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Vladimir Jankovic is a Reader at the University of Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). He leads research on weather, climate, and environmental history since the 18th century, focusing on topics such as environmental medicine, urban climatology, and socio-economic vulnerability to weather disasters. He serves as President of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology and has secured grants from the Wellcome Trust, ESRC, and NSF. His work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary urban design, as seen in a recent ESRC project on urban meteorology and city planning with Michael Hebbert.
**Research Interests**:
- Climate change history and policy
- Urban climate adaptation
- Disaster governance
- Environmental medicine in the 18th–19th centuries
- Atmospheric sciences and cultural representation
**Teaching**: He has taught at the University of Manchester, University of Kentucky, and University of Notre Dame, pioneering courses like ‘History of Climate Change’ and ‘Science and Globalization.’ His pedagogical contributions include designing curricula for the UK’s Higher Education Academy and NSF initiatives.
**Grants & Projects**: Principal Investigator on ESRC urban climate projects, NSF-funded studies on disaster policy, and Wellcome Trust grants. Collaborations include work with MARC on architectural climate resilience.
**Books**: Includes Reading the Skies (2000), Confronting the Climate (2010), and edited volumes on environmental history and urban meteorology.
