Projects, Impact and Case Studies

FloodScapes connects a wide range of research, partnership and public engagement activity across Loughborough University and beyond.

Our work contributes to:

  • improved understanding of flood risk and adaptation;
  • stronger links between research, policy and practice;
  • people-centred approaches to flood resilience;
  • better integration of technical, social and lived evidence;
  • community engagement and public communication;
  • future funding bids, doctoral projects and partnership programmes;
  • policy and practice briefings;
  • regional, national and international flood adaptation conversations.

Selected case studies and related projects

FloodScapes connects and showcases a wide range of flood-related research, innovation, policy engagement and public-facing work across Loughborough University and its partners. These projects demonstrate the breadth of Loughborough’s expertise across flood science, forecasting, modelling, adaptation, public engagement, policy, justice, education and community resilience.

EvoFlood: The Evolution of Global Flood Hazard and Risk

A major research programme exploring how flood hazard and risk evolve through the interaction of water, sediment, river morphology, climate change and population exposure.

Previsico

A Loughborough University spinout translating flood forecasting research into live, street-level and property-level flood warnings for insurers, utilities, businesses and public-sector users

Real-time, property-level surface water flood forecasting

Loughborough research has underpinned world-leading real-time surface water flood forecasting technology designed to protect lives, livelihoods and infrastructure.

Loughborough University flood modelling research featured by the Environment Agency

This case study highlights the real-world impact of Loughborough’s HiPIMS flood modelling research in supporting national and international flood-risk management.

UNESCO Chair in Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction

The UNESCO Chair brings together informatics, social science and coupled human–natural systems approaches to understand and reduce complex multi-hazard risks.

Hydroclimate, Risks and Resilience

This research area connects work on urban flooding, extreme heat, catastrophe modelling, infrastructure resilience and hydroclimatic risk.

Flood Stories

Flood Stories uses immersive 360° storytelling and co-created teaching resources to help young people understand flood risk and plan local action.

Living Well with Water: Building Flood Resilience Through Participation, Education, and Inclusion

This policy-facing work reframes flood resilience as a participatory, educational and social process, with particular attention to children, families and communities.

NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures

Loughborough is part of the NERC FLOOD-CDT, which is training the next generation of researchers and practitioners to address future river, rainfall and coastal flood risks.

Emergency Water Information Network

EWIN developed a low-cost, real-time flood sensing system using cellular technologies and hydrological monitoring for deployment in flood-prone environments.

Optimising Nature-Based Interventions for Flood and Drought Risk Reduction

This project investigates how nature-based interventions can reduce flood risk and support groundwater recharge in Northamptonshire catchments.

Pioneering river restoration has increased aquatic habitats

This work demonstrates how river restoration can create habitat, store floodwater and contribute to downstream flood-risk reduction.

Climate inequity in natural flood management solutions

This research highlights how funding mechanisms for nature-based flood management can unintentionally deepen inequalities if deprived communities miss out on protection.

Loughborough academics cited in UK Parliament flood resilience report

This policy impact story shows how Loughborough expertise has informed national discussions on flood resilience, community adaptation and climate risk management.

From hedgerows to headwaters: smarter landscapes for flood risk and nature

This research explores how landscape features such as hedgerows and headwaters can help slow water, reduce flood risk and support biodiversity.

Loughborough adaptation and resilience projects: ENACT and FLASH

These projects examine nature-based solutions and high-resolution forecasting approaches for climate adaptation and rainfall-induced hazards in international settings.