**About the Editor**

**Clare Heaviside**, Associate Professor, is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellow and Principal Investigator at University College London, UK. Dr Heaviside's research interests lie in the impacts of climate change, particularly on health. She works on urban climate and is interested in the urban heat island, air pollution, heatwaves, and the associated effects on health. She previously worked at Oxford University and before that, was Head of Climate Change at Public Health England, a UK Government Agency, where she led a team and coordinated climate change research, advice, and activities across the agency. Her PhD is in Atmospheric Physics from Imperial College, London. Dr Heaviside embraces a multidisciplinary approach to research, using her knowledge and skills in climatology, environmental science, and public health to produce research outputs that can be applied to improving health and aiding effective climate change adaptation strategies.
