The Institute for Risk and
Disaster Reduction at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is promoting and improving collaboration with the
Center for Natural Disaster Science (CNDS) in Sweden.
The CNDS includes
brings together several organisations including Uppsala University, Karlstad
University and Swedish Defense College. Two postgraduate students initiated the
collaboration last year and it has resulted in a visit to Sweden (funded by the
Uppsala Forum grant) and a student-led doctoral workshop on Disaster Research
last June at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø. The workshop had thirty-two attendees, mixed between
academics and students, coming from several departments at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and CNDS.
A
summary of the topics discussed can be found here. We intend to expand
our network to anyone, either student or senior academic, who is working on
disaster-related topics across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø departments. This collaboration is
cross-disciplinary and its aim is to develop a better understanding of how to
reduce the impacts of disasters. To achieve this goal, we believe it is crucial
to establish a collaboration and partnership between researchers coming from a
range of disciplines and research institutes based in different countries.
We have created an email list
and Linkedin Group (Search for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø-IRDR & CNDS network for disaster
research) to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
If you are interested to join
this newly established network, please email serena.tagliacozzo.13@ucl.ac.uk or gianluca.pescaroli.14@ucl.ac.uk
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