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Road to Resilience: Navigating the interplay of politics, governance, and physical hazards in building resilient road networks

[05/24] The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) hosted a one-day hybrid workshop on the many factors that affect road networks.
several academics sitting around a table

Commentary published in the Journal of the British Academy

[05/24] Health and wellbeing in the face of crises Commentary published in Journal of the British Academy
Health and wellbeing in the face of crises Commentary published in Journal of the British Academy

Discussing partnerships with Ukraine 26-27 March 2024

Professor Markian Prokopovych, Dr Hanna Ruszczyk and Fleur Riley discuss prospects and challenges of partnerships with Ukraine
Photo of Dr Hanna Ruszczyk, picture from PowerPoint slide

The Gobeshona Global Conference 4

Co-organized by ICCCAD, IUB and IHRR, Durham University 1st to 8th March 2024
Climate

Dr Ruszczyk was an invited speaker at Reading University

[02/24] Dr Ruszczyk, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) was invited to speak about her Gender and Resilience in the City book at Reading University.
Gender and Resilience in the City book poster

Climate Change Risks of Cultural Heritage

[02/24] Professor David Toll gave a presentation as part of the International Online Training Workshop on Climate Change Risks of Cultural Heritage.
Programme for the Climate Change Risks of Cultural Heritage Workshop

IHRR supports Zaporizhzhia National University in interdisciplinary research

[12/23] The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) supports Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU), Ukraine, by documenting the realities of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine through technology.
ZNU visitor

'Representing People on the Move' subproject - IHRR and Geography collaborate with ZNU

[12/23] The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) and the Dept. of Geography at Durham University collaborate with Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU), Ukraine, on 'Representing People on the Move' subproject.
ZNU academics visit

Grant success - 'Implementing road cut design policy guidelines for Nepal'

[12/23] A new grant of £35k has been awarded by EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) to the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) PDRA Dr Ellen Robson on “Implementing road cut design policy guidelines for Nepal”.
Road cut slopes in Nepal

Virtual reality scoping workshop

[11/23] This one-day workshop hosted by the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University explored the breadth of work involving virtual reality at Durham and potential strategies for its greater integration into hazard, risk, and resilience research and practice.
VR demonstration

Postgraduate Taught Careers Event for Risk Masters students

[11/23] Durham University's Department of Geography and the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) jointly organised a half-day careers day for Durham's three Risk Masters programmes.
Careers day programme

Water quality in the Lake Victoria Basin

Dr Aaron Neill (research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, IHRR, at Durham University) and Dr Sim Reaney (co-director of the IHRR) visited Kenya to support a new strand of research on nature-based solutions to impaired water quality in the Lake Victoria Basin.
Kenyan water bodies