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.

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 (IHRR/Geography PhD student funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation) passed her viva with minor revisions.

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) hosted an internal Durham University networking event on 20 September 2023.

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.

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”

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.

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.

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, a member of IHRR Management Board, being recognised by the Women's Engineering Society as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering

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.

Dr Igor Kotsiuba, CARA visiting fellow, Durham University