All Student News Articles

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20 Mar 2020 Early Career Researcher Showcase moving online, deadline extended communication, fire
19 Mar 2020 Bushfire risk management scholarship fire impacts, preparedness, risk management
11 Mar 2020 Showcasing PhD success multi-hazard, risk management An evaluation of Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire, Connecting communities: Integration of disaster preparedness measures at household, school, and community level, using a child-centered approach, Investigating the effect of soil moisture, temperature and precipitation extremes on fire risk and intensity in Australia, Modelling the impact of lifeline infrastructure failure during natural hazard events, The structural response and progressive failure of batten to rafter connections under wind loads
05 Feb 2020 Student research supporting EM sector emergency management, modelling, risk management An investigation of the dynamics of fire-fire interactions using a coupled fire-atmosphere model, Analysis and simulation of surface wind fields during landfalling tropical cyclones, Methods to develop long term, efficacious risk mitigation policies, Refinement and validation of the pyrolysis and firebrand transport sub-models for a physics based bushfire prediction model, Understanding the nature of abrupt regional shifts in a changing climate, Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction, Urban planning for natural hazard mitigation
07 Nov 2019 AFAC19 research front and centre in Journal decision making, emergency management, planning An investigation of the psychosocial factors that influence cyclone mitigation behaviour in homeowners, Community volunteering and disaster recovery, The 2013 Forcett-Dunalley fire: A geospatial analysis of fire severity, smoke transport and emissions, Flood risk communication, Improving decision-making in complex multi-team environments, Scenario planning for remote community risk management in northern Australia
04 Nov 2019 Student research boosts sector emergency management, risk management Fragility and resilience of bridge structures subjected to extreme wave-induced loads , Impact of bushfire on water quality, Methods for background temperature estimation in the context of active fire detection, Sprinkler systems for the protection of buildings from wildfire, The impact of individual factors and operational organisational resources and demands on mental health outcomes, The post-disaster city: Urban crisis politics and social change in community led earthquake recovery
09 Sep 2019 UNHaRMED makes waves in SA decision making, flood, policy Methods to develop long term, efficacious risk mitigation policies, Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction
05 Sep 2019 Student Sam Hillman awarded IAWF scholarship fire, fire impacts, risk analysis The utility of point clouds to estimate fuel hazards
19 Aug 2019 Students success on show emergency management, fire impacts, resilience Effects of Sydney coastal dry sclerophyll forest litter on fuels and fire behaviour in Hornsbury Shire , Methods for background temperature estimation in the context of active fire detection, Remote sensing of tree structure and biomass in north Australian mesic savanna, Sensitivity of the Empirical Mode Decomposition and its application to environmental data
19 Aug 2019 Issues of safety and engagement highlighted in Journal communities, emergency management, fire impacts Optimising emergency services resourcing: informing SAFECOM's capability planning, Whole of government and crisis management: understanding coordination in a time of crisis, Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities, Urban planning for natural hazard mitigation
09 Jul 2019 CRC students succeed animals, emergency management, fire Approaches for investigating fire impacts on catchment hydrology , Investigating bird responses to fire in the Heathy Dry Forests of Victoria, Australia, The roles of pharmacists in disaster health management in natural and anthropogenic disasters, Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services
28 Jun 2019 Is it floodwater, a wet road or just a puddle? communication, decision making, flood Advancing public health in the context of natural hazards: normalising preparedness within a framework of adapted protection motivation theory, The roles of pharmacists in disaster health management in natural and anthropogenic disasters, Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services, Catastrophic and cascading events: planning and capability, Effective risk and warning communication during natural hazards, Flood risk communication, Policies, institutions and governance