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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University

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A world-leading research institute in Hazard, Risk & Resilience durham.ac.uk/ihrr Email: ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk

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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🌊 IHRR Seminar Alert Join us for a talk with Professor Noel Keenlyside on how Atlantic multi‑decadal variability is shaping climate trends
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🌟 Now Open: IHRR Seedcorn Funds 2025/26 🌟 Small awards (up to £2,000) now available to support early‑stage research + outreach across Durham University. Open to projects in hazard, risk & resilience—perfect for testing ideas, building collaborations and kick‑starting future funding.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🌍 IHRR Seminar Join us for Dr Caroline Clason’s talk on the risks of glacier decline and what shrinking “mountain water towers” mean for global water, energy, and food security. 💧 “Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water.”
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
🎉 Congrats to Dr Ashutosh Kumar, IHRR Visiting Fellow, on receiving the IACMAG Excellent Paper Award! His work with Dr Arash Azizi and Prof David Toll advances understanding of how weather affects compacted soils in railway embankments. DOI: doi.org/10.1061/(ASC...
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Kostas Nikolopoulos, Co-Director of IHRR, on the launch of his latest book. We were delighted to celebrate the recent book launch by Professor Kostas Nikolopoulos, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR).
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Dr Ellen Robson is leading a new international project awarded US$100k by CDRI (IRAX). With Prof Bruce D Malamud and Dr Ashutosh Kumar (IIT Mandi), the team will develop PoDRI—a free, open-access online course on disaster-resilient infrastructure, with partners in the UK, India & New Zealand. 👏
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Our December IHRR Newsletter is out! Full of fresh updates, timely insights, and important dates for your calendar. If you didn’t see it in your inbox today, now’s a great time to join our mailing list — we’ll send our latest news directly to you each month.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
📣 IHRR welcomes four new Co-Directors! We’re excited to announce the appointment of four new Co-Directors to the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), strengthening our leadership in interdisciplinary risk and resilience research.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
IHRR is thrilled to welcome Dr Fausto Guzzetti, world-leading landslide expert, as our new Prof. of Hazard and Risk. Supported by the IHRR Donor Fund for Strategic Research & Outreach Initiatives, Dr Guzzetti joins us after a distinguished 40-year career advancing natural hazard research in Italy.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🌍 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – with Dr Lauren Martin 🌍 Join us for our next IHRR seminar with Dr Lauren Martin, Associate Professor in Geography at Durham University. 🗓️ Mon 17 Nov 2025 🕐 1:15–2:30pm (UK) 📍 TLC 117, Durham University 💻 In person + online – all welcome!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🚨 Don’t forget! It’s not too late to register for Professor Bruce D. Malamud’s seminar today! 🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 🌋 Join us for Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios with Professor Bruce D. Malamud, Director & Wilson Chair, IHRR. 📅 20 Oct 2025 | 🕐 1:15–2:30pm | 📍 TLC 117 / Teams 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/4p4f84nx #IHRR #DurhamUniversity #NaturalHazards #RiskResearch
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🌊 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Opening with Dr Brian Cook 🌊 Join us for the first seminar of the new academic year! 📅 Mon 13 Oct 2025 🕐 1:15–2:30 pm (UK) 📍 TLC 117, Durham University 💻 In person + online – open to all 🔗 Sign up: lnkd.in/epHuw5pd
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🌟 Thank you, Dr Rebekah Harries! 🌟 As she concludes her PDRA role at IHRR, we celebrate her vital work on climate, erosion & sediment transport, and her creative science communication. Excited she’ll stay on as a Visiting Fellow!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
🚨 Last chance! 🚨 Today’s the final day to register for the UKADR Annual Conference 2025 at Durham (4–5 Sept). 👉 durham.ac.uk/UKADR-2025 #UKADR2025 #DisasterResearch
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🎬 Exploring Risk Film Festival – Today at IHRR! 🎬 Join us in W246 anytime 10:00–16:00 for a rolling programme of powerful films on global risk & resilience. 🌍 Live hour: 13:00–14:00 With co-hosts: Tribhuvan University, Nepal IIT Mandi, India IHRR, UK
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
#VisualArts #ClimateChange #Resilience #DurhamUni #ExploringRisk2025
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 New publication alert! Outcomes from the UK Space Agency-funded “Resilience to Recovery – Data for Disasters” project are now out in Remote Sensing! 🌍🛰️ This 2023 project explored how satellite data can support emergency management in NE England.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Great 2-day workshop at IIT Mandi led by Dr Ashutosh Kumar & Dr Ellen Robson on integrating disaster preparedness into transport engineering for the Indian Himalayas—bringing together unis, industry & policymakers via a £30k British Council grant. More: durham.ac.uk/ihrr
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🌟 The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) is making waves at hashtag#EGU25! 🌍
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🌍 Exciting news from the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience! Our Director, Professor Bruce D Malamud, was honoured to give an invited talk at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🏔️🌍 Climate Impacts & Environmental Change in Mountain Social-Ecological Systems 🌍🏔️
