Emmanuel Dogbey awarded Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation PhD Studentship

Emmanuel will join Durham University from Ghana to undertake doctoral research entitled “Flood hazard modelling, vulnerability and cascading failure in critical infrastructure networks, and risk-informed decision making.”

The Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation has supported postgraduate research within the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience for more than fourteen years. Established in memory of Christopher Moyes OBE, former Chair of Durham University Council, the Foundation supports interdisciplinary research addressing key challenges in hazards, risk and resilience, with particular relevance to understanding and reducing risks faced by communities in the Global South. This reflects the long-standing partnership between Durham University and the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation in supporting doctoral research in hazards, risk and resilience.

Emmanuel’s research will explore how flood hazards propagate through critical infrastructure networks, how vulnerabilities within these systems can contribute to cascading failures, and how modelling approaches can better support risk-informed decision making. The project will help improve understanding of systemic flood risk and strengthen approaches to resilience in hazard-prone regions. It also addresses increasing global flood risk, and the need to better understand how interconnected infrastructure systems respond under extreme events.

Emmanuel will be supervised by Professor Bruce Malamud, Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, and Professor Alex Densmore in the Department of Geography.

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and the Department of Geography look forward to welcoming Emmanuel to Durham and supporting his doctoral research as part of the University’s internationally recognised hazards, risk and resilience community.