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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction

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Objectives

Summary of Specific Objectives for 2017-22

  • Coordinate multidisciplinary, cross-faculty RDR research at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and lead bids for major RDR programmes.
  • Provide a cross-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø platform for winning research funding from the £1.5 billion Global Challenge Research Fund  (GCRF), focusing on, 1) building disaster resilience in developing countries and, 2) humanitarian challenges and migration
  • Establish a transdisciplinary research centres in Gender Responsive Resilience
  • Establish a transdisciplinary research centres in Digital Global Health
  • Build the Risk and Disaster Reduction Doctoral Research Centre to a target population of 30 students
  • Forge partnerships with industry and commerce, humanitarian agencies, international universities and institutes and UK professional and governmental bodies
  • Develop the Humanitarian Tech Hub, to support innovative solutions to humanitarian challenges, which build on existing technological developments across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, fusing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's science, social science, engineering and health expertise, to innovate products, systems and training
  • Publish high-impact RDR multidisciplinary reports to influence public policy
  • Organize keynote lectures, international workshops, seminar series, e-newsletter and partner-focused special reports to raise the external profile of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø RDR activities
  • Coordinate RDR teaching across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, providing a portal to potential students for all programmes
  • Develop innovative masters teaching in risk and data science and in humanitarian crisis and response
  • Develop bespoke courses for industry and commerce and humanitarian agencies
  • Provide a central, physical base and resource centre for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø RDR activities, acting as a Bloomsbury hub for RDR members and partners and host for external visitors