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🌊 Leaky Dams & Flood Mitigation – How Leaky is Too Leaky? 🌊 We’re thrilled that Dr. Sim Reaney, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), Durham University, is part of an exciting presentation at European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📢 Join Us at EGU 2025! 🌍✨ We're excited to share that Rebekah Harries PDRA, IHRR Durham University will be part of an insightful oral presentation at European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025, exploring how extreme rainfall events shape landscape erosion!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🚨 Exciting EGU 2025 Presentation Alert! 🚨 Dr. Sim Reaney, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR), will be presenting at European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025! 📅 Tuesday, 29 April ⏰ 17:45–17:55 (CEST) 📍 Room 3.16/17
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🌍🔍 Stay up to date with the latest from the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR)!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🌍 IHRR at EGU 2025! 🌍 We're excited to share that Dr. Rebekah Harries, PDRA at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), Durham University, will be presenting at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🌍Exciting news from the Institute of Hazard, Risk, and Resilience (IHRR)!🌍 Our Co-Director, Dr. Sim Reaney, is presenting at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna! 🎤
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🌟 Thank You, Dr Hanna Ruszczyk! 🌟 As Dr Hanna Ruszczyk concludes her position as PDRA at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), we extend our deepest gratitude for her invaluable contributions to the institute and wider research community.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Exciting times ahead—welcome, Omar! 🚀 hashtag#WelcomeToTheTeam hashtag#GeospatialAI hashtag#RiskAssessment hashtag#MachineLearning hashtag#DurhamUniversity
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Ellen earned an MSci in Geology from the University of Birmingham, building a solid foundation in earth sciences. Now, she’s bringing her expertise and passion to IHRR—ready to tackle real-world challenges head-on. 💡💪 #MeetTheTeam #ResilienceResearch #GeotechnicalEngineering #IHRR #DurhamUniversity
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
For more information click the link below: lnkd.in/ey8AsESh
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering issmge.org
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🌍 Meet the Team: Dr Sim Reaney 🌊 Sim Reaney, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University. Sim’s research focuses on how water moves through landscapes and how we can better understand and model these hydrological processes.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🔍 Reflecting on Last Week’s Fantastic Outreach! Last week, IHRR Director Prof. Bruce D Malamud travelled to London to lead an engaging one-hour think tank on resilience for an inspiring group of aspiring leaders from @durhamuniversity and Notre Dame University. 🌍✨
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🚀Big congratulations to Dr. Ellen Robson for winning the Springer Young Researcher Award at #ICTG2024 in Sydney! 🏆 Her paper, "Cost-Benefit Analysis Methodology for Slope Stabilisation Based on Probabilistic Analyses," was recognized for its innovative approach to assessing slope stabilization.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Welcome to our new Fellow Dr Sravan Muguda Viswanath! Dr Sravan Muguda Viswanath is an assistant professor in the Durham University Department of Engineering. Sravan is a Geotechnical researcher advancing sustainable, resilient infrastructure through natural and biological processes
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
1/2 Welcome to our new Fellow Dr Wangcheng Zhang! Dr Zhang is an assistant professor in the Durham University Department of Engineering His research focuses on advancing fundamental and applied geotechnical engineering, with an emphasis on marine geohazards 🌊 and climate change-induced landslides ⛰️
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
(1/2) Congratulations to Dr Ellen Robson for receiving the Springer Young Researcher Award at the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics in Sydney!
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Congratulations to @hannaruszczyk.bsky.social - her book ' #Gender and #Resilience in the City' is a Top Trending book for 2024! The book considers who has power, who is kept invisible to whom, and who can create the city in their imagery. New forms of ‘we’ness are being created.
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Join us for our Symposium on Active Listening and Co-Creating Knowledge in Hazards, Risk and #Resilience! Monday 27th January 13.30-17.30 Location: W007 Geography Building + Zoom Find the full programme at tinyurl.com/25rb8abr Sign up for Zoom 💻 at tinyurl.com/5y3vnr4n
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
📣 Calling all scientists, practitioners, students, artists, and anyone engaged in #risk #hazard or #resilience research 📣 Submissions for the Exploring Risk Visual Arts Festival 2025 are now open! Full details 👉 tinyurl.com/y5vhc5m6
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
In September, our Director Professor Bruce D Malamud visited the University of the #Philippines and UP Resilience Institute to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding. Read our article at tinyurl.com/bdfzmmtu
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Where could a Masters in Risk take you? 🤔 25th November 2024 14.00-17.30 W007 Geography Building Join us for a series of talks from industry professionals 💼 on the different career paths a Risk Masters can take you on Read the programme tinyurl.com/3zc59n6c Sign up for Zoom tinyurl.com/yc5kx4dj
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Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience (IHRR)-Durham University @ihrr.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hi Bluesky! Great to be on this platform! Looking forward to lots of great Hazard Risk and Resilience discussions! Please follow us for updates about IHRR at @durham-university.bsky.social
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