21 January 2011
Six staff members at the University of Bristol, including three members of BRISK, have been awarded NERC consortium grants for three different research projects
21 January 2011
Professor Paul Bates has been appointed as the new Director of the Cabot Institute, a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Bristol focusing on all aspects of global environmental change.
10 November 2010
We are pleased to announce that Professor Kathy Cashman from the University of Oregon has been awarded a prestigious Research Chair by AXA, the international insurance company. The award, valued at over €600k, will bring Kathy to Bristol for a period of three years to work on a project entitled: "Understanding and Mitigating Volcanic Catastrophes". The project will involve interaction and collaboration with the Department of Earth Sciences and BRISK.
30 June 2010
BRISK director, Professor Steve Sparks, has been awarded a CBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list.
24 June 2010
Professor Aspinall gives invited presentation at the 'Management of Risks in the Economy' seminar, Bermuda
24 June 2010
Professor Aspinall gives invited presentation at the 'Management of Risks in the Economy' seminar, Bermuda
7 June 2010
Professor Aspinall is co-covenor at the 28th IUGG Conference in Mathematical Geophysics.
7 June 2010
Professor Aspinall is co-covenor at the 28th IUGG Conference in Mathematical Geophysics.
23 April 2010
Europe is plunged into an economic and human disaster as volcanic dust from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, an explosive stratovolano in southern Iceland, covers the skies bringing air travel to a standstill.
23 April 2010
Europe is plunged into an economic and human disaster as volcanic dust from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, an explosive stratovolano in southern Iceland, covers the skies bringing air travel to a standstill.