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A huge congratulations to UCL Hazard Centre’s @AdamCotterill for passing his PhD viva with minor corrections. 👏🌋🎉

Drs Liz Gaunt @volcano_liz & Alfio Chiarenza @aalechiarenza presented their talks about dinosaurs and volcanic eruptions at the Pint of Science event #pint24. Phot credits go Ricardo Almeida

On the final day of our field trip, students carry out a field survey using a laser range finder to investigate hillslope and fluvial processes. 🏔️ @ES_UCL

On day 4 of our Azores field trip, students had a go at taking soil CO2 concentration and flux measurements to investigate soil diffuse degassing, which can be a significant hazard on parts of the islands here. @ES_UCL

On day 3 of our field trip to the Azores, students learn about landslide hazards and mitigation at Ribeira Quente. 🏔️ @ES_UCL

On the second day of our Azores field trip, we learnt about structural controls on volcanism, including the formation and hazards associated with calderas and monogenetic fields. Students also got to have a go presenting in the field. 🌋 @ES_UCL

On the first day of our MSc Geophysical Hazards field trip to the Azores, our students visited the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment (IVAR) to learn about long-term monitoring and management of hazards across the archipelago. 🌋 @ES_UCL

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Wonderful 1st day @COVolcanoes12 with @UCLHC @stsucl @UCLWRC representation! Been exploring the challenge around communicating strategies between volcano observatories & international partners, & building an @IAVCEI_official commission on Indigenous People & Volcanology

For our final student blog article, @melaniebettles explores Bangladesh’s vulnerability to tornadoes. Enjoy…#TornadoesBangladesh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences… 🌪️ @ES_UCL

Our second student blog article by Veronica Ponz Grasa looks at issues of social vulnerability in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Read it here…#Katrina" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences… 🌀 @ES_UCL

Dr Gaunt choose the Soufriere Hills volcano as a case study for her research because it provides an excellent opportunity to study the transitions between lava dome growth & explosive activity that have generated some of the most spectacular eruptions here. @ES_UCL @UCLHC

Our students have been writing blog articles on social #vulnerability to meteorological #hazards, and this week we will be sharing links to three of them. The first, written by Yuwen Zhu, explores Myanmar's vulnerability to cyclones. Check it out here...#CyclonesMyanmar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences…

Applications are open to the UCL Earth Sciences Ph.D. scholarship. The scholarship is meant to support underrepresented groups at the Ph.D. level. The deadline for applications is on January 29th, 2024. bit.ly/47TTjGp

Our MSc and MSci students had a lot of fun participating in a volcanic crisis simulation yesterday, whilst also learning about crisis management and communication 🌋 @ES_UCL

Delighted, nervous, and a little emotional sharing this @NatGeo story with friends and colleagues at @ES_UCL. I was incredibly touched to see such a packed room, thank you so much for a wonderful evening everyone ❤️

A new journal has been launched to foster stronger links between academia and industry in the field of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience. The editor is Tom Philp, CEO of Maximum Information and affiliate of @UCLHC. Details of the journal can be found at journalofcrr.com/research/

Continuing our congratulations, a big congrats to @VolcanoJenni, who will be taking up her new position as AXA Professor of Volcanology at the University of Bristol, starting in January. 👏🌋