📢 Announcement 📢 You might have noticed some changes on our social media recently. Today, we’re proud to officially announce that the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) has become the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR). Head of Department, Professor Joanna Faure Walker, said: "...our new name reflects our status as an academic department at UCL which became effective back in 2020. This recognition highlights our contributions to the university’s mission and emphasises our role as part of the wider UCL community. While our name has changed, our commitment to tackling pertinent global challenges facing risk, disaster and humanitarianism is resolute." Read the full news story https://lnkd.in/ei23ePjd #UCLRDR #DisasterResearch #DRR
UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR)
Higher Education
A global leader in risk, disaster reduction and emergency response education, research and knowledge exchange
About us
The UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) is one of the few academic departments in the UK specialising in disaster risk reduction. With an established portfolio of postgraduate degree programmes and a new undergraduate BSc in Global Humanitarian Studies, the RDR welcomes students from across the globe. In addition to teaching, our staff undertake a wide range of research, and the Institute hosts two research centres: the Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies and the Centre for Gender and Disaster. Our extensive free public events programme allows everyone to learn more about our work and help us grow the disaster and risk community and specialist networks. Contact us or visit our website to find out more.
- Website
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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/
External link for UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR)
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2014
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Primary
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Gower Street,
London, WC1E 6BT, GB
Employees at UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR)
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Yulia Ioffe
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Law at UCL
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Stefan Leeffers
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) at University College London
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Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams)
Associate Professor (Humanitarian Science) at UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR)
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Eija Meriläinen
Postdoctoral researcher at Örebro University
Updates
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Dr Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson led an investigation of #trafficking and #exploitation risks for unaccompanied children seeking UK asylum, with Dr Ella Cockbain (UCL Department of Security and Crime Science) and ECPAT UK. The research was funded by Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, which is funded and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Read more about the research and download the report: https://lnkd.in/dSFuXAJc #DisasterResearch #UCLRDR #UKHomeOffice
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Our latest blog post is by Associate Professor Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) and discusses the #local component of the global #water #crisis. Read the full piece here: https://bit.ly/4609Po6 Learn more about Dr Shamsudduha's work on global water risks to public health, sustainable development, and climate resilience here: https://bit.ly/3xQd8ln
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Join UCL Climate Action Unit for a collaborative decision-making workshop exploring the intersection of #ClimateChange, psychology and social sciences. There will be drinks, nibbles and networking with alumni from the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences. 🗓️ Monday 15 July 🕠 17:30–21:00 📍 20 Bedford Way The event is open to #UCLRDR Masters and PhD students. Find out more and sign up: https://lnkd.in/eDNG3Zkm
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We're very proud of Iman Chaudhry and Pauliina Vesaluoma, who were both shortlisted for the "Newcomer of the Year" award at last month's CIRMagazine Business Continuity Awards 2024! Iman is a current undergraduate student on our BSc in Global Humanitarian Studies and Pauliina is an alumna from the MSc in Risk, Disaster and Resilience in 2023. They're both currently completing their internships at Holcim. Congratulations to you both! Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/45Un21Z
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Congratulations to Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) and co-authors on this latest publication. Another shining example of the valuable research emerging from our postgraduate programmes and the leadership of our dedicated MSc students. Exemplary work by alumna Anna Pazola! To read the full article, visit: https://lnkd.in/dj4GADNK
Associate Professor (Humanitarian Science) at UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR)
Delighted to share a paper (High-resolution long-term average groundwater recharge in Africa estimated using random forest regression and residual interpolation) just published in the EGU’s Hydrology and Earth System Sciences journal that has been led by a former MSc student at UCL Geography whom I co-supervised. Anna Pazola is currently a PhD student at Brunel University (UK) and I am her tertiary supervisor. #freshwater #groundwater #africa #machinelearning #ai
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Our latest blog post is written by Alisson Droppa from the Inter-Union Department of Study and Statistics (DIEESE) and the Brazilian Association for the Study of Labour (ABET), and Lara Nasi at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). It's a poignant commentary on the tragedy of the Rio Grande do Sul flooding in southern #Brazil. Please read and support where and how you can: https://bit.ly/3zur2dv
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#UCLRDR undergraduate student Arabella Liu summarises her participation in London Climate Action Week as part of her research internship at International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI). Well done, Arabella! 👏
BSc Global Humanitarian Studies student at UCL | ICSI Summer Associate | Youth Ambassador at the Roundhouse Trust
It was an engaging week for me at the London Climate Action Week with ICSI. The event was convened by International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), High-Level Climate Champions and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), kindly hosted by Bentley Systems. Industry leaders discussed topics around building more resilient and sustainable infrastructure. Following a guiding question -how can tech help create the right enabling environment for climate-resilient infrastructure? There were a few key takeaways: 🔑 Evidence-based decision-making: There is a need for more high capability models, whole system modeling and simulations 🔑 Data: Need to be high quality and accessible 🔑 Democratizing technology: We need more accessible and scalable solutions. Technology would be helpful only if it develops with people The guiding question reflects the main topic of the upcoming 3rd issue of ICSI’s Climate Resilient Infrastructure report series, A Focus on Technology. The report will explore how digital technologies can enhance decision-making for #climateresilience and #adaptation throughout the lifecycle of #infrastructure. I’m excited to conduct research for this report during my internship at ICSI. Read more about the series: https://lnkd.in/d8avs4PT
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We're very proud to announce that the UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) has been awarded the Gold Green Impact Award! Congratulations to all who have worked to achieve this accolade, especially our Environment Lead Dr Aeron O'Connor. But what is the UCL Green Impact scheme all about? Watch the video below to learn more. Sustainable UCL https://lnkd.in/dPKCBmmt
Green Impact at UCL
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This year's faculty promotions have just been announced and we're celebrating a number of advancements among our departmental staff. Please join us in offering heartfelt congratulations to all those promoted in recognition of their ongoing work and dedication! Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) will become Professor. Dr Daniel Haines, Dr Estella Carpi, Dr Roberto Gentile, Dr Ting Sun and Dr Yulia Ioffe will all be Associate Professors. Dr Lisa Guppy and Dr Yasmine Sabri will both be Associate Professors (Teaching). #AcademicExcellence #Academia #AcademicJobs #University #Teaching #Undergraduate #Postgraduate #WeLoveUCL #WeAreRDR
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