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William Fletcher is a Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the School of Environment, Education and Development. His research focuses on abrupt environmental and climatic changes using vegetation records from Quaternary sediment archives, with a particular emphasis on North African and Mediterranean environments. He teaches courses including the Pyrenees Overseas Fieldcourse, Plant Ecology and Global Change, and Palaeoecology in Practice.
Education:
- PhD in Quaternary Palaeoenvironments (University of Cambridge, 2006)
- MPhil in Quaternary Science (University of Cambridge, 2001)
- BA in Archaeology and Anthropology (University of Cambridge, 1999)
Research Interests: Palynology, palaeoclimatology, Quaternary vegetation dynamics, environmental change in Morocco, pollen geochemistry, and radiocarbon dating. His work addresses topics like Holocene climate variability, glacial dynamics in the Atlas Mountains, and the impacts of industrialization on ecosystems.
Professional Service:
- External Examiner at the University of Sussex
- Member of international organizations including QRA, INTIMATE, and the Quaternary Research Association
- Editorial board member of The Holocene and Quaternary
Grants and Projects:
- NERC Discipline Hopping Award (Tropical influence on Northwest Africa climate)
- Leverhulme-funded Holocene Glacier Dynamics project in Morocco
- EU-funded DINAMO3 project (Mediterranean vegetation responses to warming)
Lab/Teams: Collaborates with the Manchester Environmental Research Institute and international networks like INTIMATE and PAGES.
