Qi Cheng
Qi studies unequal urban heat risk and climate resilience through global-scale climate modeling and spatial analysis.
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Qi is a PhD researcher at UCL's Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR), studying urban heat vulnerability, climate resilience, and climate modeling at a global scale. Her work examines how heat exposure, vulnerability, and health outcomes are distributed unevenly across cities and population groups. Her research aims to support more equitable urban adaptation and risk reduction, with particular attention to protecting vulnerable populations from extreme heat.
Qi has received the UCL Dean's Prize and the Oxford Swire Scholarship. Her doctoral research is fully funded through international scholarship support.
Research interests
- Urban heat vulnerability
- Heat exposure inequality
- Climate resilience and adaptation
- Climate justice
- Heat-related health inequality
- Equitable urban risk reduction
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Funding
Selected for the UCL Careers supervisory funding scheme for short-term research projects, with £1,500 in funding to design and supervise a 70-hour summer research project for a Careers Extra undergraduate in 2026.
Research contributions
Qi contributes to STC’s work on urban heat vulnerability, climate modeling, health inequality, and equitable urban adaptation.