Lead supervisor: David Roy, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Email: dbr@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Tom Oliver, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading; Michael Morecroft, Climate Change Team, Natural England; Jenna…Read More >
Climate and Climate Change on global, regional and local scales
SC2024_47 Developing an integrated toolkit for the assessment of peatland degradation
Lead Supervisor: Chris Collins, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: c.d.collins@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Nick Branch. Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Peter S. Jones, Lead Specialist…Read More >
SC2024_46 European weather and climate extremes in a net-zero world
Lead Supervisor: Andrea Dittus, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: a.j.dittus@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_45 Exploring mechanisms of multi-year predictability in extratropical climate
Lead Supervisor: Christopher O’Reilly, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: c.h.oreilly@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Jon Robson, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Reading; Adam Scaife, University of Exeter &…Read More >
SC2024_44 Nature-Inclusive Solutions for Coastal Erosion Protection
Lead Supervisor: Benyi Cao, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey Email: b.cao@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Glyn Barrett, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University…Read More >
SC2024_42 Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts in cities
Lead Supervisor: Janet Barlow, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: j.f.barlow@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Omduth Coceal, National Centre for Atmospheric Science and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Matteo Carpentieri, Department…Read More >
SC2024_33 How do environmental factors and hazards affect the vulnerability, reliability and resilience of small-water supply infrastructure?
Lead Supervisor: Donya Hajializadeh, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey Email: d.hajializadeh@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Kathy Pond, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey; Donald John MacAllister, British…Read More >
SC2023_31 The role of the North Atlantic jet and cut-off lows in the changing nature of summertime European flood risk
Lead Supervisor: Len Shaffrey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: l.c.shaffrey@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ben Harvey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of…Read More >
SC2024_30 Changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties using long-term monitoring to unveil hydrological process dynamics and improve numerical model parameterisation of soil-vegetation-atmosphere systems and support regenerative agriculture Nature-based Solutions
Lead Supervisor: Alejandro Dussaillant, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) Email: aledus@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Anne Verhoef, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; James Blake, UKCEH; Matt Brown, UKCEH…Read More >
SC2024_29 The green guardians: agroforestry trees protect UK food production but can they do it under erratic climate?
Lead Supervisor: Martin Lukac, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading Email: m.lukac@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Elena Vanguelova, Forest Research; Steven Newman, Biodiversity International Ltd; Martin Mokros, University College London The use…Read More >
SC2024_27 Towards a robust time of emergence of changes in extreme rainfall and temperature
Lead Supervisor: Buwen Dong, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading and National Centre for Atmospheric Science Email: b.dong@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Robin Clark, Met Office; Ed Hawkins, Department of Meteorology, University of…Read More >
SC2024_25 Climate Feedbacks through reactive greenhouse gases
Lead Supervisor: Bill Collins, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: w.collins@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Michaela Hegglin, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Fiona O’Connor, Met Office; Apostolos Voulgarakis, Leverhulme Centre for…Read More >
SC2024_24 Multi-Scale Parameterization for the Convection Grey Zone
Lead Supervisor: Bob Plant, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: r.s.plant@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Chris Holloway, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Ian Boutle, Met Office The numerical models used for…Read More >
SC2024_22 Using geochemical proxies to quantify past climate change in the Andes, South America
Lead Supervisor: Stuart Black, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: s.black@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Chris Vane, British Geological Survey; Alison MacLeod, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University…Read More >
SC2024_21 “The Pelican Brief”: Using environmental archives to establish ecological baselines for UK wetland biodiversity restoration
Lead Supervisor: William Mills, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: w.f.mills@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Stuart Black, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Samuel Turvey, Institute…Read More >
SC2024_20 Windstorms in a changing climate
Lead Supervisor: Oscar Martínez-Alvarado, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: o.martinezalvarado@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ben Harvey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_19 Evaluating changes in Holocene and Anthropocene biodiversity and healthiness of English Peatlands
Lead Supervisor: Nicholas Branch, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: n.p.branch@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Steve Robinson, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Barbara Silva, Natural England…Read More >
SC2024_17 Does urbanisation and urban heat impact parasite burden and disease risk from the invasive grey squirrel in the UK?
Lead Supervisor: Patricia Brekke, Institute of Zoology Email: Patricia.brekke@ioz.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Manuela González Suárez, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading; Sarah Perkins, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University As urban centres expand globally, wild…Read More >
SC2024_16 Effect of atmospheric turbulence on wind power aerodynamics
Lead Supervisor: Marco Placidi, Mechanical Engineering Sciences/EnFlo, University of Surrey Email: m.placidi@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Majid Bastankhah, Durham University The combined crises of global climate change and the recently-exposed weakness of supply…Read More >
SC2024_13 Aviation turbulence in a warmer world
Lead Supervisor: Paul Williams, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: p.d.williams@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Miguel Teixeira, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Veronique Blanc, Airbus; Sylvie Marquier, Airbus Clear-air turbulence is a major…Read More >