UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction

Risk, resilience and disaster science at University College London. Global challenges, real‑world skills, future leaders.

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Registration now open!

The 16th UCL RDR annual conference will take place on 24 June 2026 at UCL East during #UCL200.

Theme: Cities of the future: Risks, resilience and reimagination
Keynote: @LoriHG_UN (@UNDRR)
Register here: https://t.co/vObpOgobSf #UrbanFutures #Resilience

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Disasters aren’t natural.

Join our five‑day #DRR Summer School (10–14 August 2026) to explore vulnerability, climate change, displacement and the #NoNaturalDisasters approach.

Register now https://t.co/GkvNWwOy8y

[Ilan Kelman @IlanKelman]

I am delighted to contribute cover photos to the "Journal of Climate Change and Health". The first https://t.co/UEAjeNY2Gf
Thanks to Amelia Cussans and @DrRitaIssa.

#katuali #SeaSnake #Niue #ClimateChange #HealthTwitter #HealthClimate #ClimateHealth #ClimateTwitter #GlobalHealth

[UCL Warning Research Centre @UCLWRC]

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@ucl @stsucl @UCLRDR #EW4All

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

The prelimary programme is live for the 16th UCL RDR annual conference (24 June, UCL East).
• Keynote: @LoriHG_UN
• Panels: Responsible Intelligence, infrastructure risk, displacement and cities
• Urban climate hackathon (limited places)

Register now https://t.co/vObpOgobSf

[Dr. Bettina Friedrich @betty_friedrich]

Fascinating talk by Prof @PattyKostkova about #digitalhealth research at the launch of the @UCL RDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies (dPHE) @ucl_dphe . Excellent to have this @WHO_Europe collaboration centre on campus! 🥳🎉🎈
@UCLRDR @UCLPopHealthSci #Health

[UCL Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergency @UCL_dPHE]

🎉 One week until the launch of UCL dPHE as a WHO CC!
📅 25 Mar | 🕔 17:00 |📍 UCL
🎟 FREE: hhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-ucls-dphe-centre-as-a-who-collaborating-centre-tickets-1984458909017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Panel + networking event 🤝 #GlobalHealth

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

.@UCL_dPHE is officially a @WHO Collaborating Centre for Digital Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness.

Celebrate with us on 25 March and hear from WHO, @UKHSA, @APHAgovuk and @UCL leaders.
https://t.co/J77fo1tKhx

[Patty Kostkova 🇺🇦 🇦🇲 @PattyKostkova]

All invited to the launch of @UCL_dPHE as @WHO #colaboratingcentre celebrating this strategic collaboration on #pandemics #preparedness and #Emergencies

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Join us on 24 March for Prof Punam Yadav's inaugural lecture 'Can women benefit from war?' exploring women’s agency in conflict and post‑conflict societies.

Register here: https://t.co/7qgUw7HmY3 #UCL200 #UCL #GenderAndConflict

[UCL Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergency @UCL_dPHE]

✨ Innovation is back at #DPH2026! Submit your entry by 11 March ✨
🏆 Best #Partnership | 🤖 Best #AI Innovation | 📈 Best #Scale-#Up | ⚙️ Best #Engineering Innovation
Pitch live in Barcelona & #connect with #innovators! 🌍💡
🔗 https://t.co/AWPRsyFLxh

[UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps]

Joanna Faure Walker, Head of @UCLRDR and Professor of Earthquake Geology and Disaster Risk Reduction, shares a personal reason why she chose to work at UCL 🏛️💜 https://t.co/xJnhRnaA9R

#UCL200 #WomenEducation #diversity #inclusion #equity #equality #education

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

@betty_friedrich @ucl Thanks you so much for joining us yesterday @betty_friedrich.

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

A powerful piece from UCL RDR’s @IlanKelman and Simon Hollis on climate change responses in the Pacific.

And why concepts like 'justice' and 'transformation' need to be grounded in Pacific worldviews, not imposed from outside.

[RGS-IBG Higher Ed @RGS_IBGhe]

Why does effective climate action in the Pacific require moving away from externally imposed concepts of justice and transformation?

@IlanKelman (@UCLRDR) and Simon Hollis (@Forsvarshogsk) discuss this in a new @geogdirections blog post. Check it out 👇
https://t.co/xB0J5wLQDF

[UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps]

Not only it’s UCL's 200th birthday, it’s also #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! 👩‍🔬We asked some of our #WomenInScience to go back in time and give themselves an advice in pursuing #science: https://t.co/bm6cB66mBO

#WomeninSTEM #IDWGS @MSSLSpaceLab @UCLRDR @UCLChemistry

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Advice to her younger self from our Head of Department, Professor Joanna Faure Walker?

Storytelling is so important in science — keep at your English coursework!

#UCL200 #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

[UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps]

Not only it’s UCL's 200th birthday, it’s also #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! 👩‍🔬We asked some of our #WomenInScience to go back in time and give themselves an advice in pursuing #science: https://t.co/bm6cB66mBO

#WomeninSTEM #IDWGS @MSSLSpaceLab @UCLRDR @UCLChemistry

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Discover our postgraduate courses in risk, disaster science and resilience and ask your questions to with Prof. Joanna Faure Walker and Dr Bayes Ahmed. 👇

[UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps]

Join us on Thu 5 Feb for the UCL Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences #Postgraduate in-person Open Evening, bringing together two world-leading faculties at UCL all in one place! 🌟 Register now: https://t.co/QH0hZF3ZPZ

@UCLEngineering @stsucl @UCL_IMD @UCLRDR

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Join a growing global community bridging research and practice in earthquake risk.

With thanks to our sponsors: @Aon_plc,@EFEHR_tweets,@EPOSeu,@GallagherReUK, GEM, Sompo, Willis Re and @WTWcorporate

#RIAGE #EarthquakeRisk #Insurance #Reinsurance #UCL #AcademicEvents

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

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: https://t.co/E5cT0b4d3v

[UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @UCLRDR]

Share your research
We welcome abstracts for oral and poster presentations.

Deadline: 1 March 2026