Predicting biodiversity loss in mountain rivers due to glacier retreat
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Lee Brown <L.Brown@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
PhD projects for 2025 start
Applications for October 2025 have now closed. For your interest, this is the list of research projects that were advertised. The next recruitment round with a new set of projects will start around October 2025 for PhDs starting in October 2026.
Because UNRISK encourages project co-development, the supervisory teams of many projects are not yet finalised. All students will be co-supervised by at least two supervisors.
Reducing uncertainty in glacial lake outburst flood risk and decision making
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr C. Scott Watson <C.S.Watson@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Impact of climate change on airport safety and operations
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Mark Maslin <m.maslin@ucl.ac.uk>
Institution: University College London (Department of Geography)
Leveraging probabilistic AI for heat-related health risk mitigation and adaptation
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Theo Economou <T.Economou@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Epistemology of weather and climate prediction: What certainty can we have in the future of our environment?
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Doug Parker <d.j.parker@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Back to the Future: Ice sheet collapse, ocean circulation slowdown and abrupt climate change
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Ruza Ivanovic <R.Ivanovic@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Can AI-based weather and climate models enhance humanitarian response and energy planning?
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Chetan Deva <c.r.deva@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Protecting UK infrastructure from landslides triggered by climate extremes
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Cathryn Birch <C.E.Birch@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Physics-informed Machine Learning for decision making related to future extreme weather events
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Stefan Siegert <s.siegert@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
End-to-end Machine Learning quantification of hydrological uncertainties: from climate to flood risk management
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Serge Guillas <s.guillas@ucl.ac.uk>
Institution: University College London (Statistical Science)
