Professor Tamsin Edwards
Professor in Climate Change
Research interests
- Environment
- Geography
Biography
Professor Tamsin Edwards is a climate scientist specialising in quantifying the uncertainties of climate model predictions, particularly for the ice sheet and glacier contributions to sea level rise.
Tamsin provides expert advice on climate science to the public, policymakers, media and businesses. She is currently a Coordinating Lead Author (chapter lead) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report (Chapter 6: "Global projections of Earth system responses across time scales"), expected to be published in 2028, and was a Lead Author of the Sixth Assessment Report published in 2021. Tamsin was also the first Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead for Climate & Environment, advising the UK Parliament on research evidence to better inform scrutiny, legislation and debate.
She is an award-winning communicator, including articles for the Guardian and speaking at Glastonbury Festival. Tamsin co-presented the BBC Radio 4 series “39 Ways to Save the Planet”, and is a frequent commentator across major broadcasters including BBC News and ITV News.
Research
- Uncertainties in modelling climate change, particularly for ice sheets and glaciers
- Using information about past climates to improve predictions of the future
- Statistical modelling ("emulation") of computer models using machine learning
- Designing computer experiments
- Calibrating models with observations and past climate reconstructions
- Synthesising multi-model projections of the ice sheet and glacier contribution to sea level rise
Teaching
Undergraduate
- 4SSG1008 Geography Tutorials: Critical Thinking & Techniques
- 5SSG2062 BSc Geography Research Tutorials
Postgraduate
- 7SSG5031 Modelling Environmental Change
- 7SSGN227 Research Methods
PhD supervision
Principal supervisor
Co-supervisor
Further details
Research
King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture.
Physical Geography and Environmental Science research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.
Environment, Energy & Sustainability
This research group focuses on Brazil’s contributions to global environmental and energy policies.
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
News
Programme placing academics in Parliament set to expand after successful pilot with King's climate scientist
Professor Tamsin Edwards was a Thematic Research Lead on Climate & Environment, providing impartial expertise to teams, committees and elected representatives...
Return of five-day Festival of Artificial Intelligence sees over 1500 people exploring AI at King's
Find out more about the King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence held between 21 and 25 May 2024
Geography's summer science outreach: Festivals, podcasts and sustainability
Updates on the Department of Geography’s public science outreach activities over the summer.
Climate scientists have improved risk communication but challenges remain
A new study involving King’s climate expert Dr Tamsin Edwards analysed how uncertainties around projecting sea-level rise are communicated in climate...
Make your science accessible: King's climate scientist's advice to researchers
Dr Tamsin Edwards urged researchers who want to engage with the UK Parliament to focus on communicating their research to the public.
News tracker: COP27 expert commentary and updates
All the latest from across King's relating to COP27, climate, sustainability and more.
King's climate scientist joins UK Parliament in research advisory role
Dr Tamsin Edwards will bring topical, policy-focused research on climate and environment to the desks of MPs, Lords and those working in Parliament.
Fate of the world's biggest ice sheet is in our hands, scientists say
If the target of the Paris Agreement is met, we can prevent substantial sea-level contributions from a melting East Antarctic Ice Sheet and reduce the threat...
Helping humanity limit global warming can enable adaptation too, urges King's IPCC expert
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report outlines what the world can do to mitigate climate change – that is, what we can do between...
Geography academics lead authors on latest IPCC report: climate change affects all forms of life
Climate experts and Geography academics, Dr Helen Adams and Professor Mark Pelling are lead authors on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Events
Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI
An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.
Please note: this event has passed.
The potential for public investment in building clean energy
Join us for the launch of 'The role of public power: the potential for a publicly owned energy business in Britain'
Please note: this event has passed.
Quantifying uncertainties in the land ice contribution to sea level rise this century
Join Dr Tamsin Edwards (King's College London) as she discusses sea level rise in the Antarctic and its impact.
Please note: this event has passed.
Hear from physical and environmental geographers
Hear from academics in the Department of Geography about their research interests in physical and environmental geography.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
What is success? COP26 and beyond
Dr Tamsin Edwards explores what is COP26 and success at the global climate summit will look like.
What COVID-19 is teaching us about climate change
Will the impact of the pandemic on emissions pave the way for the kind of global co-operation needed to act on climate change?
Research
King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture.
Physical Geography and Environmental Science research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.
Environment, Energy & Sustainability
This research group focuses on Brazil’s contributions to global environmental and energy policies.
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
News
Programme placing academics in Parliament set to expand after successful pilot with King's climate scientist
Professor Tamsin Edwards was a Thematic Research Lead on Climate & Environment, providing impartial expertise to teams, committees and elected representatives...
Return of five-day Festival of Artificial Intelligence sees over 1500 people exploring AI at King's
Find out more about the King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence held between 21 and 25 May 2024
Geography's summer science outreach: Festivals, podcasts and sustainability
Updates on the Department of Geography’s public science outreach activities over the summer.
Climate scientists have improved risk communication but challenges remain
A new study involving King’s climate expert Dr Tamsin Edwards analysed how uncertainties around projecting sea-level rise are communicated in climate...
Make your science accessible: King's climate scientist's advice to researchers
Dr Tamsin Edwards urged researchers who want to engage with the UK Parliament to focus on communicating their research to the public.
News tracker: COP27 expert commentary and updates
All the latest from across King's relating to COP27, climate, sustainability and more.
King's climate scientist joins UK Parliament in research advisory role
Dr Tamsin Edwards will bring topical, policy-focused research on climate and environment to the desks of MPs, Lords and those working in Parliament.
Fate of the world's biggest ice sheet is in our hands, scientists say
If the target of the Paris Agreement is met, we can prevent substantial sea-level contributions from a melting East Antarctic Ice Sheet and reduce the threat...
Helping humanity limit global warming can enable adaptation too, urges King's IPCC expert
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report outlines what the world can do to mitigate climate change – that is, what we can do between...
Geography academics lead authors on latest IPCC report: climate change affects all forms of life
Climate experts and Geography academics, Dr Helen Adams and Professor Mark Pelling are lead authors on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Events
Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI
An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.
Please note: this event has passed.
The potential for public investment in building clean energy
Join us for the launch of 'The role of public power: the potential for a publicly owned energy business in Britain'
Please note: this event has passed.
Quantifying uncertainties in the land ice contribution to sea level rise this century
Join Dr Tamsin Edwards (King's College London) as she discusses sea level rise in the Antarctic and its impact.
Please note: this event has passed.
Hear from physical and environmental geographers
Hear from academics in the Department of Geography about their research interests in physical and environmental geography.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
What is success? COP26 and beyond
Dr Tamsin Edwards explores what is COP26 and success at the global climate summit will look like.
What COVID-19 is teaching us about climate change
Will the impact of the pandemic on emissions pave the way for the kind of global co-operation needed to act on climate change?