Professional Activities
Member of UKCP18 DaKS Network for development and knowledge sharing of UKCP18 climate model data
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp
Steering Committee of the Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network that brings together health researchers and policymakers together with natural and social scientists, and environmental policy experts and leaders in government, the private sector, and civil society.
https://futureearth.org/networks/knowledge-action-networks/health/
Selected Professional Activities
Conference Role
- Session 7: Climate Impacts on Societies: Through a Regional Perspective at Session 7: Climate Impacts on Societies: Through a Regional Perspective, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Boston, USA, 2020) (Conference Role)
Professional Body Membership
- Royal Meteorological Society (Fellow, 1988 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
Conference Roles
- Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental factors in the COVID-19 pandemic Symposium (Online run by AGU., 2020)
- Session 7: Climate Impacts on Societies: Through a Regional Perspective at Session 7: Climate Impacts on Societies: Through a Regional Perspective, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Boston, USA, 2020)
- Joint Session 46 On the Shoulders of Giants: Formative Moments for Environment and Health Research (Core Science Keynote) (Centennial) at J46.3: Climate-Driven Modeling of Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases (Core Science Keynote), Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Boston, USA, 2020)
- Modelling disease driven by climate models, by Invitation (CCIC, 2010)
- Impacts in ENSEMBLES, by Invitation (ENSEMBLES Management Board, 2010)
- Climate and Health, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (AIMES, 2010)
- Utilising Climate Models in Health, by Invitation (Canadian Government, 2010)
- Integrating Health Models, by Invitation (EC, 2010)
- NERC Water Cycle workshop, by Invitation (NERC/British Council, 2010)
- 'Climate Change and Malaria Eradication' , by Invitation (Imperial College, 2009)
- 'Humanitarian Futures – climate variablity, climate change, crises, by Invitation (Humanitarian Futures Programme, 2009)
- Seasonal Forecasting and Malaria, by Invitation (Centro de Investigación, Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México , 2008)
- Integrating health impacts models into seasonal lead time climate forecasts- an example of malaria m, by Invitation (SWECIA, MISTRA, 2008)
- Epidemic malaria prediction for Africa with integrated ensemble prediction systems - what challenges, by Invitation (Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, 2008)
- Climate and Malaria , Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (RGS/IBG Climate Change Research Group, 2008)
- Health and Climate Change, by Invitation (MEDSIN, 2008)
- Mosquito scale microclimates to global models in a few short steps, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (AMMA International Scientific Steering Committee, 2007)
- Integrating climate change impact studies in an ensemble prediction system, by Invitation (EC, 2007)
- Ensemble prediction systems for seasonal forecasts and user applications , by Invitation (University of Pretoria, 2007)
- Connecting climate information to epidemic early warning, by Invitation (Group on Earth Observations (GEO) , 2007)
- Towards integrating applications within end-to-end seamless ensemble prediction systems – A case for, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (WMO, 2007)
- 'DEMETER, ENSEMBLES and AMMA - Applications for Malaria Prediction, by Invitation (Session Organisers, 2006)
- Introductory speaker, by Invitation (Wengen Climate and Health Workshop Organisers, 2005)
- Key speaker, by Invitation (ENSEMBLES project organisers, 2005)
- 'Minding the gap between forecast producers and application users in Africa - some thoughts on its c, by Invitation (Session organisors, 2005)
- Infectious disease and monsoon environments: Working towards forecasting epidemics in Africa, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (PROMISE coordinators, 2003)
Editorships
- Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems - Climate-Smart Food Systems (Associate Editor, 2020 - present)
Examination Roles
- University of Manchester, B.Sc. Environmental Science (Atmosphere) (UG)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Forestry climates (PhD, 2021 - 2025)
- University of Manchester, Atmospheric Physics (PhD, 2020)
- University of Reading, PhD (2012)
- University of Manchester, PhD (2012)
- University of Leeds, MSc (PGT, 2012)
- University of Exeter, PhD (2010)
- University of Leeds, MSc (PGT, 2010)
- Universität zu Köln, PhD (2009)
- University of Manchester, UK, PhD (2009)
- University of Cape Town South Africa, PhD (2008)
- University of Edinburgh, PhD (2007)
- University of Oxford, UK, PhD (2007)
- University of Manchester, PhD (2006)
Organisations I have been associated with
- STEM (2010 - present)
- Lecturer (2008)
- Lecturer (2008)
- Shawater (2008)
- Advisor (2008)
Professional Body Memberships
- Royal Meteorological Society (Fellow, 1988 - present)