All Student News Articles

Released News Key Topic/s Project/s
27 Jun 2019 Flood research on show decision making, engineering, flood Flood risk mitigation assessment for Launceston, Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data (PhD project), Catastrophic and cascading events: planning and capability, Cost-effective mitigation strategy for flood prone buildings, Flood risk communication, Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction
25 Jun 2019 How to influence people with research Urban planning and resilience to bushfires, Catastrophic and cascading events: planning and capability, Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk, Economics of natural hazards, Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure, Mapping and understanding bushfire and natural hazard vulnerability and risks at the institutional scale, Natural hazard exposure information modelling framework, Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia, Policies, institutions and governance, Scientific diversity and uncertainty in risk mitigation policy and planning, The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: A system for assessing the resilience of Australian communities to natural hazards
17 May 2019 Are we dropping the ball? A look to our workforce in 2030 capability, emergency management, volunteering Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services, Catastrophic and cascading events: planning and capability, Diversity and inclusion: building strength and capability, Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering, Improving decision-making in complex multi-team environments, Improving the retention and engagement of volunteers in emergency service agencies, National mental health and wellbeing study of police and emergency services, Northern Australian bushfire and natural hazard training, Out of uniform: building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
09 Apr 2019 Communication key for students child-centred, cyclone, fire Advancing public health in the context of natural hazards: normalising preparedness within a framework of adapted protection motivation theory, An investigation of the psychosocial factors that influence cyclone mitigation behaviour in homeowners, Connecting communities: Integration of disaster preparedness measures at household, school, and community level, using a child-centered approach
18 Mar 2019 Student science completed emergency management, fire impacts, mental health Household decision making in bushfire self evacuation, Sleep and stress in on-call fire and emergency service workers
21 Feb 2019 PhDs completed by students emergency management, fire, multi-hazard Community volunteering and disaster recovery, Improving adaptation planning for future sea level rise and coastal flooding, Post-disaster recovery following recent natural hazard events and risk reduction measures in Australia and Japan
25 Jan 2019 PhD science for New Zealand priorities fire impacts, local knowledge, policy
25 Jan 2019 Completed PhDs excited about future fire, fire impacts, land management Advancing public health in the context of natural hazards: normalising preparedness within a framework of adapted protection motivation theory, How does remotely sensed degree of curing and fuel load vary in grasslands and effect modelled fire spread?, Improved calibration of spatially distributed models to simulate disaster risk, Modelling the impact of lifeline infrastructure failure during natural hazard events, Models for lightning-caused wildfire ignition, Post-disaster housing reconstruction as a means of enhancing disaster resilience of at-risk communities in India, Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia including the response of gravity frames
11 Jan 2019 Student cyclone interest up north cyclone, mitigation, resilience The structural response and progressive failure of batten to rafter connections under wind loads , Wind induced internal pressures in industrial buildings, Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events
18 Dec 2018 From PhD to fire agency fire, fire impacts, soil moisture Investigating the effect of soil moisture, temperature and precipitation extremes on fire risk and intensity in Australia
13 Dec 2018 Fire dragon to model bushfires fire, modelling Refinement and validation of the pyrolysis and firebrand transport sub-models for a physics based bushfire prediction model
19 Nov 2018 A new wave of PhD completions earthquake, fire, flood An evaluation of Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire, Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data (PhD project), Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete walls in Australia