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Risk, resilience and disaster science at University College London. Global challenges, real‑world skills, future leaders.
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UCL is connecting earthquake science with the (re)insurance world 🌍

Introducing the first RIAGE: (Re)Insurance–Academia Global Earthquake Workshop.

18–19 May 2026 | UCL East and online

Hosted by UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction.
🔗 Book your place: direc.to/oQap
First RIAGE — (Re)Insurance-Academia Global Earthquake Workshop
The first RIAGE Workshop is a space for academics and industry experts to explore cutting‑edge earthquake risk research, CAT modelling, and resilience strategies for global insurance.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Thinking about a Master's in risk, resilience or disaster studies?

Join us to explore postgraduate study at UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction at an Open Days event soon 👇
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#Graduate open events are taking place this Jan & Feb:
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.

Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.

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January 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Thinking about studying Global Humanitarian Studies BSc at @uclrdr.bsky.social? Join us for a virtual information session this Thu 8 Jan highlighting the interdisciplinary approach to understanding #humanitarian action, #risk, and #disaster response: bit.ly/49n8ppV.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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On Day 22 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a few #snowstorm images from Professor @ilankelman.bsky.social (@uclrdr.bsky.social) during his research time in #Boulder, #Colorado, where he looked at stopping weather and climate from becoming disasters.

#snow #ice #weather
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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I wrote about how five countries are adapting to climate change in @uk.theconversation.com

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How five countries are adapting to the climate crisis
Current action isn’t enough - here’s how nations can better adapt to climate change now and in the future.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Missed our Open Day last Saturday? Get a glimpse of UCL Bloomsbury campus: www.youtube.com/shorts/sCPW7...

#UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social
UCL Bloomsbury campus tour at our recent Open Day 🏛️ #UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Here's some advice from our current students to anyone applying to study at UCL: www.youtube.com/shorts/HcGWj...

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Advice to anyone applying to UCL - Undergraduate Study
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November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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⏳ 1 week to go! Join #UCLRDR on 18 Nov for The National Interest — exploring how nations can reclaim cooperation in a fragmenting world.

🎤 Hear from @uclrdr.bsky.social's Mark Pelling, Philip Cunliffe, Peter Sammonds and alum Emily Warburton-Brown.

Sign up www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
UCL RDR monthly event: The National Interest
A new basis for meeting the global challenges of the 21st century. Join UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction for a conversation shaping tomorrow's politics.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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🌍 Proud moment for #UCLRDR! Professor Patty Kostkova is featured in UCL’s Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report, showcasing how innovation and technology can drive global change.

🔗 Read more: ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

#TransformativeTech #DigitalHealth
Launch of the Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report
UCL Grand Challenges has launched the Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report, celebrating almost a decade of pioneering research and collaboration exploring how innovation and tech...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🌍 What’s next for disasters? And how can we prepare?

Join Professor David Alexander for his retirement lecture 'The future of disasters' at UCL RDR.

23 October 2025 | 19:00
Elvin Hall, UCL Institute of Education
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-rdr-mo...

#UCLRDR #FutureOfDisasters
UCL RDR monthly event: The future of disasters
In his retirement lecture, Professor David Alexander gives his insight on the future of disasters: what we need to know and what we need to.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🌍 Dr Shipra Jain & Dr Thaisa Comelli from #UCLRDR are joining the IPCC’s 7th Assessment Reports, shaping climate science and adaptation worldwide.

“The IPCC isn’t just about producing assessments — it’s about turning the best science into knowledge the world can act on.” Dr Shipra Jain
Five UCL experts join IPCC’s 7th assessment reports on climate science, adaptation & mitigation
We are delighted to announce that five UCL experts have been selected to contribute to the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Reports on climate science, adaptation and mitigation.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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"Tsunamis & atolls: why warnings must be locally meaningful"
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#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #DRR #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems #IslandStudies
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Tsunamis and atolls: why warnings must be locally meaningful
The usual tsunami advice to move inland and to move to high ground might not be possible for many atolls. Generic, international, trans-oceanic warnings need to become locally meaningful. What advice ...
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September 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Amazing opportunity with
@royalcollegeofart.bsky.social & UCL Warning Research Centre for a Postdoctoral Researcher for AHRC funded project, 'Scoring Warnings'. Details: jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at The Royal College of Art: Postdoctoral Researcher (0.4FTE, fixed term)
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment: Contemporary Art Practice, School of Arts & Humanities (SoAH)Grade: 7, 0.4 FTE (2 days per week)Duration: Fixed-term contract, until 31 August 2028About the Royal Co...
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September 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Starting an undergraduate course @uclmaps.bsky.social this September?

