The Foundation The Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation was established in 2006 by Jan Moyes, in memory of Christopher Moyes who died in 2006. Christopher was a founder of the Go-Ahead transport group, chair of Durham University council, deputy lieutenant of the County of Durham and a great family man. Chris was widely respected as a quiet, effective leader who believed in making a difference.

Spotlight on Ivo Pink, Research Postgraduate (PhD)

Professor David Toll, Co-Director of the IHRR, will contribute to the AGERP 2022 International Workshop on Unsaturated Soils. The event takes place from 24th to 26th May 2022.

Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience May newsletter

Congratulations to Dr Hanna Ruszczyk! Dr Ruszczyk, Post Doctoral Research Associate, has had a paper published on COVID and urban health: Ruszczyk H.A., Castán Broto V.C., and McFarlane C. (2022) Urban Health Challenges: Lessons from COVID-19 Responses, Geoforum 131, 105-115, doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.03.003, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718522000458?via%3Dihub

Professor Julian Williams, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Executive Director and Professor in Accounting and Finance, recently attended the Financial Cryptography and Data Security conference in Grenada.

As a Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr Carly Beckerman, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, is working with colleagues at the forefront of AI and forecasting to generate a global risk assessment for terrorists’ use of drones.

Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience April newsletter

We are recruiting an Executive Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (0.5 fte) and Wilson Chair in Hazard and Risk (0.5 fte) (Job Number: 22000348)

Congratulations to Dr Sim Reaney, Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, on having a paper published on World Water Day2022.

The IHRR presents the Exploring Risk Film Festival on the 4th May 2022. The Festival is a celebration of science, story-telling and how to believe in a better world. The festival asks filmmakers to consider hazards to human life, society and wellbeing and how we might imagine a just, safe and sustainable future.

David Toll - Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS) international seminar: “Analysis of weather effects on geo-infrastructure”, 30th March 2022