Career
Dawson began his academic career as a Research Associate at the University of Bristol from 2002 to 2004. He subsequently joined Newcastle University,where he was a Research Associate from 2004 to 2006 and a Senior Research Associate from 2006 to 2010. He was appointed Reader in Earth Systems Engineering in 2011 and became Professor in 2012. [2] In 2010,he was a Research Fellow at Arizona State University. [3]
From 2017 to 2020,Dawson served as Group Head for Water within the School of Engineering at Newcastle University,and in 2020,he was appointed Director of Research and Innovation for the School. [4] He also served as Associate Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research from 2015 to 2025. [1]
In 2025,Dawson was appointed to the Science and Technology Advisory Council of the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). [5]
Research
Dawson's research focuses on the assessment and management of climate-related risks to urban areas,infrastructure,and the built environment. His work combines engineering and environmental systems modelling and is often conducted in collaboration with policymakers and international organisations.
He served as Director of the UKRI GCRF Water Security Hub,an £18 million initiative that applied a systems-based approach to address global water security challenges. [6] His contributions include national-scale flood risk assessments in the United Kingdom,the development of models for infrastructure resilience analysis,and frameworks for evaluating water security in international catchments. [7]
Dawson has worked on the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies at the urban scale. [8] [9] He led the EPSRC-funded iBUILD programme,which developed methodologies for valuing infrastructure resilience and informed UK government guidance. [10]
From 2019 to 2025,Dawson was a member of the Adaptation Committee of the UK's Climate Change Committee. [11] He also acted as a technical expert to the National Infrastructure Commission between 2016 and 2023. [12]
Dawson contributed to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report as a lead author for Chapter 6 on Cities,Settlements and Key Infrastructure, [13] [14] and as coordinating lead author for the Cross-Chapter Paper on Cities and Settlements by the Sea. [15] [16]
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