16:45 - 17:00 | Closing remarks