Carmen has just joined the ranks of DAWN as a PhD Student. Carmen will study the knowledge of traditional irrigators in Spain and how it differs from the engineering knowledge embedded in mathematical models. In this post, Carmen reflects on her experience conducting fieldwork in traditional irrigation systems.

Arnald Puy was interviewed on the radio program 'Via Lliure' at RAC1, the leading radio station in Catalonia. The discussion covered his personal academic trajectory and the application of mathematical models in policy-making. You can access the full interview (in Catalan) through the link below.

Dr Nanxin Wei has joined DAWN as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr Wei is a physicist trained in Complexity Science and Philosophy of Science, and he will be studying the spread of belief systems in water modelling by means of Network Analysis. In this brief post, Nanxin reflects on the role of uncertainty in science.

Seth has just joined DAWN as a PhD student. In his dissertation, Seth will investigate the philosophical premises, scientific theories, values and ethical stances that underpin irrigation models, and critically analyse their epistemological foundations from a philosophy of science perspective. In this brief text, Seth explains his interest for irrigation agriculture, irrigators and the DAWN project.

The project "DAWN: Illuminating Deep Uncertainties in the Estimation of Irrigation Water Withdrawals", a £1.7 million Frontier Research Grant funded by the UKRI Horizon Europe Funding Guarantee, has officially kicked off.