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Research Associate at KCL, working on Disaster Risk Reduction. Posts mainly about geography, disasters, India, politics, football, and more.
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This emerged from and continues to inform our on-going project on "improving household preparedness in multi-hazard contexts (MH-Prep) - www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/explori...
Exploring household preparedness in the complex multi-hazard context of Nakuru, Kenya
This year, researchers from King’s College London and Cardiff University completed data generation in Nakuru, Kenya, for the Foundation-funded project ‘Improving household preparedness in multi-hazard...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I can't quite believe it, but, it appears that the person responsible for this at the University of Warwick has had a Vogue photoshoot about the rebrand, explaining his 'journey from the world of luxury [goods marketing] into higher education' vogue.sg/university-o...
Universities aren’t often spoken of as ‘brands,’ but Warwick leans into that idea. What does thinking of a university as a brand unlock—and what can it achieve when done well? Seeing a university as a brand unlocks coherence and confidence. A brand is about more than design, it’s about identity and consistency. When you align your values, your story and your impact, you become more than a place, you become a movement. At Warwick, brand isn’t just a communications tool, it’s a strategic asset. It helps us attract brilliant minds, forge global partnerships and create a distinctive space in a competitive world. When done well, a brand doesn’t limit, it liberates. What drew you to the world of higher education, and how do you see its role evolving in society today? My journey from the world of luxury into higher education has been one of purpose and transformation. After years of working with global brands, I was drawn to higher education as the next frontier of influence, a space where knowledge, identity, and opportunity intersect. Universities aren’t just places of learning, they are platforms for societal impact. Their role today is to be both anchor and catalyst: rooted in rigorous teaching and research, yet agile enough to respond to global challenges and cultural shifts. How has your background in the luxury sector shaped the way you approach storytelling and brand building at the University of Warwick? Working across premium and luxury sectors—fashion, real estate, travel and beyond—taught me the value of emotion, detail, and differentiation. In those worlds, a brand isn’t just a badge, it’s an experience, a feeling, a story that lives in people’s hearts. At the University of Warwick, I’ve brought that same mindset to higher education: crafting narratives that are both strategic and human.
July 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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the key point for me is that because roads are always-already relational, thinking through and with “roads-in-relation” grounds debates about abstract ideas like “climate resilient development” in their context, without losing sight of the bigger picture. Interested to hear your thoughts!
a bridge with a spiral in the middle and the number 6 on it
ALT: a bridge with a spiral in the middle and the number 6 on it
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July 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Examples of the previous research I mentioned from Ellen (nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...) and myself (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) which provide some context for why we first started collaborating.
Having had some more time to look back on the paper and the overall process...
Geopolitical assemblages and disasters-in-the-making in Kalimpong, India
This article argues that landslides ought to be understood as geopolitical processes. The argument is based on a study into the causes and impacts of …
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July 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Despite v. different disciplinary backgrounds, Ellen and I found commonalities in our doctoral research on the links between road construction and disaster risk (reduction and creation!). Here we think through these relationships more fully, with perspectives from lots of disciplines and geographies
Redirecting
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July 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM