Freezing Points: Ice Nucleation Experiments, Climate Intervention, and the Politics of the Sky
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Thomas Whale <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
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.
Epistemology of weather and climate prediction: What certainty can we have in the future of our environment?
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Doug Parker <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Detecting the benefits of climate mitigation across the Earth system
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Amanda Maycock <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Uncertainty in climate change and its impact on earthquake risk
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Serge Guillas <[email protected]>
Institution: University College London (Statistical Science)
Space-time extreme value models for heatwaves under different climatic conditions
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Emma Simpson <[email protected]>
Institution: University College London (Statistical Science)
Quantifying crop-climate risk across timescales to inform decision-making
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Professor Andy Challinor <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Constraining the role of tropical clouds in climate change using novel satellite observations
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Dr Declan Finney <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth & Environment)
African heatwaves in a warmer world: risks, impacts and adaptation
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Prof Cathryn Birch <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Advanced Machine Learning Techniques for Quantifying Uncertainty in Climate Impact Assessment on Biological Systems
Theme(s):
Primary Supervisor: Luisa Cutillo <[email protected]>
Institution: University of Leeds (School of Mathematics)
