Exeter Climate Systems is pleased to announce the launch of two new MSc and PhD programmes starting in October 2008. These programmes are ideally suited for high-achieving graduates with degrees in mathematics/statistics/physics who wish to pursue exciting careers in climate science.

1. MSc programme in Climate System Dynamics

This 1-year programme will introduce you to the mathematics of the climate system, ranging from the quantification of human forcings of climate change, to the analysis of the feedbacks that determine the ultimate magnitude and impacts of global warming. Because of its strong mathematical and statistical modeling components, it will provide you with invaluable skills for careers in climate research (e.g. National Weather Services such as the Met Office), industrial research and development, climate-related policy work, or further opportunities in climate and environmental science at the PhD level.

2. PhD programme in mathematical modelling of weather and climate

Our PhD programme will give you the opportunity to develop research expertise in areas of mathematics and statistics that help address key areas in weather and climate science such as climate change prediction, climate dynamics, probabilistic forecasting of weather and climate, numerical modelling of the atmosphere, and understanding extreme events. Various funding support is available for outstanding applicants (e.g. NERC and EPSRC awards, Met Office CASE grants, etc.).

Exeter Climate Systems is a rapidly growing centre of excellence based in the Mathematics Research Institute at the University of Exeter. We are small friendly group increasingly renowned for our expertise in the development and application of mathematics and statistics to problems in weather and climate science. We have strong working collaborations with the nearby Met Office, major industries such as Willis reinsurers, and global organizations such as the World Meteorological Organization and the World Bank.

Applicants for both programmes should have, or expect to receive, a high class honours undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a subject ideally having a strong mathematics component (e.g. mathematics, statistical science, physics).

More information about both programmes and how to apply is available from the XCS website http://www.secam.ex.ac.uk/xcs. For more information regarding PhD's Please contact Professor David Stephenson, D.B.Stephenson@ex.ac.uk