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Fire in Practice – Paul Hedley, Chief Fire Officer for Northumberland FRS (21 Dec)
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)
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)
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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Reading Palaeofire Database Workshop (19, 20, 26 Oct)
19th, 20th and 26th Oct, 13:00-16:00 BST (12:00-15:00 UTC) MS Teams Virtual Meeting This 3-day virtual workshop aims to discuss the current research and future opportunities using the Reading Palaeofire Database, an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records. The database can be accessed here; and the Preprint is […]
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Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Perspectives in Research Engagement (16 Sept)
You are welcome to join us for the upcoming webinar ‘Fire in the Tropics- Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Perspectives in Research Engagement’, supported by Leverhulme Wildfires, PAGES and DiverseK Primarily, this is for early career researchers, paleoecological scientists, and other researchers working with IPLCs, but it is open to anyone interested. Any questions, please […]
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Wildfires in the Lab – creative experiments through art and science (14 & 15 July)
A Creative Learning Lab with artist and researchers exploring Wildfires The Exchange, King’s College London is delighted to invite you to a Learning Lab on 14 and 15 July 2021, involving artists and scientists to present their experiments from a 3 months’ research residency project developed in collaboration between Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and […]
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Fire in the NeoTropics – Data Collection Webinar (19th May)
This webinar is open to all potential data contributors working on pollen & sediment charcoal series from the Neotropics. The objectives of this webinar are to discuss: 1. collaborative work aimed at increasing the spatio-temporal resolution of existing vegetation/fire reconstructions; 2. The potential for data integration of Indigenous Knowledge Data in the Neotropical context. Developing […]
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Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Fire Ecology (25th May)
Workshop number 7 will be on Fire Ecology chaired by Prof. Colin Prentice, Imperial College London (agenda will be provided closer to the time). Please get in touch at wildfire@imperial.ac.uk if you are not a Centre member or affiliate but interested in joining. Agenda here: Leverhulme Wildfires – fire ecology and modelling
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Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Global Modelling (30th March)
Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop number 6 will be focused on Global Modelling, chaired by Dr Apostolos Voulgarakis, TUC/Imperial College London. Please see the agenda below, and get in touch at wildfire@imperial.ac.uk if you are not a Centre member or affiliate but interested in joining.
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