UKCEH scientists and postgraduate researchers are taking part in the EGU General Assembly 2026 next week (3-8 May), joining colleagues from around the world in Vienna or online for a meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. We’re convening sessions and presenting talks and posters on a range of topics.
See our schedule below (all times in CEST).
Monday 4 May
- Felipe Fileni (PhD): Sub-hourly river flow data observations from 1369 river gauges in the UK, 1948-2023 (PICO | 09:03–09:05)
- Giovanni Bernardi: Simulating the water resources of an Alpine catchment within a coupled water resource, glacier and snowmelt model framework (Oral | 09:45–09:55)
- Suman Prakash Prahan (PhD): Nitrogen air pollution concerns for Nepal's forested ecosystems and lichen bioindicators (Poster | 10:45–12:30)
- Chris Pesso (PhD): Resolving sequential storm-driven pollutant pulses using novel hydrochemical measurements within a reactivity-hydrodynamic workflow (PICO | 11:10–11:12)
- Christopher Taylor: Evaluation and application of medium resolution soil moisture data over Sub-Saharan Africa (PICO | 11:15–11:17)
- Rosanna Lane (UKCEH): The UK Hydro-MIP: Evaluating modelled river flows from a diverse set of models over a large sample of British catchments (PICO | 11:21–11:23)
- Katie Facer-Childs: The C3S water service: Operational seasonal forecasts and climate change projections co-developed for the water sector (Oral (Highlight) | 14:05–14:25)
- Nick Everard: Trailcam hydrology - Can very low-cost wildlife cameras be used to monitor streamflow in an Alpine environment? (Oral | 15:20–15:30)
- Magdalena Szczykulska: Future increases in soil moisture drought frequency at UK monitoring sites: merging the JULES land model with observations and convection-permitting UK climate projections (Oral | 15:25–15:35)
Tuesday 5 May
- Maria Barbosa: Climate evidence for Loss & Damage in the context of wildfires in Amazonia and Pantanal biomes (PICO | 11:06–11:08)
- Douglas Kelley: State of Wildfires 2024-2025 (Oral | 16:40–16:50)
Wednesday 6 May
- Ponnambalam Rameshwaran (Chris Pesso presenting) From pattern to process at a river confluence: A process-based reactivity-hydrodynamic framework from high-resolution synoptic monitoring (PICO | 08:51–08:53)
- Cornelia Klein: Wind shear enhances soil moisture influence on rapid thunderstorm growth (Poster | 10:45–12:30)
- Daria Gangardt: Inter-annually varying vegetation improves seasonal forecasts of near-surface temperature in East Africa (Oral | 11:05–11:15)
- Burak Bulut: Advancing the UK Hydrological Outlook using skill-based forecast blending (PICO | 11:10–11:12)
- Daren Gooddy: Taking the pulse: Tracking wastewater nutrients through a river using Lagrangian sampling and isotopic tracers (Oral | 11:45–11:55)
- Ali Mashhadi (PhD): Impact-based flood forecasting in India: evaluation of FHIM-India for fluvial flood impacts in Kerala (Poster | 16:15-18:00)
- Nathan Missault: National scale water quality modelling: Challenges and successes (Oral | 17:40-17:50)
- Victoria Bell: Developing freshwater quality futures for the UK (Oral | 17:50-18:00)
Thursday 7 May
- Alejandro Dussaillant: Sponge measures for natural flood management in agricultural landscapes: Water retention effectiveness, co/dis-benefits, and hydro-geomorphic change in nature-based solutions in the Upper Thames, UK (Poster | 10:45–12:30)
- France Gerard (Douglas Kelley presenting): Deriving shrub biomass and carbon from affordable UAV observations (Poster | 10:45–12:30)
- Jonathan Evans (Magdalena Szczykulska presenting): COSMOS-UK incoming neutron intensity correction case study for soil moisture monitoring using cosmic-ray neutron sensors (Poster | 10:45–12:30)
- Katie Facer-Childs: Strengthening global hydrological data sharing and capacity for climate science and water services (Poster | 14:00–15:45)
- Jamie Hannaford: Drought variability in a wet country (the UK): when observation-based trends and hydroclimate projections disagree, how might we move forward? (Oral (Highlight) | 14:05–14:15)
- Tom Keel: Uncertainty produced in a 15-minute gridded rainfall product for the UK (Oral | 14:15–14:35)
- Amulya Chevuturi: An Earth observation-based workflow for flood monitoring at nature-based solutions sites (Oral | 15:15–15:35)
Friday 8 May
- Ruby Devlin (PhD): Investigating environmental and microbial drivers of hydrogen uptake in UK peatlands (Oral | 08:30–08:40)
- Jamie Hannaford: Future water resource assessments to support Net Zero: Hydrological projections for England incorporating both climate change and socio-economic demands (Oral | 08:45–08:55)
- Amy Pickard: Eddy covariance measurement of carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from UK inland waters (Poster | 16:15–18:00)
- Emma Robinson (Helen Baron presenting): The UK Hydro-MIP: Lessons learned from a hydrological and land-surface model intercomparison project (Poster | 16:15–18:00)
Sessions
In addition to the above talks and posters, Maria Barbosa is the convener of Tuesday's session on Extreme fires and their impacts.
Nick Everard is convener of Wednesday's session on Advances in river monitoring and modelling, including UAS and satellite based methods.
Amulya Chevuturi is co-convener of Thursday's session on Understanding and predicting the impact of climate variability on hydrological regimes and extremes.
Rosanna Lane and Helen Baron are co-conveners of Friday's session on Learning from model differences and other good modelling practices.
EGU offers a valuable forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work, discuss their ideas with experts, and discover networking opportunities. Good luck to everyone taking part!