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UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGEÌý
Professor of Environmental Change Dept of Geography Climate focus: the impacts of climate change on fresh waters / Email Helen |
Associate Professor of Climate Science Dept of Geography Climate focus: modeling simulations of past climates and projections of the coming oneÌý / Email Chris |
Dept of Mechanical Engineering Climate focus: bubbles in the open ocean influencing air-sea gas transfer / Email Helen |
Professor of Remote Sensing Dept of Geography Climate focus: form and function of forests from tropical to urban / Email Mat |
Professor of Polar Observation & Modelling Dept of Earth Sciences Climate focus:ÌýDocumenting the rapid loss of Arctic sea ice and implications within the Arctic and beyond / Email Julienne |
Professor of Physical Geography – Hydrology and Wetlands Climate focus: modelling hydro-ecological impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in particular wetlandsÌý / Email Julian |
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THE ANTHROPOCENE
Professor of Human Geography Co-convenor of the UCL Anthropocene Initiative Climate focus: the relation between scientific expertise and politics / Email Andrew |
Professor of Environmental Engineering / Director of UCL CircEL (The Circular Economy Lab) Climate focus: waste and the Circular Economy / Email Julia |
Professor of Earth System Science Themes also covered:ÌýModelling and Understanding Climate Change, Climate Resilience and Adaptation, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: climate change in the past, the present and the future / Email Mark |
Professor of Heritage Studies/Co-Director of the UCL Centre for Critical Heritage Studies Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: cultural responses to the Anthropocene, extinction and climate crises/the role of heritage and museums in climate mitigation, adaptation and action Ìý/ Email Dorian |
Professor of Hydrogeology Department of Geography Themes also covered: Understanding Climate Change, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: Climate-resilient pathways to water and food security in tropical Africa and Asia / Email Richard |
Professor of Geographical Information Science Dept of Geography Themes also covered: The Anthropocene, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus:ÌýPublic production of environmental information, through citizen science, to address climate change / Email Muki |
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE
Professor of Political Science Climate focus:Ìýclimate change politics and responsibility with expertise on Climate Change Loss and Damage, Climate Change Litigation and Climate Change and Human Rights More about LisaÌý/ Email Lisa |
Professor of Education / Director, UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education / Head of Department, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Climate focus: high quality teacher education practices in climate change and environmental and sustainability education Ìý/ÌýEmail Nicola |
Lecturer in political sciences Climate focus: The intersectionality of climate policy, human security and economic growth, with a focus on Africa and small island states. Current project examines the decarbonisation of the maritime sector in Eastern and Southern Africa. More about Simon / Email Simon |
Associate Professor of Anthropology / Director, UCL Centre for Digital AnthropologyÌý Theme also covered: Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: climate change as an anthropological problem and implications of climate science for contemporary ways of governing and knowing society / Email Hannah |
Professor of Law Climate focus: the ways in which law governs decision making on climate change, including for example the consenting of renewable energy infrastructureÌý / Email Maria |
Professor of Environmental Law Climate focus: climate legislation, climate adjudication, and institutions governing climate change / Email Eloise |
Professor of Environmental Law Climate justice with a focus on air pollution and loss of open green spaces and potential for using law in a creative way to achieve climate justice. / Email Jane |
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BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT
Professor of Health Psychology / Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change Climate focus: population, organisational and individual level interventionsÌý / Email Susan |
Professor of Construction Management Climate focus: net zero construction products, processes, and projects / Email Jacqueline |
Professor of Energy and Environment UCL Energy InstituteÌý Climate focus:Ìýthe performance gap between theory and practice in building energy efficiency.Ìý / Email Tadj |
Professor of Marine Engineering Climate focus: making shipping more environmentally friendly via design, engineering, education and policy / Email Alistair |
Associate Professor of Sustainable Development and Planning Climate focus: social and institutional aspects of climate change inÌýthe built environment / Email Catalina |
Professor of Mobility and Sustainable TransportÌý Climate focus: approaches to increasing the use of low carbon transport options / Email Helena |
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Director UCL EastÌý / Professor of Chemical Engineering / Head, Fluidization and Life Cycle Assessment Research Group, Faculty of Engineering Sciences Climate focus: waste management, clean energy and life cycle analysis / Email Paola |
Professor of Materials Chemistry & Engineering Climate focus: renewable H2 fuel production and CO2 conversion / Email Junwang |
Associate Professor / Head of UCL Engineering for International Development Centre Climate focus: smart solar and clean cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa / Email Priti |
Bartlett Vice Dean Enterprise / Associate Professor, Building Performance Simulation Climate focus: Supporting the retrofit drive to create energy efficient buildings fit for the futureÌý / Email Rokia |
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering / Chair in Emerging Battery Technologies Climate focus: low carbon energy storage and conversion including fuel cells and batteries / Email Paul |
Professor of Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Leader of CEGE’s Fluid Mechanics Research Group Climate focus: generation of renewable energy from wind and water / Email Thorsten Ìý |
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION
Professor of Climate Science Climate focus: the role of climate scientists in societal decision making, public policy and public awarenessÌý Ìý ÌýÌý / Email Chris |
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism Theme also covered: Built Environment and Transport Climate focus: design research which addresses the threat and the shaping of resilient cities / Email CJ |
Professor of Disasters and Health Themes also covered: The Anthropocene, Sustainable Energy Solutions, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus:ÌýClimate change as one important influence among many on resilience and adaptation / Email Ilan |
Professor of Sustainable Heritage Themes also covered:ÌýBuilt environment and transport Climate focus:ÌýApplying heritage science to climate change impacts on heritage and information policy / Email May |
