NERCscience | Tackling the human and financial cost of flooding | NERC Impact Awards 2023 @NERCscience | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
A team at the University of Bristol has pioneered the development of high-resolution flood prediction models, which has resulted in Fathom: a spin-out company with an annual turnover of more than £4 million.
This research has revolutionised decision-making for a diverse range of users worldwide, from NGOs planning disaster relief, to insurers setting prices for flood risk. It also protects infrastructure valued at over $1 trillion, thanks to improved flood risk management in the UK and across the world.
The team, made up of Professor Paul Bates and Professor Jeff Neal from University of Bristol, and Dr Christopher Sampson and Dr Andrew Smith from Fathom, are finalists in the NERC Impact Awards 2023. The awards shine a spotlight on the UK science at the heart of the responsible management of our planet, celebrating NERC-funded scientists, as individuals or teams, whose work has had a big impact on the environment, economy or society.
Find out more about the awards: ukri.org/news/announcing-the-nerc-impact-awards-2023-winners
Meet the other finalists: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLucAMf26tYbHwNHhSTKZmij1NHdoItVJQ
A team at the University of Bristol has pioneered the development of high-resolution flood prediction models, which has resulted in Fathom: a spin-out company with an annual turnover of more than £4 million.
This research has revolutionised decision-making for a diverse range of users worldwide, from NGOs planning disaster relief, to insurers setting prices for flood risk. It also protects infrastructure valued at over $1 trillion, thanks to improved flood risk management in the UK and across the world.
The team, made up of Professor Paul Bates and Professor Jeff Neal from University of Bristol, and Dr Christopher Sampson and Dr Andrew Smith from Fathom, are finalists in the NERC Impact Awards 2023. The awards shine a spotlight on the UK science at the heart of the responsible management of our planet, celebrating NERC-funded scientists, as individuals or teams, whose work has had a big impact on the environment, economy or society.
Find out more about the awards: ukri.org/news/announcing-the-nerc-impact-awards-2023-winners
Meet the other finalists: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLucAMf26tYbHwNHhSTKZmij1NHdoItVJQ
