Staff Lead researchers Professor Robert Nicholls PhD Professor in Coastal Engineering Research interests long-term coastal engineering and management the issues of coastal impacts and adaptation to climate change, with an emphasis on sea-level… the assessment of the future of deltaic areas, which are the most threatened coastal setting … Connect with Robert Email: R.J.Nicholls@soton.ac.uk Other researchers Professor Chris Hill Professor Connect with Chris Email: cth@geodata.soton.ac.uk Professor Craig Hutton Director Sustainability&Resilience Inst. Connect with Craig Email: cwh@geodata.soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups GeoData We manage, analyse and process environmental data. Our consultancy services and interdisciplinary research projects range from managing river catchments and coastal zones to the wider fields of environment, social and economic development. Energy and Climate Change Group The research group addresses societal challenges in energy and climate change in response to the University’s mission 'to change the world for the better'. Environmental Change and Sustainability We carry out geospatial analysis and experimentation to understand environmental change and its impact on climate around the world. Our work has socio-economic impact and informs environmental policy and decision making. Research outputs