Royal Meteorological Society
As the world aims to reach Net Zero carbon emissions, many new career opportunities are opening up as job roles become greener. The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for weather and climate, which includes working to support the next generation. Working with Green Careers Week, RMetS hopes to showcase some of the broad range of careers already available in weather and climate, provide guidance on what to study and how to access these opportunities, and encourage more people from diverse backgrounds to consider a career in these areas.
So you want to do something about Climate Change?
We created a playlist of great original content for you to enjoy. We explore some of the many careers in climate change that you could do with qualifications in STEM subjects. If you want to work in an area where you can do something positive about climate change, but don’t know how, have a look at the work that these people do, why they think it’s important and the paths they took to the jobs that they now do. If a career in weather or climate sounds interesting, have a look at the further careers information.
My Career So Far in Weather & Climate
Are you considering a career in weather, climate or climate change? Maybe you’re choosing which A Level/higher subjects to take, or starting to look at undergraduate courses, or maybe you’re already an undergraduate and wondering what to do next. In this free, online careers day organised by the Royal Meteorological Society, we asked people from UK Universities, the Met Office and other employers of meteorologists to tell you a bit about their current work and how they got there, and we’ll explore the best routes into meteorology.
- Speaker 1: Kirsty McCabe, Weather Presenter and Meteorologist
- Speaker 2: Matthew Scholes, Undergraduate, University of Edinburgh (Physics with Meteorology)
- Speaker 3: Thomas Breitburd, Undergraduate, University of Reading (Meteorology and Climate with a year in Oklahoma)
- Speaker 4: Ravi Kotecha, Weather Risk Manager for UK Transport - DTN
- Speaker 1: Heather Corden, Postgraduate Student, Bern University (Climate Sciences)
- Speaker 2: Esme Stallard, Climate and Science Journalist, BBC News
- Speaker 3: Dr Sarah Wilson Kemsley, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia
- Speaker 4: Emily Dowd, Postgraduate Student, Leeds University
- Speaker 1: Dr Hannah Bloomfield, Science Engagement Fellow – Insurance Industry, Royal Meteorological Society (and University of Bristol)
- Speaker 2: Matthew Wright, Science Engagement Fellow – Energy Industry, Royal Meteorological Society (and University of Oxford)
- Speaker 3: Hannah Findlay, Met Office Meteorological Advisor to the Independent Gritting Sector
- Speaker 4: Katie Hodge, Applied Scientist. Science for Impacts, Resilience & Adaptation Team - Met Office
- Speaker 1: Rebecca Griffiths, Education Outreach Learning Consultant - Met Office
- Speaker 2: Dan Skinner, Science Engagement Fellow – Early Careers, Royal Meteorological Society (and University of East Anglia)
Careers in Meteorology booklet for early-career professionals
Careers in Weather and Climate booklet for secondary students
