🌊🤖 Royal Society Fellowship and UCL–Fudan Award Support New Water Robotics Research

Two new major awards have been secured to advance cutting-edge research at the intersection of robotics, sensing, and water-environment protection.

A Royal Society Kan Tong Po Fellowship has been awarded to support a new international collaboration with Dr Xin Luo (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Hong Kong). The fellowship will underpin research into autonomous robotic systems designed to better understand, monitor, and protect aquatic environments, addressing a wide range of global water-related challenges.

In parallel, a UCL Partner Fund award with Fudan University will support a project focused on micro-fluid sensor technologies and their integration into marine robotic platforms for the detection and monitoring of water contamination. By combining advanced sensing with autonomous systems, the project aims to deliver practical tools for real-world environmental monitoring and clean-water protection.

Together, these awards strengthen UCL’s international partnerships and reinforce its leadership in developing innovative, technology-driven solutions for healthier and more resilient water environments.