Marcelle was recently awarded the annual stipend from Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa for her PhD research. Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa is a Natural Hazards Commission (NHC) Toka Tū Ake (formerly EQC) funded centre for mātauranga Māori research excellence. Their mission is to build Māori disaster risk reduction research and workforce capabilities, as well as the development and […]
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Darcy was excited to represent our Climate Adaptation group at two recent health-focused research gatherings in Christchurch. She gave a presentation on how climate change will impact primary healthcare access at Taiao. Tangata. Hauora. Climate Health and Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa Conference 2025. And, she presented a poster of her findings at the Health Research […]
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We were excited to represent our Climate Adaptation group at the combined Society for Risk Analysis Europe and European Safety and Reliability conference in Stavanger, Norway, from 15-19 June 2025. We were there with Tom, Darcy, Nohah, and Logan, who all gave presentations on the exciting work we are doing in risk analysis. It was […]
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Our research group made a strong showing at the first Postgraduate Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Conference, held on 3 June 2025. Our group was well represented across a range of formats. Marcelle contributed a poster, Patrick had a poster and an oral presentation, Rosie presented both a lightning talk and a poster, and Darcy […]
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Last week, members of our climate adaptation research group had the opportunity to present our work to employees at the Christchurch City Council as part of their seminar series Risk and Resilience Conversations: Exploring Climate Change and Hazard Management in Practice and Research. This series aims to connect practitioners and researchers working on climate change […]
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From January to April, we were fortunate to host two visiting academics: Professor Robyn Wilson from The Ohio State University and Associate Professor David Johnson from Purdue University. Dr Wilson joined us as an Erskine Fellow and delivered a graduate-level course on Risk Communication. Her teaching and the discussions offered valuable insights into how our […]
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