Dr Angelos Theocharis (Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University, and the UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub) recently organised a five day mobile filmmaking workshop at the Red River Delta in Vietnam as part of his research project "Community Digital Storytelling and Delta Futures” (CDST).

The Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation was established in 2006 by Jan Moyes, in memory of Christopher Moyes who died in 2006. Christopher was a founder of the Go-Ahead transport group, chair of Durham University council, deputy lieutenant of the County of Durham and a great family man. Chris was widely respected as a quiet, effective leader who believed in making a difference.

Spotlight on Ivo Pink, Research Postgraduate (PhD)

Professor David Toll, Co-Director of the IHRR, will contribute to the AGERP 2022 International Workshop on Unsaturated Soils. The event takes place from 24th to 26th May 2022.

Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience May newsletter

Dr Ruszczyk, Post Doctoral Research Associate, has had a paper published on COVID and urban health: Ruszczyk H.A., Castán Broto V.C., and McFarlane C. (2022) Urban Health Challenges: Lessons from COVID-19 Responses, Geoforum 131, 105-115, doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.03.003, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718522000458?via%3Dihub

Professor Julian Williams, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Executive Director and Professor in Accounting and Finance, recently attended the Financial Cryptography and Data Security conference in Grenada.

As a Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr Carly Beckerman, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, is working with colleagues at the forefront of AI and forecasting to generate a global risk assessment for terrorists’ use of drones.

Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience April newsletter

Congratulations to Dr Sim Reaney, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, on having a paper published on World Water Day2022.

The IHRR presents the Exploring Risk Film Festival on the 4th May 2022. The Festival is a celebration of science, story-telling and how to believe in a better world. The festival asks filmmakers to consider hazards to human life, society and wellbeing and how we might imagine a just, safe and sustainable future.

David Toll - Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS) international seminar: “Analysis of weather effects on geo-infrastructure”, 30th March 2022