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How we help to advance climate science

ICCS is part of the Virtual Institute for Scientific Software established by Schmidt Sciences, enabling software engineers to support climate scientists.

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About ICCS

What we do

"This isn’t about tackling the climate crisis as a whole – this is about coming up with a plan, sector by sector, as to how we do it." – Prof Emily Shuckburgh

The ICCS staff at the 2024 Cross-VESRI Convening at St John's college

Meet the team

Find out about the people that work at ICCS, including our Directors, Researchers, Research Software Engineers and the Operations team.

Source genesis map displaying the regions where sand and dust storms (SDS) formed from 2003-2024

Congratulations to our interns

Four students joined the ICCS team for eight weeks with projects ranging from environmental modelling to science communication.

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Could you be a 2026 ICCS summer intern?

We're looking for 5 full-time interns to join the ICCS team in Cambridge this summer. The deadline for applications is 24 February.

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The 2026 ICCS Summer School

We'll bring together VESRI teams and external researchers in Cambridge for a week of collaborative, hands-on learning and expert-led sessions.

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The Mathematical Bridge over the River Cam in Cambridge

ICCS is a collaboration between:

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Resources for VESRI members

ICCS helps VESRI teams with computation and research software needs in climate modelling. They can request support via the Resource Allocation Process.