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Have you secured your place at the 14th IRDR Annual Conference next week?

Join us and hear from a fantastic array of speakers, including David O'Neill MBE FInSTR FICPEM, Institute of Search and Technical Rescue (InSTR) and Chair of Fire Aid and International Development, in conversation with Dr Rozana Himaz.

The conference is free to attend but registration is required: https://bit.ly/3JSL1Ev

The countdown to is on! We are pleased to share that Tobias Sturt () will join us on Day 1 (Wednesday) for a mini masterclass, sharing tools and tips for communicating and visualising data using storytelling.

Looking forward to seeing some of you next week!

Did you know that you can view the PhD poster presentations that will be presented at this year's IRDR Annual Conference online?

Take a look at our latest, cutting edge postgraduate research here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/phd-research-exhibition-14th-irdr-annual-conference

(Poster by Emma Back)

We're thrilled to announce that Nidhi Rathod, IRDR Department Manager, has won the "Valuing our staff and improving on the overall staff experience" award in this year's BEAMS Professional Services Awards!

The awards recognise the positive attitude and commitment that professional services staff in BEAMS bring to their work at UCL.

Congratulations to all winners and runners up from UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences UCL Engineering The Bartlett UCL

📣 Vacancy alert!

IRDR is seeking an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Quantitative Methods for a fixed term of three months.

🔗 Find out more https://buff.ly/3KJenW4
🗓️ Apply by 24 June

Dr Susannah Fisher, Principal Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, was chosen to be a part of the small, dedicated team of experts to represent UCL at the Bonn Climate Change Conference closing this week. Dr Fisher attended the joint mission to engage in dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building, embodying UCL's commitment to making substantial impact and advancing knowledge in the international climate action space.

The Bonn Climate Change Conference is a meeting point for parties involved in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process including: governments, civil society organisations, scientists, and other stakeholders, offering a chance to come together and advance the global climate agenda.

Read more about Dr Fisher's UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship and her wider research: https://lnkd.in/dpZDJ6BU

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The UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) 14th Annual Conference is this month and we have an excellent agenda and line up of disaster professionals, researchers, and students joining us.

Keynote speaker Paola Albrito, Director of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) discusses all things "Futures of Risks: Causes, Consequences, Change".

🗓 25 June 2024
⏰ 09:00 - 17:30 BST

Keep an eye on the official page for developments and new speakers. Register for your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3JSL1Ev

On Wednesday, Prof Chris Howard will be sharing his own attempts to combat global warming through venture building, based on his experience of co-founding Prosemino, the net-zero technology venture builder.

🗓️ 12 June
🕑 2pm–3pm
💻 Zoom

Sign up here:

MAPS IE Seminar: Venture building for a net-zero world We welcome Chris Howard, Professor of Materials Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy as our guest speaker for this MAPS Innovation & Enterprise Seminar. Chris will be sharing his own attempts to combat global warming via his academic role and through the co-founding of the net-zero tec...

A fantastic opportunity for UCL students this week!

Join us at the Expeditions and Fieldwork Evening Seminar - Learning from the World. Hear from awe-inspiring speakers Benedict Allen - Explorer, writer, and filmmaker specialising in learning from indigenous people, and Dr Alicia Colson - UCL Archaeology alumni and member/patron of UK Explorer’s Club.

Learn more about Benedict here: https://www.benedictallen.com/

Learn more about Dr Colson here: https://aliciacolson.wixsite.com/aliciacolson

🗓 Thursday 06 June 2024
⏰ 17:30 - 20: 00 BST

The event is free to attend for UCL students but you must register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-expeditions-and-fieldwork-evening-seminar-learning-from-the-world-tickets-907460026367?aff=oddtdtcreator

UCL Expeditions and Fieldwork Evening Seminar – Learning from the World Join us for an inspiring session about what you can achieve by participating in, and leading, your own expeditions and fieldwork.

A new IRDR blog post for a new week!

