Using Statistical Emulators to Quantify and Understand Urban Climate Risks
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Primary Supervisor: Dr Hossein Mohammadi <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
PhD projects for 2026 start
This is a list of projects starting in 2026. 36 projects are currently advertised. We anticipate advertising about 40 projects in total. Please keep returning to this page to find new projects.
Because UNRISK encourages project co-development and the shaping of projects around student interests, the supervisory teams of many projects are not yet finalised. All students will be co-supervised by at least two supervisors.
How effective would agroforestry be in the UK and where and when should we deploy it?
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Brett Day <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
Supporting policymakers to incentivise effective and equitable land use change for Net Zero with AI
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Daniel Williamson <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Land, Environment, Economics and Policy )
Midlatitude storm tracks and their impacts in a changing climate
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Jennifer Catto <[email protected]>
Institution: University Of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Reducing uncertainty in land surface model projections
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr James Salter <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Exploring uncertainty due to clouds in modelled future climate change systematically
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Hugo Lambert <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Extreme value modelling of rainfall from high resolution radar data in a changing climate
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Ben Youngman <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
Expert judgement and communication of uncertainty in the production of climate information
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Primary Supervisor: Dr Andrea Taylor <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment, Leeds University Business School)
Reducing uncertainty in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk and decision making
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Primary Supervisor: Dr C. Scott Watson <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Probabilistic machine learning methods for blending weather forecasts towards optimal health risk prediction
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Theo Economou <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Exeter (Mathematics and Statistics)
