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This blog will report on all research happening at IHRR in risk, resilience and hazards, such as landslides, earthquakes and volcanoes, along with ecological impacts of climate change and much more. It will also include relevant news, topics, essays and online resources for communicating and studying different kinds of hazards and risks in society.
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When it comes to controversial scientific research many scientists can be dismissive or evasive when it comes to dealing with the public. But when it comes to looking at the bigger picture of how the research could interface with policy and in turn governance, it is actually non-scientists that may hold some of the answers, […]
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Thanks to a generous gift from an alumnus of Durham University, IHRR is offering a new Postgraduate Fellowship designed to support a PhD studentship for 3 years in IHRR. The Postgraduate Fellowship will fund a new PhD research project located in a suitable academic department. The project will be conducted in a region of the world with […]
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Event sponsored by the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), Durham University. Organised by the Citizens’ Panel attached to the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (CSJCA), Durham University. This event follows on from a very successful Institute of Advanced Study-sponsored series of activities in 2012: ‘New storylines for living with environmental change: […]
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The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience is hosting a unique forum for postgraduate researchers interested in learning more about fieldwork from a variety of perspectives. Friday 24 May 201310.15-12.30 (followed by lunch) Joachim Room, Hild Bede College, Durham University The forum is an opportunity to mix with Postgraduate Students from around the University and […]
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Reblogged from Earthquakes without Frontiers: Professor Alex Densmore and I are currently recruiting a Post-Doctoral researcher to work with us on a project on earthquake-induced landslides. This post, which will start on 1st October 2013, is a two month position that is part of the consortium team on the ‘Earthquakes Without Frontiers’ project that is […]
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