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Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Challenges (8 May 2025)
This workshop is for Centre members and affiliates Workshop title: Challenges Timings and location: 8th May 13:30-16:30, Royal Holloway, Queen’s Building, Room 174 (see map) or Join Online (see emails/calendar invite or contact a.ford@imperial.ac.uk) It is very common, and enjoyable, to share research progress and successes, and we learn a lot from this. However, equally it […]
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Giraffe Team Bulletin – latest from the new Leverhulme Wildfires research teams. No.3
Welcome to the third Giraffe Team Bulletin! Approximately every two months, we share a Giraffe Team bulletin, providing you with an update on the latest from each of our six teams. We hope you enjoy the bulletins and that it helps you keep abreast of our research. Please do get in touch if you want […]
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Short-term research opportunities via King’s Talent Bank
We have two short-term research opportunities available at the Centre via King’s Talent Bank (non-KCL applicants are welcome; you will need to register on KTB). Research Assistant – International fire governance Research Assistant -Wildfires At The Art-Science Interface Deadlines 8th and 9th March respectively. These posts are kindly funded by the KCL Department of […]
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How Potassium in Biomass Could Improve Wildfire Emission Estimates
By Farrer Owsley-Brown, King’s College London Leverhulme Wildfires researchers from King’s College London have published a new paper, “Can the remote sensing of combustion phase improve estimates of landscape fire smoke emission rate and composition?”, in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. Our work takes a fresh look at a crucial, yet often overlooked, factor in wildfire emissions: […]
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PhD in Exploring environmental justice in fire governance through arts-based approaches (closing date 3 Mar 2025)
PhD opportunity with the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society at Imperial College London Title: Exploring environmental justice in fire governance through arts-based approaches Project Outline Wildfires are one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, causing devastating impacts in many parts of the world, including fire-prone regions such as California, […]
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Leverhulme Wildfires Spring Symposium 2025 (27-28 May 2025)
What: Leverhulme Wildfires Spring Symposium 2025 When: Tues 27th and Wed 28th May 2025 Where: University of Reading, Meadow Suite, Park House. Online (MS Teams) for those who cannot attend in person (overseas, caring duties, health reasons etc). Aim: Sharing and celebrating the Centre’s research, gaining feedback, fostering collaborations and new ideas, building community Who: […]
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In the Media – on the Los Angeles Wildfires of January 2025
Here we provide a collation of media mentions, interviews etc from our Centre members in relation to the LA wildfires of Jan 2025 (this may be updated). It has been fantastic that not just our esteemed senior academics have contributed, but also our post-doctoral researchers and PhD students. Prof Apostolos Voulgarakis (Imperial College London/TUC) in […]
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Giraffe Team Bulletin – latest from the new Leverhulme Wildfires research teams. No.2
Welcome to the second Giraffe Team Bulletin! Approximately every two months, we share a Giraffe Team bulletin, providing you with an update on the latest from each of our six teams. We hope you enjoy the bulletins and that it helps you keep abreast of our research. Please do get in touch if you want […]
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L.A. Wildfires: Reimagining recovery and resilience
by Alex Mines, Imperial College London/ Leverhulme Wildfires In the aftermath of the palisades and Eaton Wildfires of Los Angeles this month, California’s communities, policymakers, and insurance markets must collaborate to promote greater fire-resiliency. California can be observed as a ‘canary in the coalmine’ when identifying market and governance challenges states face when confronted by […]
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Leverhulme Wildfires expert Prof Martin Wooster awarded MBE in New Year Honours
A huge congratulations to our Associate Director Prof Martin Wooster, expert in wildfires and earth observation at KCL, for being awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year’s Honours! Read more here! Photo: Prof Martin Wooster (left) with some of the team (Luke Richardson-Foulger and Dr Mark Grosevnor, and at the back Chris Sherwin from […]
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