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Intro to the Risk, Disaster and Resilience MSc
Have you ever wondered how 'natural' disasters really are? Programme leader Dr Dan Haines explains how studying on the Risk, Disaster and Resilience MSc at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) will help you rethink your understanding of disasters and risk. Find out more about this MSc: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/study/masters-programmes/risk-disaster-and-resilience-msc Find out more a bout the IRDR: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/
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3/7/2024
How does it feel to survive an earthquake?
‘After an interval that can only be measured in terms of eternity, we found ourselves back in the more familiar dimensions of space and time’ - Jean Kingdon-Ward ('My Hill so Strong', London, 1952) In August 1950, Jean and her husband, botanist Francis Kingdon-Ward, experienced an earthquake whilst visiting the Lohit Valley on the India–Tibet borderlands. Using their recollections of the event as a case study, Dr Dan Haines, Lecturer in Disaster and Crisis Response and Programme Leader for the UCL Risk, Disaster and Resilience MSc, explores how time is perceived by people who experience earthquakes and how this impacts future response to emergencies. The themes he discusses in this video are based on his article 'Timescapes, subjectivity and emotions after the India–Tibet earthquake, 1950', available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtad025 Find out more about the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) on our website.
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3/4/2024
IRDR - Postgraduate Virtual Open Day January 2022
Associate Professor at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, Dr Joanna Faure Walker, discusses the postgraduate taught programmes available with the department and answers questions on the admissions process.
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2/17/2022
IRDR - Undergraduate Presentation September 2021
Risk and Disaster Reduction Science lecturer, Dr Bayes Ahmed discusses the BSc GLobal Humanitarian Studies programme available at the UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction.
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11/9/2021
UCL Global Humanitarian Studies BSc
The BSc Global Humanitarian Studies is a new course run by the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, starting in 2021, which looks to equip students with the tools and skills needed for a career in the humanitarian sector. Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha discusses the reason for the course existing, the content of the degree, and the careers that students will be prepared for. This exciting multidisciplinary programme aims to educate and train future generations of humanitarian leaders in the theory and practice of humanitarian action. In the Global Humanitarian Studies BSc, students will learn about the political, historical and development context, but you will also gain an understanding of the emergence, impacts and response to humanitarian crises. The critical and analytical research skills students will acquire, grounded in practice, will equip them to anticipate evolving humanitarian threats and manage widening vulnerability and crisis response.
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9/27/2021
IRDR module introduction: IRDR0006 - Conflict, Humanitarianism and Disaster Risk Reduction (Ilan Kelman)
Professor Ilan Kelman introduces IRDR module IRDR0006 - Conflict, Humanitarianism and Disaster Risk Reduction.
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8/25/2021
Global Humanitarian Studies BSc - June 2021 Open Day Presentation
Professor Peter Sammonds and Professor Ilan Kelman discuss the new Global Humanitarian Studies BSc
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5/6/2021
Patty Kostkova wins Innovation Award
Professor Patty Kostkova wins the Innovator of the Year award at the Women in Tech Excellence Awards for the second year running.
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12/10/2020
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