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How to become a researcher

A pond close to residential houses. Photo.

CEC's Hampus Nilsson describes his journey towards doing research on nature-based solutions and multiple ecosystem services in cities.

Hampus Nilsson was honored by the Swedish Hydrological Council with the award of best master thesis within hydrology. In a blog post at the Swedish Water House, SIWI, he describes his journey from being a student in technical mathematics at the civil engineering program, to a PhD student at the CEC.

"Now I am looking into how nature-based solutions, e.g. parks, ponds and raingardens, can mitigate floods, provide aesthetics and recreation. Essentially, I am doing quantitative research that can help landscape architects and urban planners in their work on creating attractive and resilient cities. It is very challenging and exciting" writes Hampus Nilsson.

Hampus's blog post on www.swedishwaterhouse.se