Climate uncertainty and complexity of compound events and implications for the water system in Eastern England
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Ajay Bhave <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth & Environment)
PhD projects for 2027 start
New UNRISK PhD projects are now available for 2027 entry. There are 38 projects in total, of which 18 will recruit a student.
If you can see project titles marked ‘private’ please note these projects were offered in previous years, and are not valid for 2027. Please ignore these entries.
We encourage applicants to contact supervisors prior to making an application. Please do not try to make an application on the Leeds system until mid-November – codes will not be available so you will not be able to select the right programme.
You can contact supervisors any time from early October through to late December.
UNRISK encourages project co-development and the shaping of projects around student interests. This means that the supervisory teams of many projects are not yet finalised.
All students will be co-supervised by at least two supervisors.
Quantifying uncertainty and spatial dependence in tropical forest forecasts to guide climate change mitigation
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Ben Balmford <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land Environment Economics & Policy Institute)
Quantifying the likelihood of persistent extreme weather events in a changing climate
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Frank Kwasniok
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics & Statistics)
Humanitarian risk pools responding to a changing climate
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Erica Thompson <[email protected]>
Institution: UCL (Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy)
Devolution of agri-environmental policy for enhancing nature and achieving net zero
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Daniel Williamson <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
Quantifying the extent and intensity of marine heatwaves in a changing climate
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Ben Youngman <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Uncertainty in Urban Heat Risk: Thermal Exposure, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation in Tier II Indian cities
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Stephen Law
Institution: University College London (Geography)
Will Greenland Reach a Tipping Point? Using Ice Age Evidence to Predict Its Future
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Lauren Gregoire <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Reducing uncertainty in the effect of shipping on climate change.
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Daniel Grosvenor
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment and National Centre of Atmospheric Science)
Unraveling Infrastructure Risk: Climate Extremes and the Future of Urban Resilience
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: David Dawson
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth, Environment & Sustainability)