Professor of Building Physics and Environment Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: healthy and comfortable built environments in the context of a changing climate / Email Michael |
Lecturer at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Earth Sciences Ìý Climate focus: evaluating the potential, limits and risks of solar geoengineering. Co-host of the .Ìý More about Peter / Email Peter |
HUMAN HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development Climate Focus: led the 2009 and 2014 Lancet Climate Commissions on Climate Change and Health; co-chair of a countdown series of annual Lancet reports to monitor the evolving health profile of climate change / Email Anthony |
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine UCL Dept Medicine Climate focus: climate change and human health; co-chairs Lancet Countdown / Email Hugh |
Professor of Neurology Dept of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy Climate focus: understanding, managing and raising awareness of climate change effects in epilepsy / Email Sanjay |
Professor of African History and Health Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: the history of agrarian systems and nutrition in Africa in relation to health and sustainabilityÌý / Email Megan |
Professor of Public Health Climate focus: low carbon transport policies reducing inequalities and having health-promoting co-benefits / Email Jenny |
Reader in Energy Epidemiology Climate focus:ÌýEvaluating climate mitigation in buildings and their impact on indoor environmental conditions associated effects on health / Email Ian |
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Director / Professor of Resources and Environmental PolicyÌý UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Climate focus: the economic implications of deep decarbonisation/net zero / Email Paul |
Professor of Urban Economic Development Climate focus: the implications of climate change for urban economies / Email Le-Yin |
Professor of Energy Economics and Modelling Director UCL Energy Institute Theme also covered: Sustainable Economics and Finance Climate focus: energy-environment-economic modelling, transitions pathways, and interdisciplinary issues in energy economics and policy. / Email Neil |
Professor of Energy and Climate Change / Deputy Director UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Climate focus: economics and political economy of energy transition and climate changeÌý / Email Michael |
Professor of Climate Change Economics School of Construction and Project Management Climate focus: climate change mitigation and adaptation economics and policies in developing countriesÌý / Email Dabo |
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BIODIVERSITY, ECOLOGY ANDÌýNATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Professor of Ecology & Biodiversity / Director of the UCL People & Nature Lab, BiosciencesÌý Climate focus: impact of climate on rate of spread of human infectious diseases from animals, nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation actions. Theme also covered: Response of biodiversity to global land and climate changeÌý More about Kate / Email Kate |
Environmental Design Lecturer,ÌýThe Bartlett School of Architecture Climate focus: Green Infrastructure and nature-based solutions for urban adaptation, mitigation and ecological regeneration. Climate resilience and healthy, equitable, biodiverse futures for all.Ìý Email Blanche |
Professor of Natural Prosperity, Sustainable Development and Knowledge Systems, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity Climate focus: Knowledge systems that express the dynamics of our planet, its ecosystems, geophysical processes and interactions that human societies have with the natural world to survive and prosper. More about Jacquie / |
Senior Research Fellow Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment Climate focus: modelling and understanding risks to biodiversity from ongoing and future climate change More about Alex / Email Alex |
Professor of Evolutionary Biology Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (CBER) Climate focus: Evolutionary responses to climate change and their effects on ecological resilience More about JonÌý/ Email Jon |
Principal Research Fellow, Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment Climate focus: Understanding and predicting the impacts of climate change on biodiversity / Email Tim |
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Professor of Ecology Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research Climate focus: Impacts on species distributions and ecosystem services More about RichardÌý/ Email Richard |
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Dean of the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences As Chair of the Sustainability Steering Group, I provide support, advice and enthusiasm from our senior management team. / Email Geraint |
Head of Coordination (SDGs) Developing the UCL Sustainable Development Goal Initiative, which aims to maximise UCL’s impact on the SDGs, including SDG13: Climate Action. Email Simon |
Principal Partnerships Manager (New Technologies, Energy & Engineering) UCL Innovation & Enterprise Andrew helps develop innovation partnerships between UCL and companies or civic partners around technologies. Email Andrew |
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Head of Administration Psychology and Languages Sciences (PALS) We can all make a difference to negate the effects of climate change. I’m proud to be part of the PALS Green Team who have consistently shown a major commitment to sustainability.Ìý |
Climate Change Project Manager, UCL Climate Action UnitÌý Freya coordinates projects providing scientific expertise to support climate action initiatives in the policymaking, media, and civil society sectors.Ìý Email Freya |
Director of »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Relations James and colleagues within the Office for the Vice Provost (Advancement) develop alumni and supporter partnerships to fuel the ambitions and impact of UCL. Email James |
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Journals Coordinator, UCL Open: EnvironmentÌý UCL Open Environment publishes and showcases the latest and most critical research on all aspects of the Environment. Email Sunbul |
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Assistant Sustainability Director UCL I lead Sustainable UCL to embed sustainability across the university’s activities. Email Richard |
Senior Sustainability Manager I’m taking forward UCL’s climate action programmes across energy, travel, resources and engagement. Email Hannah |
Deputy Director, UCL Grand ChallengesÌý The Grand Challenges support cross-disciplinary collaborations under a range of societally important themes, adding 'Climate Crisis' in academic year 2023/24.Ìý Email James |
Campaign Manager I oversee UCL's climate campaign UCL 'Generation One' Email Jane |
Strategic Research Facilitator Developing multidisciplinary collaborations and enhancing research support via the UCL Environment Domain Email Becca |
Head of Partnerships Public Policy and Grand Challenges Katherine helps build connections between research and policymakers to drive climate action.Ìý Email Katherine |
Senior Sustainability Engagement and Communications Officer. I am leading on UCL’s Climate Hub Project management and COP communications strategy. Email Elli |
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