Oliver Perkins

Oliver Perkins is a Research Fellow in Geography at King's College London, focusing on global fire regimes and their socio-ecological dimensions. He holds an Impact Fellowship at Royal Holloway, University of London (Dec 2023–Mar 2024) and served as an Academic Fellow at DEFRA (Nov 2022–May 2023). His PhD (2020–2023, King's College) explored agent-based methods for modeling anthropogenic fire in dynamic vegetation systems.

Research interests include human-fire interactions, policy impacts on burning practices, land-use change, and climate mitigation strategies. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and environmental sustainability. Perkins has published widely on fire management models (e.g., WHAM! v1.0), policy analysis, and carbon dioxide removal feasibility.

Recent publications analyze global fire regimes through expert elicitation, behavioral modeling, and socio-ecological frameworks. His collaborative work spans Europe, Africa, and Asia, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to fire governance and climate resilience.