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University of Bristol is a research-based university of international
standing. It was founded in 1876 as University College, Bristol.
It was the first higher education institution in England to admit
women on a basis of equality with men. It received its Royal Charter
in 1909. It organises its academic affairs in some 60 departments
and 15 research centres which are arranged in six Faculties.
Interest in flood risk analysis spans the Departments of Civil
Engineering, Geographical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering
Mathematics. Key expertise exists in: (1) Flood Risk Management
and other aspects of risk and uncertainty. Probabilistic and non-standard
(fuzzy and random set based) methods for uncertainty handling; (2)
Reliability analysis of flood defence systems and risk-based asset
management; (3) Extreme value and multi-variate probability statistics;
(4) Flood inundation modelling: development partner of the TELEMAC
code with Electicite de France; developers of inundation modelling
software for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Halcrow and HR Wallingford
in the UK; (5) Real-Time Flood Forecasting: development and operation
of real-time flood forecasting systems – contribution to operational
systems for the UK Environment Agency. Partners in the European
Flood Forecasting project; (6) Radar Hydrology: expertise includes
the assessment of radar quality data; adjustment techniques; quantitative
forecasting methods and incorporation of precipitation forecasts
in hydrological models; (7) Hydroinformatics: knowledge-based decision
support systems; machine learning; application of distributed object
technology to flood forecasting and warning systems; computer aided
learning software for water management.
For further information visit the UniBristol website on: www.bris.ac.uk
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