A Geography academic will help lead a workshop in Brazil after being awarded a share of a prestigious £375m fund

Dr Bronwen Whitney, from Northumbria’s Department of Geography, and Professor Carlos Saito, University of Brasilia, have been awarded a Newton Researcher Links Workshop Grant to host the workshop from 20 – 24 July, 2016. Entitled, ‘Climate and Landscape Change in the Pantanal: Assessing environmental vulnerabilities and future water security in Brazil’s wetland wilderness’, the workshop will bring together UK and Brazil researchers to form new international partnerships and increase capacity for science and innovation in these partner countries. Read more.