Climate and Weather Master's Program

The NSW Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre (BNHRC) is a unique research consortium led out of Western Sydney University, in partnership with UNSW, University of Wollongong, The Australian National University, The University of Melbourne and University of Tasmania, designed to deliver applied research. Funded by the NSW Government via the Department of Planning and Environment, the Centre brings together response agencies, policy makers, and public land managers to co-design research with universities that benefits NSW communities and the environment. The Centre’s new Climate and Weather research node is based at the UNSW Sydney. The node has a targeted Masters’ program with students conducting research projects to better understand climate and weather extremes of relevance to bushfires and floods and their impacts.

Students work with experts at the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre, build valuable research and industry connections across the BNHRC, and perform cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Possible projects include but are not limited to investigations of rainfall extremes, flash droughts, severe convection, climate drivers, and fire weather.

The media release is available online here:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/$1-point-5-million-for-nsw-bushfire-and-natural-hazards-research-centre-climate-and-weather-research