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Bristol weather expert wins prestigious national accolade for advancing understanding of extreme heat and health

Press release issued: 19 July 2023

A leading climate scientist from the University of Bristol, has today won an award in recognition of his pioneering work to advance understanding of global weather extremes and their impact on society.

Dann Mitchell, Professor of Climate Science at the university’s Cabot Institute for the Environment, has received The Adrian Gill Award for Advances at the Interface of Atmospheric Science and Related Disciplines from the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS). The Adrian Gill Award for Advances at the Interface of Atmospheric Science and Related Disciplines is awarded annually to a member of RMetS who has made a significant contribution and authored research in the Society’s journals in fields interfacing between atmospheric science and related disciplines. 

Professor Mitchell is an acclaimed climate scientist, whose latest research combines climate modelling and the projected effects on human health. This interdisciplinary focus between atmospheric and health sciences is especially important in light of the rapidly changing climate and its repercussions on global populations. 

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