The impact of extreme climate events on mountain glacier evolution
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Professor Duncan Quincey
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.
Developing ethnoclimatologies of climate risk
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: James Ford <j.ford2@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
The impact in decision-making on health and environmental risks
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Irene Mussio <i.mussio@leeds.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Leeds (Leeds University Business School)
Exploring uncertainty due to clouds in modelled future climate change systematically
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Hugo Lambert <F.H.Lambert@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Reducing uncertainty in land surface model projections
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: James Salter <J.M.Salter@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Novel statistical AI approaches for modelling and evaluating extreme windstorm risk
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: David Stephenson <D.B.Stephenson@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Leveraging Machine Learning algorithms for improved Arctic sea-ice prediction using the Met Office suite of models
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Michel Tsamados <m.tsamados@ucl.ac.uk>
Institution: University College London (Earth Science)
Modelling biodiversity responses to climate and human-induced land change
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Mattia Mancini <m.c.mancini@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
Advanced Uncertainty Quantification for decision support: Balancing risks and preferences for policy decisions
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Amy Binner <a.r.binner@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter ( Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
High resolution climate prediction for an equitable and economically sound transition to Net Zero
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Daniel Williamson <d.williamson@exeter.ac.uk>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
