grad uate ▁course ▁in ▁hydro log y ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁University , ▁during ▁which ▁she ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁meas uring ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁run - off ▁over ▁the ▁Upper ▁We ard ale ▁catch ment ▁where ▁she ▁lived . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁research ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 6 0 ▁Elizabeth ▁Shaw ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Research ▁Ass istant ▁at ▁Bed ford ▁College ▁under ▁Professor ▁Gordon ▁Man ley . ▁Here ▁she ▁worked ▁on ▁calculating ▁meteor ological ▁series , ▁using ▁a ▁( then ▁new ) ▁Fac it ▁Hand ▁Calcul ating ▁Machine , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁England ▁temperature ▁record ▁that ▁continues ▁today ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁longest ▁series ▁of ▁month ly ▁temperature ▁observations ▁in ▁existence . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 3 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁research er ▁at ▁K ee le ▁University , ▁working ▁with ▁Professor ▁Stanley ▁Be aver . ▁Later , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 6 5 ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁hydro log ist ▁at ▁the ▁Dev on ▁River ▁Board ▁at ▁Ex eter , ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁gain ▁international ▁recognition , ▁including ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁women ▁to ▁give ▁papers ▁at ▁a ▁W MO ▁International ▁Conference ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Shaw ▁became ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Imperial ▁College , ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁as ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁Environment al ▁and ▁Water ▁Resource ▁Engineering ▁Department . ▁There , ▁she ▁worked