TUO
Understanding evolving wildfire risk and resilience in Scotland
✓ Funded (Competition)
⏰ Closing Soon
🎓 Civil Engineering
🎓 Climate Science
🎓 Data Science
🎓 Ecology
🎓 Environmental Chemistry
🎓 Environmental Engineering
🎓 Environmental Physics
🎓 Mechanical Engineering
climate change
environmental modelling
natural capital
peatland restoration
resilience
scotland
wildfire risk
woodland management
Funded PhD at the University of Edinburgh investigating wildfire risk and resilience in Scotland using mixed methods, modelling, and stakeholder analysis.
Project Description
This PhD project focuses on understanding evolving wildfire risk in Scotland, particularly in relation to natural capital sites such as woodland creation and peatland restoration.
The research adopts a mixed methods approach, combining analysis of historical and projected wildfire trends with stakeholder engagement, including land managers, policymakers, and the public. The aim is to assess national and regional wildfire risk profiles and evaluate how resilience changes across different land management strategies and restoration stages.
Key components include:
Review of UK wildfire trends and management strategies
Analysis of wildfire risk in natural capital sites
Stakeholder mapping and survey data collection
Development of a roadmap identifying priority areas for improved data and modelling tools
Evaluation of interventions such as grazing, firebreaks, and rewetting
The project is part of the University’s Forests and Peatland Programme and supported by the Edinburgh Fire Research Centre. The student will work within a multidisciplinary research team and cohort.
Entry Requirements
Interest in computational modelling and/or lab/fieldwork
Willingness to work with mixed methods research approaches
Willingness to work with mixed methods research approaches
How to Apply
Apply through the University of Edinburgh application process
Include standard PhD application documents
Include standard PhD application documents
Eligibility
UK/Home
EU
International
Supervisor Profile
DZ
Dr Zakary Campbell-Lochrie
The University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering
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