PhD in Uncertainty in Urban Heat Risk, Thermal Exposure, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation University College London in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at University College London in the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction: UNBURNT: UNcertainty from wildfire hazard to BUilt-environment Response, adaptatioN and insurabiliTy . This project sits within the UNRISK CDT and focuses on wildfire hazard, urban climate science, built-environment response, adaptation, insurability, and uncertainty quantification. The research will combine probabilistic wildfire hazard data, urban microclimate modelling, building-by-building fire spr...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in Uncertainty in AI-Augmented Climate Risk Analytics for Global Food Supply Chains . This project sits at the intersection of climate science , data science , environmental geography , human geography , information systems , mathematical modelling , and public policy . The research addresses how climate shocks such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves propagate through global food trade networks and how human decision-making under uncertainty can amplify...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds on climate uncertainty, compound events, and water-system impacts in Eastern England . This project sits within the UNRISK CDT and focuses on how compound climate events and High Impact Low Likelihood (HILL) events interact with natural and human water systems. The research combines climate science , hydrology , environmental engineering , data analysis , data science , mathematical modelling , and decision making under uncertainty to improve climate ri...

PhD opportunity at the University of Exeter in Mathematics and Statistics on whether forests are becoming more vulnerable to climate extremes . This project sits within the UNRISK CDT and combines satellite data analysis , statistical risk modelling , climate science , ecology , environmental science , and mathematical modelling . The research will use decades of satellite records of forest photosynthesis and carbon stocks to study how forests respond to heatwaves and droughts, how quickly they ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in seamless regional climate prediction , uncertainty characterisation , and adaptation decision-making . This project sits within the UNRISK CDT and explores how climate information spanning months to decades can support planning in climate-sensitive sectors. The research combines climate science , decision science , data science , and mathematical modelling to study how seamless regional climate predictions can be made useful for stakeholders. Possibl...