Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Honoured to be part of the author team for this important report!! For infrastructure, the challenge is especially stark. The assets we build today will operate for decades in a climate that is changing faster than many were designed to withstand. 131
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Lots of infrastructure in need of protecting? Money, but not enough? Covering a large and diverse area? This spatial optimisation method quantifies tradeoffs, and provides spatial strategies that optimise multiple objectives such as protection levels and cost. doi.org/10.1111/jfr3...doi.orgOptimisation of Temporary and Demountable Flood Protection for Infrastructure ResilienceInfrastructure systems provide crucial services to human settlements. Extreme weather events, especially flooding, can disrupt these vital services. Temporary and demountable flood protections (TDFPs... 012
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Honoured to be appointed to the DESNZ Science and Technology Advisory Council alongside a group of amazing people! Our role is to provide robust, scientific advice on its clean power mission. www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2025/07/scienceandtechnologyadvisorycouncil/ncl.ac.ukLeading experts to put science and tech at the heart of clean powerProfessor Richard Dawson has been appointed to the new Science and Technology Advisory Council. 030
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Two funded PhD opportunities for UK students to join the DARe National Hub to assess and improve the resilience of transport systems to climate change: ENG151: Resilience of Cyber-Physical Transport Systems www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...ncl.ac.ukSearch for Postgraduate Scholarships and Other FundingWe know that how you fund your postgraduate studies is very important. Our funding database gets you to the information you need quickly. 153
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025After two full terms, totalling 6 years, my time on the Climate Change Committee comes to an end today. It has been a huge privilege to serve on the CCC. The final report that I was involved in was published today: www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/t... 130
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 21/03/2025This event highlights again the vulnerability of our infrastructure to cascading failure - quoted in the news: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukElectrical substation fire makes Heathrow look ‘vulnerable’ – Energy SecretaryThe airport is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London. 020
Reposted by Richard Dawson FREngHannah Bloomfield @hcbloomfield19.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Join Newcastle University's Climate Change Vulnerability Risk and Adaptation course and gain the expertise to understand, evaluate, and respond to climate-related hazards. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eB8rBGxk 0911
Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Removal of "red tape" may be with good intentions, but it is unhelpful to pit building targets against everything else we value. Our environment, safety and resilience must be the heart of our planning decisions.theguardian.comMore than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zonesExclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years 023
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I'll be delivering evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee's Inquiry on Flood Resilience in England - tomorrow at 14:30, live on Parliament.tv committees.parliament.uk/event/23060/...committees.parliament.uk22 January 2025 - Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament14:00 - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House 000