Understanding Uncertainty to Reduce Climate Risks
NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
New project descriptions are being uploaded during October 2026 for 2027 entry. There will be 38 projects in total, of which 18 will recruit a student. Not all projects are uploaded yet.
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.
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Ben Balmford <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land Environment Economics & Policy Institute)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Frank Kwasniok
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics & Statistics)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Erica Thompson <[email protected]>
Institution: UCL (Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Daniel Williamson <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Ben Youngman <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Stephen Law
Institution: University College London (Geography)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Lauren Gregoire <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Daniel Grosvenor
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment and National Centre of Atmospheric Science)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: David Dawson
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth, Environment & Sustainability)
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Robin Mitra
Institution: University College London (Statistical Science )
