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IHRR participates to the Unearthing the Past, Shaping the Future international seminar in Jaipur, India

[11/25] To mark its 175th anniversary, the Geological Survey of India hosts an international seminar in Jaipur (20–21 Nov 2025). Professor Guzzetti gives a keynote on landslide anticipation.
Geological Survey of India international seminar Unearthing the Past, Shaping the Future in Jaipur, India, 20-21 November 2025.

Durham scientist contributes to global UNESCO report on unprecedented glacier loss

Geographer Dr Caroline Clason has played a key role in a major new international report highlighting the accelerating decline of the world’s glaciers and ice sheets.
A mountain glacier running into water.

New publication in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

[07/25] Dr Ellen Robson (PDRA, IHRR) and Dr Peter McGowran (Research Associate, King’s College London) led the organisation of an interdisciplinary workshop that explored the intersections between roads, development and disaster resilience with 50 practitioners, policymakers, and physical and social scientists – a synthesis of the workshop discussions has now been published as a journal article in IJDRR.
ER the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr Ashutosh Kumar visits IHRR

[07/25] Dr Ashutosh Kumar (IHRR Visiting Fellow and Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Mandi) visited the IHRR to collaborate with Dr Ellen Robson (IHRR PDRA) for their project on 'Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering curriculum for the Indian Himalayas’.
Dr Ashutosh Kumar visits IHRR

ReSC | Mass Casualty Plans for a Resilient Health and Social Care System: What Risks and Impacts do Planners Consider

[06/25] Summary: A Durham University–NHS Highland research team, has been awarded £80,000 in UKRI SALIENT Devolved Funding for a new project on Mass Casualty Plans for a Resilient Health and Social Care System (ReSC)
Research Grant Logo plus images depicting mass casualty event

Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering Curriculum for Indian Himalayas

[06/25] Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering Curriculum for Indian Himalayas (British Council’s £30,000 Industry Academia Collaborative Grant, Sept 2024-2025)
Integrating Disaster Preparedness

The Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025

[05/25] The Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025 explored stories of increasing resilience through visual arts approaches. The event was co-organised by IHRR at Durham University, Tribhuvan University, Nepal and IIT Mandi, India.
The Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025

The Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025

[05/25] The Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025 featured the Picture of Risk exhibition, which captured stories of increasing resilience through visual arts approaches. The event was co-organised by IHRR at Durham University, Tribhuvan University, Nepal and IIT Mandi, India.
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IHRR host Open House & Networking Event

[05/25] Exploring Risk and Resilience: IHRR Open House Welcomes Community Engagement
IHRR host Open House & Networking Event

Dr Rebekah Harries presented at the European Geoscience Union (EGU) in Vienna

[04/25] Dr Harries (IHRR PDRA) was invited to present her research on catastrophic sediment-rich flows triggered by warm storms.
Dr Rebekah Harries presented at the European Geoscience Union (EGU) in Vienna - lon

Sim Reaney presented the SCIMAP tool at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna April 2025

[04/25] Sim Reaney presented the SCIMAP tool at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), focusing on how nutrients impact instream ecology. The SCIMAP tool is part of the wider SCIMAP toolkit that identifies the sources of diffuse pollution and flood waters at the landscape scale.
Sim Reaney EGU April 2025

New publication in Remote Sensing

[04/25] A Newcastle University-Durham University research group, including IHRR codirector Dr Sim Reaney and IHRR PDRA Dr Ellen Robson, funded by the UK Space Agency have published a new article in Remote Sensing on ‘Capability Analysis of Earth Observation Data for Integrated Emergency Management’.
Remote sensing