Urban water researcher at Uni of Sheffield by day. Rest of time interested in gardening, motor sport, (classic) cars, environment, wildlife,.. Views my own etc.
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1 Aug 2025
Check out our new video on using AI to reduce sewer spills player.sheffield.ac.uk/event…, more info at linkedin.com/posts/shepherdw…
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Exciting News! The PIPEON Project website is NOW LIVE! Dive in and explore now: pipeon.eu/
#PIPEON #SewerManagement #AI #Robotics #Innovation #UrbanWater #Sustainability #CleanWater #TechForGood #EUproject #WebsiteLaunch #ZeroPollution
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Pipebots researchers talk about their time working on #pipebots, what they learnt and what is next, check out the videos on youtube: @pipebots8599 pipebots.ac.uk/team/@SheffMe… @ShefACSE @CivilSheffield @LeedsUniEng @unibirmingham @BristolUni
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3 Mar 2025
There are four water related PhD projects with the @CDTWire at @sheffielduni, closing date for applications is 14th March. Start date Sept. 2025. Full details in this post: linkedin.com/posts/shepherdw… (and more non-Sheffield projects here: cdtwire.com/phd-opportunitie…)
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21 Feb 2025
I’ve demanded that Sky stops buying ads and funding hate on GB News. Join me and @GoodLawProject now to increase the pressure action.goodlawproject.org/sk…
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Will Shepherd retweeted
11 Dec 2024
📢 Expression of Interest: Postdoc!
Join PIPEON, a Horizon Europe project on Robots & AI's impact on workers, at @LaStatale with me & @Osea82!
🔹 Up to 3 yrs (€45k gross/yr)
🔹 Skills: Stata, R, Python (bonus: experiments)
📩 CV: luca.stella@unimi.it
#AI #PostdocOpportunity
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28 Jan 2025
Add your voice to this campaign! Hinkley Nuclear Power Station must not remove protection for millions of fish in the Severn Estuary nwmd.social/s/twitter/5wqAYV…
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16 Jan 2025
There are three @CDTWire projects at @sheffielduni currently open for applications for a September 2025 start. Titles in next post or see linkedin.com/posts/shepherdw… for more details.
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16 Jan 2025
Project titles "Impacts of Blending Drinking Water from Desalination into Existing Distribution Systems";
"Influence of weather-induced ground movement on behaviour of buried water pipes";
"Scaling up of innovation in water utilities"
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Will Shepherd retweeted
15 Dec 2024
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11 Dec 2024
I just emailed the Treasury to help shape the government’s strategy on financial services because we can’t let Big Finance have free rein to write their own rules!
Send yours using @PositiveMoneyUK's template here: actionnetwork.org/letters/sh…
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29 Nov 2024
Two water distribution related PhD studentships open for applications until 17/01/2025 in @SheffUniEng
The impact of disinfectant residuals on biofilms within dwds - findaphd.com/phds/project/th…
Modelling pathogen and biofilm behaviour within dwds - findaphd.com/phds/project/mo…
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2 Oct 2024
Article on the book I contributed to - Urban drainage: ‘If anything exciting happens, we’ve done it wrong!’ thesourcemagazine.org/urban-… via @watersourcemag
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16 Sep 2024
I've #justdonated to Dartmoor Preservation Association on JustGiving. Donate on @justgiving and support this great cause justgiving.com/campaign/back…
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12 Sep 2024
I've just received my FREE e-book from Oxfam on the Climate Crisis: what it is, why it's happening, how it affects us all and what I can do about it. Sign up here and find out what it means for you. oxfamapps.org.uk/ebook/v2/
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Pipebots Newsletter Issue 20 - mailchi.mp/e520c027cc6b/pipe… @SheffMechEng @CivilSheffield @ShefACSE @LeedsRobotics @BristolUniEng @unibirmingham
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3 WIRe CDT PhD projects for September 2024 - these are for Home applicants, tax-free stipend of £24,000 per year for 4 years. 😀 🧵
1) PhD Studentship in: Defining the Outfall Mixing Zone. Find out more: findaphd.com/phds/project/ph… Closing date 23rd August ⬅️
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1 Aug 2024
A great opportunity to do a @CDTWire PhD with a tax free stipend of £24k. Due to funder rules these are open to Home (UK) applicants only.
3 WIRe CDT PhD Studentship projects for September 2024: pipebots.ac.uk/phd-studentsh… @CivilSheffield
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