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A tale of two cities: flood protection for Shanghai using the Thames Estuary 2100approach

David Ramsbottom, a world-renowned specialist, explains how HR Wallingford’s recently published research will help Shanghai to plan future flood defences.

The curious case of a combined physical model

When building a physical model in our labs, it’s tempting to think that it could be used for more than one sort of study.

The rare marine dunes that march through offshore windfarms

Rare crescent-shaped marine dunes, more usually seen on land, are examined in a new HR Wallingford study, published this month in the journal Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.

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Programmed for scientific success

As computer programming has advanced from the starting blocks laid down by Ada Lovelace, it has become indispensable to science.

Accurate scaling for huge models has layers of complexity

Dr Ian Chandler and Dr David Todd explain why building and testing huge models in our labs is so complex and how accuracy is ensured.

Applying our water analysis knowledge to gas and district heating tools

Our tools to analyse gas and district heating and cooling networks have been proving very popular with utility providers in Italy. Alessandro Gallina, product manager and Italy Country Manager, describes their success, future development, and wider roll-out plans.

water resources on small island nations are scarce

Small island states: opportunities for building climate resilience

George Woolhouse explains our work in the Caribbean to build resilience into the system.

Constructing large physical models, a complex undertaking

How large, complex physical models are designed and built.

Why physical modelling has a bright future

In the age of the computer, physical modelling of coastal and offshore structures is still often the best solution.