Communicating Difficult Messages Well: Hazard, Risk and Uncertainty, hosted by the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience.

The workshop will be held in person from noon on Monday 7 September to noon on Tuesday 8 September 2026.

The event will focus on communicating risk, uncertainty and potentially difficult messages associated with hazardous natural phenomena and their impacts. It will bring together researchers, hazard and risk specialists, resilience and emergency managers, journalists, science communicators, media professionals, social scientists and decision-makers.

The programme will combine short case-study presentations with focused group discussions and plenary discussion, supported by guiding questions circulated in advance. We hope this will provide an open and constructive setting in which participants can share experiences, challenges and practical approaches.

There is no registration fee. To confirm your participation and provide the information needed for the event, please complete the registration form:

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For questions about the programme, please contact me at fausto.guzzetti@durham.ac.uk or Bruce at bruce.malamud@durham.ac.uk. 

We would be very pleased if you were able to join us, and very much look forward to welcoming you to the IHRR.

If, unfortunately, you are unable to attend, we would be grateful for any suggestions of colleagues at Durham University or elsewhere who might be interested in the workshop and whom we could approach with an invitation.