Professional summary

Glenn is Associate Science Director for Water and Climate Science, providing leadership across five research groups of around 120 people in total. The group covers floods, droughts, water resources and water quality, with expertise in water monitoring, modelling and analysis.

Glenn is a member of the UKCEH Executive Committee (ExCo) and the Science Leadership Committee (SLC), contributing to the strategic direction and impact of UKCEH. He is also a member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s Science Committee, which advises on NERC’s research and innovation investments.

Glenn holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Birmingham. For his PhD at the University of Bristol he studied soil erosion and hydrology on agricultural terraces in semi-arid south-east Spain. Glenn joined UKCEH from the Environment Agency, where he spent 9 years as Deputy Director for Research. Previous roles at the Environment Agency included working as a regional hydrologist, leading national water resources and water supply planning, drought management, and climate change research.

Other Publications

Rachel Stubbington; Judy England; Romain Sarremejane; Glenn Watts; Paul J. Wood 2024 The effects of drought on biodiversity in UK river ecosystems: Drying rivers in a wet country. WIREs Water DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1745

Griffith, H.V.; Wade, A.J.; Lavers, D.A.; Watts, G 2020 Atmospheric river orientation determines flood occurrence. Hydrological Processes DOI: 10.1002/hyp.13905

 Hall, J.W.; Mortazavi-Naeini, M.; Borgomeo, E.; Baker, B.; Gavin, H.; Gough, M.; Harou, J.J.; Hunt, D.; Lambert, C.; Piper, B.; Richardson, N; Watts G 2020 Risk-based water resources planning in practice: a blueprint for the water industry in England. Water and Environment Journal DOI: 10.1111/wej.12479

Watts, G.; Battarbee, R.W.; Bloomfield, J.P.; Crossman, J.; Daccache, A.; Durance, I.; Elliott, J.A.; Garner, G.; Hannaford, J.; Hannah, D.M. et al. 2015 Climate change and water in the UK – past changes and future prospects. Progress in Physical Geography DOI: 10.1177/0309133314542957