Dr. Ellen Dyer

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ellen Dyer is a climate scientist specializing in African climate systems who joined the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford in 2016. Her current work focuses on understanding historical and future climate projections and models in Ethiopia and Kenya as part of the REACH project. Ellen is leading a study on climate information flows in the Awash Basin, Ethiopia, and serves as a research associate for the LaunchPAD project, which aims to build model evaluation diagnostics for Africa. She mentors and collaborates with early career research fellows from four African universities to create diagnostic metrics for global climate models. Her research encompasses various aspects of African climate, including the influence of Indian Ocean rainfall on the Sahel and the moisture sources affecting the Congo Basin. Ellen completed her PhD in Atmospheric Physics at the University of Toronto in 2016 with a background in Physics and African Studies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.