“Meet Your Classmates” is a virtual meeting hosted by student adviser Helena Ahmed. 🤝

Get to know fellow students, swap tips, and build connections before term starts.

Book here: outlook.office.com/book/MeetYou...

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September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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What it’s really like to advise governments on climate resilience? 🌱

@susannahfisher.bsky.social from UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction is doing a Reddit AMA. And it’s a goldmine for anyone curious about climate action.

Ask away www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

#ClimateAction #UCL #RiskReduction #AMA
From the IAmA community on Reddit: Hi Reddit, I'm Susannah Fisher – governmental advisor, author & research fellow. AMA!
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
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September 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Your future starts here.

Applications for UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction Master’s programmes without VISA requirements close 29 August.

Apply today and join a global community of innovators in disaster risk reduction.

🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaste...

#UCLMasters #UCLRDR #Postgraduate
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August 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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What’s it like to study a Master's at UCL RDR?
✔ Learn from world-class researchers
✔ Get involved in hands-on fieldwork
✔ Build a career in NGOs, government, insurance, and beyond.

Start your journey: www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaste...

#UCLMasters #UCLRDR #Postgraduate
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August 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Do you qualify for a UCL RDR Master's programme?
✅ 2:1 UK Bachelor’s (or equivalent)
✅ Relevant discipline
Check details: www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaste...
#UCLMasters #UCLRDR #Postgraduate
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August 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🌍 How do we adapt to our changing climate?

Find out in @susannahfisher.bsky.social's powerful new book 'Sink or Swim', exploring resilience in a warming world.

Catch her thoughts on the BBC's Instant Genius podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

#ClimateAction #UCLRDR
How the world needs to adapt to a changing climate
Podcast Episode · Instant Genius · 07/08/2025 · 31m
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August 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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🎓 Anastasia studied an MSc at UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) and sparked a passion for research that led her to pursue a PhD with us too.

UK applicants: Apply by 29 August to start your own journey here.

Find out more about our Master's programmes direc.to/nzJq

#PostgraduateStudy #DRR
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August 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Thanks to @phoebeweston.bsky.social ‬for today's ‪@theguardian.com briefing www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... on lives saved in yesterday's #Pacific #tsunami.

@uclrdr.bsky.social @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social @uclwrc.bsky.social #EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #DRR #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems
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July 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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1/ Ready to shape the future of resilience? UCL RDR’s PGT schemes cover policy & practice, quantitative science and research excellence. #UCLRDR #Masters #Postgraduate

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August 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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@ilankelman.bsky.social joins The Standard’s Tech & Science Daily to decode the magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka quake and 4m tsunami waves it unleashed.

Discover how these waves form and how communities can stay safe.

🎧 Listen: shows.acast.com/039b783b-a52...

#Tsunami #Earthquake #DisasterRiskReduction
Tech & Science Daily: Is Russia's monster earthquake 'far from over'? (special)
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-metre tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders across the Pacific.This is one ​of ​the ​top ​...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Top 3 reasons to pick a #UCL RDR Master’s:
1. Multidisciplinary, research-led curriculum
2. Practice-driven learning (field trips, labs, scenario events)
3. Expert networks in London’s global risk hub
👉 Discover more: ucl.ac.uk/rdr/masters #Humanitarian #Masters #DisasterScience #DRR
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July 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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🎉 Reflections from the 15th Annual UCL RDR Conference: Where is the ‘Human’ in Humanitarianism? On July 1st, UCL East hosted a day of radical reflection, critical inquiry & collaborative energy. #RDR15

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July 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM