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  • Leverhulme Wildfires- FURNACES joint research workshop (19 Apr)

    30th March, 22 / Events

    The goal of the meeting is to promote in-depth discussions with our affiliated project Fire in the Future: interaction with Ecosystems and Society (FURNACES) about synergistic activities and future collaborations. FURNACES is a 3-year German-Austrian collaborative project (2020-2023), which aims to bring together expertise in fire ecology, social ecology, remote sensing, data science and vegetation […]

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  • Decolonising Fire Science – An Introduction (5 Apr)

    17th March, 22 / Events

    The Leverhulme Wildfires EDI Working Group is pleased to invite you to the first of a series of planned events and activities on ‘Decolonising Fire Science’.  This first workshop will be an introduction to the topic, aimed at Centre members and Affiliates. It will be a hybrid event, held on MS Teams and in the […]

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  • What’s Next? Forest Fires in California’s New Climate Reality (18 Mar)

    11th March, 22 / Events

    Title:  “What’s Next? Forest Fires in California’s New Climate Reality” When: Friday 18th March, 2-3pm GMT Who: Prof Scott Stephens from the University of California – Berkeley. Where: Hybrid – Grantham Institute Boardroom (Imperial College London)/ Zoom Zoom link:  Available on request (wildfire@imperial.ac.uk; g.rein@imperial.ac.uk)    

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  • High-latitude Fires, Arctic Climate, Environment, and Health Workshop (28 Mar)

    11th March, 22 / Events

    High-latitude Fires, Arctic Climate, Environment, and Health Monday 28th March 2022 Hybrid workshop (Online/Tromso, Norway) 09:00 -18:00 (CEST/ GMT+2) Conference website: https://www.assw.info Registration: https://assw.info/registration   The increasing occurrence of high-latitude fires associated with climatic extremes has led to significant and urgent social, economic and health challenges for communities in these regions. Hazardous pollution levels, for […]

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  • Fire in Practice – Rob Gazzard, Forestry Commission (16 Mar)

    8th March, 22 / Events

    In our latest Fire in Practice seminar, Rob Gazzard talks about developing wildfire and prescribed fire training in the UK and Ireland Developing wildfire and prescribed fire training in the United Kingdom About the Speaker Rob Gazzard – Forestry Commission’s Advisor on Contingency Planning and Wildfire in the Policy Advice Team. Since 1999 Rob has attended […]

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  • Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Agricultural Fires (8 March)

    7th March, 22 / Events

    If you are not a member of the Centre but are interested in joining this online workshop, please contact Adriana Ford at wildfire@imperial.ac.uk Agenda: Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Agricultural fires  

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  • Fire in Practice – Conversations with Wildfire Practitioners, 2021-2022 (updated)

    22nd February, 22 / Events

    Download programme Here – Fire in Practice 2021-2022 updated 22.2.22

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  • Fire in Practice – Paul Hedley, Chief Fire Officer for Northumberland FRS (21 Dec)

    16th December, 21 / Events

    In our latest Fire in Practice seminar, Chief Fire Officer Paul Hedley (Northumberland FRS) talks about FRS response to wildfire in the UK Download a copy of the presentation here Leverhulme Wildfire Presentation – Paul Hedley (Copyright 2021 NFCC) UK FRS wildfire preparedness and response About the Speaker Paul Hedley- Chief Fire Officer for Northumberland […]

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  • Fire in Practice – Mary Huffman, The Nature Conservancy (Jan 11)

    16th December, 21 / Events

    In our first Fire in Practice seminar, Dr Mary Huffman will discuss why Indigenous fire cultures are crucial for landscape management REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE HERE Indigenous Peoples Burning Network: Revitalizing Traditional Fire Cultures Researchers and fire managers around the world have been calling for more prescribed burning for decades. Indigenous communities and supportive researchers are […]

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  • Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Bridging Spatial Scales (30 Nov)

    29th November, 21 / Events

    If you are not a member of the Centre but are interested in joining this online workshop, please contact wildfire@imperial.ac.uk

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Mission

Our mission is to lead game-changing global research for understanding, predicting and managing wildfires.

Latest News
  • 1st February, 23

    Moto katika mazingira yanayoshindaniwa-kufanya kazi na washikadau wa Kenya kuelekea mbinu ya udhibiti wa moto iliyoondolewa ukoloni

  • 31st January, 23

    New FIRE-ADAPT project investigates how integrated fire management contributes to biodiversity, carbon, and cultural values

  • 31st January, 23

    Upcoming: Stolen Climate: Global Perspectives of Fire on Earth (1 Mar 2023)

  • 29th January, 23

    Forest carbon credits: report shows new ways to manage risks and returns

  • 14th December, 22

    Fire Across Contested Landscapes – working with Kenyan stakeholders towards a decolonised fire management approach

  • 27th November, 22

    Upcoming: Progress in Fire Modelling in the UK & Europe (11-12 Jan 2023)

  • 26th November, 22

    Decolonising Fire Science – Fire Management Across Contested Landscapes (1-2 Dec 2022)

  • 5th November, 22

    The impact of landscape fire smoke on insects

  • 29th October, 22

    The Culture File Debate: The Fire This Time (29 Oct 2022)

  • 27th October, 22

    Wildfires as a Shared Arctic Variable

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