[4][5] Gregory was educated at Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City[citation needed] and the University of Oxford.

[4] He completed his postgraduate study at the University of Birmingham where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in experimental particle physics in 1990[6] for work on the UA1 experiment at CERN.

[13] Gregory's research collaborators include Tom Wigley,[4] Phil Jones John Mitchell.

[24] He has received the 2018 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Climate Change, jointly with Anny Cazenave and John A.

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