Professor Bruce Malamud 

Director & Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk

Bruce joined Durham University on 1 March 2023, as the Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk, and the Executive Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR),Durham University.  Bruce is also affiliated with the Geography Department. His research focuses on multi-hazard interrelationships along with single hazard research in landslides, earthquakes, floods and wildfires. Research sub themes include anthropogenic processes, invasive species, time-series analyses, mathematical models, visualisation, complexity, confronting models with data, and communicating science.

Professor David Toll

Co-Director 

David joined IHRR as Co-Director in January 2021. He is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Director of the Sustainable Infrastructure Research Challenge. His research encompasses both hazards and resilience, with research projects including studies of rainfall-induced landslides in Malaysia, Nepal and Turkey, funded by NERC, AHRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, British Academy and the IHHR Action on Natural Disasters programme. In the UK, David is co investigator on a major £4.8M EPSRC Programme grant (ACHILLES).

Dr Sim Reaney

Co-Director

Sim’s research is centred on the movement of water through the landscape and the representation of these hydrological processes within both simulation models and geospatial analysis. His work includes the impact of diffuse pollution from the landscape on water quality, catchment hydrological processes and working with natural processes approaches to flood risk management. The connection between these different areas of work is the concept of hydrological connectivity. The testing and representation of how different parts of the landscape connect via hydrological pathways is key to the understanding of these different environmental pressures.

Vacant

Co-Director