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The Fastest and Most Complex Wildfire Spread Pathway: Firebrand Spotting
by Simona Dossi and Guillermo Rein, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London Photo: Firebrand shower during the 2018 Delta Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, USA. Photo courtesy of Noah Berger/Associated Press (noahbergerphoto.com). Photo shows numerous airborne firebrands and flames on the grass appear to be ignited by the landing firebrands Wildfires pose […]
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Developing research impact and future collaborations on fire management with Indigenous peoples in Guyana
By Kayla de Freitas and Jay Mistry, Royal Holloway University of London Centre researchers Kayla de Freitas and Jay Mistry from Royal Holloway met with the South Rupununi District Council, Guyana to discuss how current and future research can feed into practical fire management activities. On the 17th December 2021, Kayla de Freitas and Jay […]
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PhD Opportunity: A data analytic assessment of the health risks and impacts from wildfires
Supervisors: Professor Majid Ezzati (Imperial College London) and Professor Sandy Harrison (University of Reading) We welcome applications for a funded 4-year PhD studentship to start in October 2022. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious student with a strong analytical background to conduct cutting-edge and high-impact interdisciplinary research on the health risks […]
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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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Developing an ecosystem-centred fire framework: causes and consequences
Figure 1. Forest regrowth after wildfire. Victoria, Australia. Credit Neal Herbert By Natalie Sanders (Imperial College London) How do we disentangle extreme fire events resulting from climate change with natural wildfire regimes? And how might we model the interaction of climate and ecosystem properties, in order to better predict and manage wildfires? Part of the […]
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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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PhD Studentships – King’s-China Scholarship Council
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society is welcoming applicants for the King’s China Scholarship Council awards. Up to 100 K-CSC joint scholarship awards are available to support students from China who are seeking to start an MPhil/PhD degree at King’s College London in the 2022/23 academic year. Visit here for more information. The […]
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Post-doctoral opportunity: Climate Risk Management and Analytics
Job description Job summary Imperial College London is looking for dedicated candidates for a fixed term position at the Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis in the context of research work carried out in collaboration with the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, the Environment and Society. You will work as part of a team of post-docs […]
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Post-doctoral opportunity: Climate Finance and Analytics
Job summary Imperial College London is looking for dedicated candidates for a fixed term position at the Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis in the context of research work carried out in collaboration with the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, the Environment and Society. You will work as part of a team of post-docs and experienced […]
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