Dr Zahra Khan, research and outreach assistant at the Gender Responsive Resilience & Intersectionality in Policy & Practice (GRRIPP) project, discusses the launch of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) to support the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Follow the link below for the full blog post 📝

Launch of Gender Action Plan (GAP) to support Sendai Framework for DRR On the 18th of March 2024, at the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW) 68 in NYC, the Gender Action Plan (GAP) to support the Sendai Framework was launched. I was very happy to be sitting in th…

More excellent speakers have now been confirmed for next month's UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR) .

Join us and hear from Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation; Alice Marks, Senior Manager at the Royal Academy of Engineering and Jess Camburn, CEO at Elrha.

Registration closes TODAY. For the full agenda and to secure your place, please visit: https://bit.ly/49moFW4

Disasters Avoided Newsletter #3
Focusing on avoiding and dealing with disasters on small islands.
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The Disasters Avoided Newsletter - Edition 3 (May 2024)

Registration for next month's UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR) conference being held at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) closes on 31 May 2024. That's in THREE DAYS!

Make sure to secure your tickets and join us for a fantastic two days of esteemed panel guests and high quality networking opportunities as we discuss how to engage in "Collaborative research to make a difference". Please share widely among your networks.

Full agenda and registration can be found here: https://bit.ly/49moFW4

Congratulations to our recent nominees for in the 2024 UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences Faculty Education Awards and the UCL Provost’s Education Awards!

🏅 Jose Delgado and Dr Lisa Guppy nominated for Individual Excellence
🏅 Caroline Russell has come Highly Commended
🏅 Franka Pues nominated for a Faculty Education Award

The awards collectively celebrate and who make outstanding contributions to the experience and success of . Exceptional individuals and teams receive the Provost’s Education Award.

A fantastic line up of speakers awaits you at next month's UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR) conference. hashtag

Wednesday's special guests include Frank Savage, Chairman of the Commonwealth Disaster Management Agency (CDMA) and Helene Galy, Managing Director of the WTW Research Network.

Joining us on Thursday is Professor Adnan Qadir Khan, Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Professor in the School of Public Policy at The The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE; Dr Candice Howarth, Head of Climate Adaptation and Resilience at the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; Dr Alex Freeman, bringing experience from documentary making with the BBC and her time as Head of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge Online; and Nancy Hay, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation.

Ticket sales END TODAY. To see the full programme and speaker list, as well as to secure your place, follow the link below.

UKADR 2024 Conference: Collaborative research to make a difference UK Alliance for Disaster Reduction 2024 Conference “Collaborative research to make a difference” hosted by UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.

Brand new to our student IRDR blog is this inspiring piece by Global Studies BSc student Tiffany Mihardja, who founded the charity RHome in 2021 to support in Indonesia.

Read more here: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/irdr-student/2024/05/13/from-house-to-home-empowering-refugees-with-rhome/

From Policy to Practice: Case Studies in Resilience and Public Warning with Everbridge Everbridge joins the UCL Warning Research Centre for From Policy to Practice: Case Studies in Resilience and Public Warning25 March 2024Discover the intersec...

Counts: "How to Avoid the Next "
https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/how-to-avoid-the-next-pandemic
With thanks to Natural Hazards Center Lori Peek.

How to Avoid the Next Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic claimed millions of lives, but stronger international cooperation, better management of isolation, and socio-technological solutions could have reduced the most devasting impacts. This piece explains how.

Registration is open for our 14th IRDR Annual Conference!

The 2024 theme is “Futures of Risk” and we will be showcasing our vast array of research related to this theme, including causes, consequences and much needed change. Please share widely with your networks.

Book your free place and join us on 25th June in London - see the link in bio 🔗

Registration is open for our 14th IRDR Annual Conference!

The 2024 theme is "Futures of Risk" and we'll be showcasing our vast array of research related to this, including causes, consequences and much needed change. Please share widely with your networks!

Book your free place and join us on 25th June in London.

14th IRDR Annual Conference: Futures of Risk: Causes, Consequences, Change Join us at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction 14th Annual Conference.

Huge congratulations to the IRDR’s Assistant Professor Sarah Dryhurst who has been invited to join the Technical Advisory Group for the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll - the first global study of and of risk to people’s safety.

