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Congratulations on your offer of an MSc in Flood and Coastal Risk Management at Lancaster University!

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Nick Chappell

Welcome from Dr Nick Chappell

Dr Nick Chappell is the Director of Study for the postgraduate training programmes in Flood & Coastal Risk Management, Sustainable Water Management and Flood Risk Management. He has over 30 years of research and training experience, with current research focusing particularly on the quantifying the effectiveness of nature-based solutions for reducing flood peaks and risk. He is the NERC Chief Science Advisor to the UK-wide strategic initiative ‘Flood & Drought Research Infrastructure’.

Advantages of the course

RM/FRM: Hands-on learning (alongside a mix of practitioners and university graduates) of specialist FCRM modules taught by leading industry professionals in the UK water sector towards a highly respected CIWEM-accredited qualification

SWM: Hands-on learning (alongside a mix of practitioners and university graduates) of specialist FCRM modules taught by leading industry professionals in the UK water sector towards a highly respected CIWEM-accredited qualification

Flood and Coastal Risk Management MSc

Hands-on learning (alongside a mix of practitioners and university graduates) of specialist FCRM modules taught by leading industry professionals in the UK water sector towards a highly-respected CIWEM-accredited qualification.