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Richard Dawson FREng

@richdawson.bsky.social
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Engineer. School of Engineering @newcastleuni.bsky.social Researching the resilience and sustainability of water, infrastructure, urban areas in the face of global change. @thecccuk.bsky.social Adaptation Committee member.

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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Honoured 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.
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Lots 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.org
Optimisation of Temporary and Demountable Flood Protection for Infrastructure Resilience
Infrastructure systems provide crucial services to human settlements. Extreme weather events, especially flooding, can disrupt these vital services. Temporary and demountable flood protections (TDFPs...
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Honoured 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.uk
Leading experts to put science and tech at the heart of clean power
Professor Richard Dawson has been appointed to the new Science and Technology Advisory Council.
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Two 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...
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
After 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...
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This event highlights again the vulnerability of our infrastructure to cascading failure - quoted in the news: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Electrical substation fire makes Heathrow look ‘vulnerable’ – Energy Secretary
The airport is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London.
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Hannah Bloomfield @hcbloomfield19.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Removal 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.com
More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones
Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I'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/...
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22 January 2025 - Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
14:00 - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Richard Dawson FREng @richdawson.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Congratulations Kristina!!
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