This excellent new blog post is jointly written by UCL and the Universities of Hyogo and Tohoku, Japan. Here we explore reflections on 2024 Noto earthquake: do we need to pay more attention to the ‘human’ element of disaster?

Read the full post here: https://bit.ly/44wqije

Co-authored by Dr Miwako Kitamura, Dr Anawat Suppasri, Ms Hayley Leggett, Dr Anna Matsukawa, Dr Stephen Roberts and Dr Punam Yadav.

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Reflections on 2024 Noto earthquake: do we need to pay more attention to the ‘human’ element of disaster? A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Noto Peninsula of Japan on New Year’s Day in 2024. Family members had come home to celebrate the New Year when the earthquake hit. Japan has a high level of awaren…

Last week, staff and PhD students gathered together for the 2024 Spring Academy at the beautiful Hartsfield Manor in Surrey. The Spring Academy is our annual two-day residential trip that takes us out of UCL and into the countryside to spend time together in a space that allows contemplation, connection, inspiration and meaningful discussion.

This year, we had a wonderful two days collectively considering our identity, impact and role in the world of disaster risk reduction scholarship and practice, as we transition from an institute to a full department.

Registration is now OPEN for this year's UK Alliance for Disaster Research on "collaborative research to make a difference."

The UKADR 2024 Conference will bring together , and funders with an interest in reduction. This year there will be invited talks on case studies of positive collaborations across sectors to encourage evidence-based , participant breakout discussions around how to improve collaboration and assist practitioners to guide conversations, primary research and practitioner presentations as well as flashtalks from early career researchers and practitioners to share current work, findings and challenges.

The UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction are hosting the conference, so sign up to attend and we look forward to seeing you there!

🗓️ 26th - 27th June 2024
📍 UCL main campus, London

UKADR 2024 Conference: Collaborative research to make a difference UK Alliance for Disaster Reduction 2024 Conference “Collaborative research to make a difference” hosted by UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.

Our latest post is written by UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction candidate Salma Al-Zadjali, who is researching the feasibility of cloud seeding over the Al-Hajar mountains in .

In this piece she asks: "Was the flood disaster in Oman avoidable?"

Read the full post here 👇

Was the flood disaster in Oman avoidable? On April 14, a severe flash flood invaded Oman from an extreme precipitation event that lasted until April 17. The highest rainfall record over the entire period was 302mm, while the peak hourly re…

Closing tomorrow! 🚨

If you've not submitted an abstract for this year's UK Alliance for Disaster Research conference being held at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction this summer, you have until 13:00 BST on Wednesday 24th April 2024.

For more information, visit:

UKADR 2024 Conference: Collaborative research to make a difference UK Alliance for Disaster Reduction 2024 Conference “Collaborative research to make a difference” hosted by UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.

Join Director of the UCL IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies Professor Patty Kostkova on the "Digital diseases surveillance - public health response in the real world" panel at the much-anticipated 6th Anniversary event next month!

Don't miss out, make sure you're registered: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dphe-6th-annual-workshopvector-borne-diseases-digital-one-health-approach-tickets-850942009457?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our very own Professor Kostkova will be chairing the panel on: "Digital diseases surveillance - public health response in the real world". UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction UCL



Register now: https://tinyurl.com/6thdphe

Prof. Bruna R. Ornelas de Gouveia, Regional Director of Health, Governo da Madeira brings health systems expertise to discuss " Digital sensing and vector modelling of vectors in the context of climate change".

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More info: https://tinyurl.com/6thdphe

Have a question about our undergraduate course? Ask our staff/students at the live Q&A session 22-26 April.

UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction sessions are on Monday! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4c2EcwN

Undergraduate Virtual Open Days bookings are live! Secure your place on our Q&A sessions 22-26 April to find out from our students and academics what it's like to study at UCL: https://bit.ly/4c2EcwN

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We've got an incredible line-up of speakers and panelists, with Professor Kate Jones chairing the panel on "Digital sensing and vector modelling in the context of climate change".
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Don't miss out: https://tinyurl.com/6thdphe