Dr Calum T. M. Nicholson read Social Anthropology at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, was awarded an MPhil in Migration Studies from St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and holds a PhD in Human Geography. He has conducted original research that reconsiders how we understand the societal implications of climate change, notably in the context of its relationship to human migration and international development.

A former Parliamentary researcher and development consultant, Dr Nicholson teaches courses at the University of Cambridge on international development, international migration, and the politics of climate change. At Cambridge. He currently serves as Director of Research at the Danube Institute, but remains a guest researcher at the Climate Policy Institute where he contributes to the mission, activities, and research of the Climate Policy Institute.