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We stimulate and support thought and practice around hazard, risk and resilience.
We are transdisciplinary and responsive, drawing on expertise across the physical and social sciences.
We train people to work with complexity and the interrelationships between hazard, risk and resilience.
We directly support and collaborate with governments, communities and NGOs.
We stimulate and support, thought and practice around hazard, risk and resilience.
We draw on our global range of activities and stakeholder engagement to make a real difference to people living with hazard and risk now and in the future.
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We are a world-leading research institute in hazard, risk and resilience based at Durham University. We support innovative research and training for use in policy and practice, collaborating directly with communities, Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and governments.
Our commitment is to work with and learn from the widest possible range of stakeholders living with hazard and risk – empowering people, fostering resilience, and improving lives, both now and in the future. Our success stems from our capacity to approach complex problems holistically, drawing together a transdisciplinary team of experts from across the physical sciences, the social sciences and the humanities.
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Air pollution and the ethics of recommending facemasks
Professor Claire Horwell has been working as part of an international team who have been researching levels of air pollution. Record levels of air pollution have been measured in some parts of the world posing a danger to human health.
Claire and the team have now produced a new framework to support ethical decision-making on whether to recommend or provide facemasks to the public to help reduce exposure to harmful pollutants.
(27 Nov 2019) » More about Air pollution and the ethics of recommending facemasks
Dartmouth-Durham Global Debate Series: Cybersecurity in today’s digital society.
Professor Julian Williams is attending The Dartmouth-Durham Global Debate which will showcase the future of cyber landscape and discuss how organisations and governments can implement best processes and structures to “ensure a coordinated cyber resilience strategy” across the organisation.
Dartmouth - Durham Debate flyer, New York
Dartmouth - Durham Debate flyer, Washington
You can learn more about debate and how to register tickets through this link.
(1 Nov 2019) » More about Dartmouth-Durham Global Debate Series: Cybersecurity in today’s digital society.
Subscribe to this newsMonday 20 January 2020
- IHRR Seminar: Convenient saviours: ‘local’ volunteers in humanitarian crises, conflicts and development 1:00pm to 2:00pm, W007, Geography, Matt Baillie-Smith, Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk
Monday 3 February 2020
- IHRR Seminar: Title TBC 1:00pm to 2:00pm, W007, Geography, Nick Barber, KTP Research Associate , Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk
Monday 17 February 2020
- Infrastructure decisions in a short-termist society: how is it done? 1:00pm to 2:00pm, TBC, Bridget Rosewell, Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk
Monday 2 March 2020
- IHRR Seminar: Title TBC 1:00pm to 2:00pm, W007, Geography, Simon Englehart, Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk
Monday 16 March 2020
- IHRR Seminar 1:00pm to 2:00pm, VTBC, Dave Milledge, Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk