In 2026 we welcomed 22 PhD students from 10 departments at 海角社区. 

Photo Name Supervisor/Department/PhD Details
Yinka Adeniji

Dr Julia Schroeder/Life Sciences; Dr Will Pearse/Life Sciences
PhD Title: Acoustic Signal Diversity in Manx Shearwaters: Variation, Origins and Applications for Conservation Monitoring
Grantham Research Theme: Earth and Life Sciences

 
Yannick Anders

Prof Ralf Toumi/Physics and Grantham Institute
PhD Title: Developing a global tropical cyclone model (IRIS)
Grantham Research Theme: Climate Science

 
Ana Assis de Camargo

Prof Anna Korre/Earth Science and Engineering; Prof Sevket Dunrucan/Earth Science and Engineering
PhD Title: AI-driven Decision Support Framework for Maritime Decarbonisation
Grantham Research Theme: Energy and Low Carbon Futures
Alessandra Cianfanelli Dr Alex Whittaker/Earth Science and Engineering; Prof Sanjeev Gupta/Centre for Environmental Policy
PhD Title: Fingerprinting the impact of extreme rainfall, floods and storms using Night-Time Light (NTL) Data
Grantham Research Theme: Climate Science
Gwenllian Davies

Dr Fiona Simpson/Physics; Dr Arnaud Czaja/Physics
PhD Title: Melting Greenland’s Ice Sheet from Above and Below: Earth’s Mantle and Ocean as Heat Pumps
Grantham Research Theme: Climate Science
Emma Dunne Dr Pablo Sanchez-Martinez/Department of Life Sciences and Grantham Institute; Dr Jesus Aguirre/Life Sciences
PhD Title: Understanding the vulnerability of intact Amazonian forests to climate change through the integration of remote sensing and field data
Grantham Research Theme: Earth Sciences, Climate Science
Kerensa Froome

Prof Jenny Nelson/Physics; Dr Benedict Winchester/Physics
PhD Title: Photovoltaic (PV) Microgrids for Electricity Access in Africa
Grantham Research Theme: Energy and Low Carbon Future
Yuyao Guo Prof Christos Markides/Chemical Engineering; Dr Jingwen Weng/Chemical Engineering
PhD Title: Integrated Geothermal Energy and Phase Change Thermal Storage for Low-Carbon and Climate-Adaptive Building Thermal Management
Grantham Research Theme: Energy and Low Carbon Futures
Harry Humes Dr Judite Goncalves/School of Public Health; Dr Laure de Preux/ImperiaBusiness School
PhD Title: Public Health, Environmental, and Equity Impacts of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Indonesia
Grantham Research Theme: Health, Resources and Pollution
Ginny Ip Dr Vivien Foster/Centre for Environmental Policy
PhD Title: Assessing utility finance and market reform challenges under clean energy transitions across sub-Saharan Africa
Grantham Research Theme: Economics and Finance, Energy and Low Carbon Futures
Kechao Lu Dr Fangxin Fang/Earth Science and Engineering
PhD Title: AI-Enabled Building-Resolved Urban Meteorology: From Flow Reconstruction to Data Assimilation and Forecasting
Grantham Research Theme: Earth and Life Sciences
Iryna Muravska Dr Tiago Dias da Costa/Life Sciences; Prof Jose Penades/Infectious Disease
PhD Title: Harnessing Phage Satellites for Next-generation Biological Crop Protection
Grantham Research Theme: Life Sciences
Asad Naqvi

Dr Adrien Levaufe/Civil and Environmental Engineering and Grantham Institute
PhD Title: Laboratory investigation of ocean mixing by stratified turbulence
Grantham Research Theme: Climate Science
Skyler Noble Prof Marta Blangiardo/School of Public Health
PhD Title: Modeling Temperature Thresholds and Gestational Vulnerability Windows for Pregnancy Loss in Kenya: A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Approach with Healthcare Accessibility Interactions
Grantham Research Theme: Health, Climate Science
Prof Rodrigo Ledesma/School of Public Health; Prof Marisa Miraldo/ImperiaBusiness School
PhD Title: Health Economics and Food Policy
Grantham Research Theme: Health, Economics and Finance

Fernanda Prata

 

 Dr Paraskevi Seferidi/School of Public Health; Prof Judite Goncalves/School of Public Health 
PhD Title: Adapting social assistance programmes to incorporate environmental objectives in Brazil
Grantham Research Theme: Health
Julia Schoenfeld Prof Joeri Rogelj/Centre for Environmental Policy and Grantham Institute
PhD Title: Operationalising the standards of progression and highest possible ambition under the Paris Agreement
Grantham Research Theme: Operationalising the standards of progression and highest possible ambition under the Paris Agreement
Jean (Zhangjing) Shi Dr Elvis Cao/Mechanical Engineering; Prof Ricardo Martinez-Botas/Mechanical Engineering
PhD Title: Solar-Driven Integrated Carbon Capture and In Situ Conversion for Maritime 
Grantham Research Theme: Energy and Low Carbon Futures, Climate Science
Dr Caroline Howe/Centre for Environmental Policy
PhD Title: The Kunging-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: implentation across scales and governance of nature-based solutions in Amazonian countries
Grantham Research Theme: tbc
Harry Williams Dr Daniela Fecht/School of Public Health; Dr Paz Tayal/National Heart and Lung Institute; Prof Ioanna Tzoulaki/School of Public Health
PhD Title: Disentangling the social and environmental drivers of cardiovascular disease risk
Grantham Research Theme: tbc
Dingu Xuan Dr Yiannis Mustakis/Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr Paulo Ceppi/Physics
PhD Title: Hydroclimatic Reversibility and Earth System Feedbacks
Grantham Research Theme: Climate Science
Zhiyi Zhao Dr Fei Teng/Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Dr Giordano Scarciotti/Electrical and Electronic Engineering
PhD Title: Enhancing Frequency Stability and Inertia Management in Inverter-Dominated, Asynchronously Interconnected Power Systems
Grantham Research Theme: Energy and Low Carbon Futures, Economics and Finance