Research Areas

Research under this second phase of FRMRC is conducted in five main areas known as SuperWork Packages (SWPs). Each SWP comprises a number of individual Work Packages (WPs).

For a list of the various Work Packages and their expected deliverables click here.

Each SWP has a Leader who is responsible for their particular area of expertise, as follows:

SWP1:   Inundation Modelling - Catchment
                Leader - Professor Garry Pender, Heriot Watt University

SWP2:   Inundation Modelling - Coastal
                Leader - Professor Peter Stansby, University of Manchester

SWP3:   Urban Flood Modelling
                Leader - Professor Adrian Saul, University of Sheffield

SWP4:   Infrastructure Management
                Leader - Mr. Paul Sayers, HR Wallingford

SWP5:   Land Use Management
                Leader - Professor Howard Wheater, Imperial College London.

For an introduction to the purpose and aims of each research area, click on the appropriate SWP above.