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IHRR event on 'Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice'
The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University hosted an event on 'Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice' for early career scientists on 24 October 2023.
Article co-authored by IHRR Dr Ellen Robson on landslides in the Himalayas
Dr Ellen Robson, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University, has co-authored a publication with colleagues at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on rainfall-triggered landslides in the Himalayas in 'The Conversation'.
Chandika Shrestha has passed her viva!
Chandika Shrestha (IHRR/Geography PhD student funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation) passed her viva with minor revisions.
IHRR networking event
The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) hosted an internal Durham University networking event on 20 September 2023.
Publication by IHRR Rebekah Harries: "Climate aridity delays morphological response of Andean river valleys to tectonic uplift"
Dr Rebekah Harries, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), has published an article in Geomorphology that investigates how persistent climate patterns impact mountain river morphology and explores the implications for how sensitively different rivers may respond to future climatic change.
Water infrastructure in Nepal
A new grant of £96k has been awarded by British Academy/Royal Academy of Engineering/Royal Society for interdisciplinary research “Exploring the feasibility of regenerating Medieval Licchavi Period irrigation infrastructure in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”
Spotlight on Dr Bhim Kumar Dahal, research visitor from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Dr Bhim Kumar Dahal visited the IHRR for two weeks in July 2023 to collaborate with Dr Ellen Robson and Prof David Toll on the development of road cut slope design guidelines for Nepal.
Publication co-authored by IHRR Dr Hanna Ruszczyk: "Managed urban retreat: the trouble with crisis narratives"
Dr Hanna Ruszczyk, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), has co-authored a publication on climate change and crisis narratives in the journal Urban Geography.
Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'
The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.
Beth Barnes, recognised by the Women's Engineering Society as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering
Beth Barnes, a member of IHRR Management Board, being recognised by the Women's Engineering Society as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering
Disaster risk decision-making was on the agenda for the Commonwealth politicians at an IHRR & CPA workshop for small Parliaments
The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience together with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s (CPA) Small Branches network organised a workshop on disaster risk management which was attended by Members of Parliament from 13 small Parliaments in the Commonwealth.
Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience Seminar Series, Igor Kotsiuba, Monday 17th October 2022
Dr Igor Kotsiuba, CARA visiting fellow, Durham University
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