Richard is a Professor of Hydrogeology at University College London and Adjunct Professor at Makerere University, Uganda. For over two decades, he has worked with researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders across tropical Africa and South Asia to inform strategies for expanding and sustaining equitable access to safe water. He has led large transdisciplinary consortia focused on needs-driven, solutions-oriented research that also strengthens individual and institutional capacity. A Senior Fellow of The Royal Society, he contributed to two chapters of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. Richard is Co-Lead Investigator on the CLARITY project and will become Professor of Groundwater and Climate Resilience at the University of Toronto in July 2026.
