Met Office Academic Partnership
The Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) is a strategic partnership bringing together leading UK universities and the Met Office, to enable collaboration in key areas of weather and climate science and technology.
MOAP Bristol Themes & People
We are working to building collaborations across the university, Met Office and external stakeholders, in key areas of research excellence.
Theme Leads
- Gemma Coxon, Professor of Hydrology
- Francesca Pianosi, Associate Professor in Water and Environmental Engineering
Relevant Projects & Papers
Archer et al. (2024). Future Change in Urban Flooding Using New Convection-Permitting Climate Projections. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035533
(Fig 6. Archer et al. 2024)
Theme Leads
- Eunice Lo, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change & Health
- Dann Mitchell, Professor of Climate Science
- Dan Bernie, Science Manager, Met Office, and Associate Professor in Epidemiology & Health Data Science
Relevant Projects & Papers
- UK Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment - Independent Assessment (CCRA4-IA) Technical Report. (2026). Health & Wellbeing
- Mitchell et al. (2024). Expert judgement reveals current and emerging UK climate-mortality burden.
Theme Leads
- Rachel James, Associate Professor in Climate Science and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
- Ailish Craig, Senior Research Associate in Climate Adaptation and Risk Communication
- Joe Daron, Science Manager in International Climate Services, Met Office and Senior Research Fellow
- Lizzie Kendon, Strategic Head of Climate Processes & Projections, Met Office and Professor of Climate Science
Relevant Projects & Papers
SALIENT - Science for Adaptation: Learning and Innovation in EvideNce about future climaTe
REPRESA - Resilience and preparedness to tropical cyclones across Southern Africa
Craig et al. (2025). How is climate science used to inform national-level adaptation planning in southern Africa? https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2488988
Theme Leads
Hugo Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Coral Reef Ecology
Sana Mahmood, Senior Research Scientist, Met Office and Senior Research Associate
Matt Palmer, Science Fellow & Joint Director of the UK National Climate Science Partnership, Met Office and Professor of Climate Science
Relevant Projects & Papers
Theme Leads
- Peter Watson, Senior Research Fellow and Proleptic Senior Lecturer
- Ce Zhang, Senior Lecturer
Relevant Projects & Papers
Addison et al. (2026). Machine Learning Emulation of Precipitation From km-Scale UK Regional Climate Simulations Using a Diffusion Model https://doi.org/10.1029/2025MS005140
Theme Leads
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Chris Jones, Research Fellow, Met Office and Professor in Climate Modelling, University of Bristol
Dan Skinner, Senior Research Associate in Climate Modelling
Relevant Projects & Papers
Met Office Scientists
Met Office scientists are employed in Faculty Positions across Science and Engineering, and Health and Life Sciences. Their expertise in climate and weather science, and direct link to both organisations, creates a unique opportunity to share knowledge and build collaboration.
Contact us
Get in touch with our Research Project Manager, Joanne Godwin, j.godwin@bristol.ac.uk, to find out more.