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and philosophy at the University of Aberdeen Department of Physics. She went on to obtain an MSc in applied meteorology, and a PhD in urban meteorology at the University of Reading Department of Meteorology, sponsored by the Met Office as a CASE student. Her PhD project involved making observations

she was responsible for running the Learning Lives Project Office within the Department of Education. From 2000 to 2003, before her move to Exeter, Kirsten worked at the University of Reading, where she held the position as CGAM (Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling - now NCAS) Science

model to provide forecasts of dust storms in arid and semi-arid regions. Career background Melissa has been a member of the Global Atmosphere Model Development group since she joined the Met Office in 2004. Prior to joining the Met Office she completed a PhD at the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. Her PhD used cloud radar and lidar observations to evaluate weather forecasting and climate models under the CloudNET project.

in Applied Meteorology at the University of Reading, and then began a PhD on the topic of very-short term wind power forecasts under extreme weather conditions. Since the start of her career in 2010, Joana has focused on Energy Meteorology applications. Previously, this involved the development of wind

in Applied Meteorology at the University of Reading where she wrote her dissertation on the influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation on the intensity and frequency of North Atlantic wind storms in partnership with a weather risk company. After graduating, Emma joined this company where she spent

in the Met Office Hadley Centre since 2004, after graduating with a BSc in Meteorology from the University of Reading. During her first four years she worked on radiosonde temperature records, investigating uncertainities in the global and regional trends in the upper atmosphere. Holly continues

indicators of planetary heating.  Lesley is currently working on centennial projections of sea level. Career background From 2002 to 2013 Lesley was a member of the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, graduating with a first class BSc in Meteorology, and then completing a PhD

Malcolm joined the Met Office Hadley Centre in 1991, and has spent most of his time since then working within the Ocean and Ice Model Development area. During that time he completed a PhD at the University of Reading on studying the effects of including small-scale ocean eddies within ocean models

co-leading the ‘Women in Climate’ network. Recently the Met Office has made it to ‘2023 UK’s Best Workplace for Women’ list.  Career background Sophia completed her PhD in Physical Oceanography from the University of Reading and the Met Office Hadley Centre in 2021. She explored the impact of oceanic

Lee works in the Assimilation of Surface-based Observations Group based at MetOffice@Reading.

) at the University of Reading. He joined the Met Office as a data assimilation scientist in 2009. Lee developed a system for the direct assimilation of radar reflectivity data from the Met Office weather radar network in 4D-Var, which is now operational in the UKV. As the Unified Model is run at higher resolutions