Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
After defending her PhD entitled “Methodological Enhancements for Comprehensive Hazard Assessment of Rock Slope Instabilities” in October 2024, Charlotte Wolff has rejoined the group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. She will …
Charlotte Wolff rejoins the group as a Postdoctoral Researcher Read MoreConference site : https://wp.unil.ch/rsg-2025/ 26-28 November 2025 – University of Lausanne Recent catastrophic rock, rock-ice or rock-debris avalanches highlight the urgent need to improve detection, monitoring, and modeling of large-scale …
Rock slope and gravity 2025 (RSG-2025): Forecasting and Modelling Large Rock Slope Failures in a Changing Mountain Environment Read MoreXiong Tang is a PhD student from Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, whose research focuses on granular flow, landslide dynamics and numerical modelling with the …
Welcome Visiting PhD Student Xiong Tang Read More
Natural hazards have a significant impact on global populations causing fatalities and damage to agriculture, buildings, and infrastructure. With climate change, such hazards are expected to become more frequent and …
Hélder Peixoto : Web GIS Application for Natural Hazards Risk Assessment Based on Incomplete Data Read More
Joshimath, a hill town in India’s Garhwal Himalayas, is densely populated despite its fragile terrain and proximity to the active Himalayan thrust faults. The town rests on old extensive landslide …
Field Visits for Understanding Accelerated Surface Movements in Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand India Read MoreRisk Cycle Conference December 9th, 2024 (13h) Location: University of Lausanne Room Amphimax – 41409.12.2024 from 13:00 to 18:30.Free admission, open to all (places limited to 100 on-site) Registration required …
Conference – Recent disasters in the Alps: What happened, what is being done, and what can be done? Read MoreFrom July 8 to 12, the ISL took place in Chambéry (Fr), a conference in which several members of the laboratory participated. I) Posters II) Presentations
International Symposium for Landslide (ISL 2024) Read More
The field work carried by Deepak KC, a PhD Student, at the Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), of the University of Lausanne (UNIL) – who is also working with UNDP …
Field Visits in the frame of the CRUCIAL project: “The evolution of Avalanche Risk Management as a local risk management culture, with the advancement of Science and Technology over time in Switzerland” Read MoreThe Risk Group was once again present for EGU 2024, held from April 15th to April 19th in Vienna, Austria. The list of given presentations is as follows:
EGU 2024 Read MoreKanglei Song is a PhD student from Chongqing University, China, whose research focuses on monitoring and early warning of slow-moving landslides in the Three Gorges reservoir area of China. He …
Welcome Visiting PhD Student Kanglei Song Read MoreHrvoje Lukačić is a PhD student from the Faculty of Mining, Geology, and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia. He will stay at the Risk Group of UNIL as a …
Welcome Visiting PhD Student Hrvoje Lukačić Read MoreWith the recent increase in rainfall, a new shallow landslide occurred in Ollon on December 1, 2023. As per the request from CSD, the Risk analysis group (Ph.D. students: Antonin …
Field work for Ollon landslide (2023) Read More