IHRR Activities 2025-26 - Durham University

Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Activities 2025-26

The IHRR Seminars and Activities are open to all. Most events are hybrid (in-person and online) with registration for online via the Title link. Some events play a dual role in contributing to the Risk Frontier Seminar Series, which is part of our Risk Masters programme.

Seminar and Activities programme

Date	Speaker	Title (click link for speaker bio, abstract & registration for online participation)
13 October 2025 (Monday 13:15-14:30, TLC117 & Teams)	Dr Brian Cook, University of Melbourne	Flooded with Messages: Evidence for Participation as an Alternative to Awareness
20 October 2025 (Monday 13:15-14:30, TLC117 & Teams)	Bruce Malamud, Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR)	Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios
3 November 2025 (Monday 14.00-18.00, TBC & Teams)	IHRR Themed Workshop 1	Emerging Themes in Hazard, Risk and Resilience I
17 November 2025 (Monday 13:15-14:30, TLC117 & Teams)	Dr Lauren Martin, Durham University	The Politics of automated vulnerability assessments in refugee cash assistance in Lebanon
24 November 2025 (Monday 14.00-18.00, TBC)	A range of industry professional	Careers event workshop
12 January 2026 (Monday 13:15-14:30,TBC & Teams)	Prof. Alex Densmore,Durham University	Why alluvial fans matter: groundwater abstraction and decline in northwestern India
26 January 2026 (Monday 14.00-18.00, TBC & Teams)	IHRR Themed Workshop 2	Emerging New Themes in Risk Science II
9 February 2026 (Monday 13.15-14.30, TBC & Teams)	Dr Danielle Johnson,Durham University	Satellite-Aided Technologies for advancing resilience: Guarding energy services under climate hazards, risks and disasters

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