Introduction
The centre was established in 1997, and now includes over 50 researchers and practitioners and comprises three groups: Geological & Geotechnical Hazards (under the leadership of BUHRC Deputy Director, Dr Chris Kilburn), Weather and Climate Extremes (led by Professor Mark Saunders), and Disaster Studies & Management (led by Dr John Twigg). The centre has established a reputation over the past decade as being at the very forefront of natural hazard research and disaster prediction and is the largest multidisciplinary academic hazard research centre in Europe.
