CNDS/EGU Summer School 2025
Natural Hazards in the Anthropocene - Adapting to natural hazards under uncertainty, 25-29 August 2025
About
This international one-week course gathers PhD students in Earth-, Engineering- and Social sciences for an introduction to the dynamics and impacts of natural hazards (e.g., floods, droughts, wildfires and earthquakes) as well as disaster risk management and social vulnerability under the umbrella of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Through lectures, seminars, and group assignments, the course will explore DRR through the disaster management cycle (mitigation, preparation, response and recovery), looking at the interplay between natural hazards and societal impacts and responses, as well as the risk and uncertainty associated with them.
Important dates:
- Application opens: 2025-04-11
- Application closes: 2025-05-12
- Acceptance letters: 2025-06-03
- Course starts: 2025-08-25
Course structure
The summer school integrates research themes studied within CNDS and aims to enhance a deeper understanding of society’s ability to prepare for and cope with natural hazard risks. By engaging lecturers and students from different disciplines, the course provides a venue for lively exchanges and discussions amongst participants and experts. The summer school provides a unique international forum to explore the diverse dynamics of DRR, and it is a great opportunity for early career scientists to expand their network and engage in interdisciplinary dialogues and exchanges. This year, the summer school is co-organized with the EU project TRANSCEND (Grant Agreement 101084110) and co-sponsored by the European Geoscience Union (EGU).
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Confirmed lecturers
Marleen de Ruiter
Assistant Professor, VU Amsterdam
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Marleen's research focuses on consecutive disasters and assessing the impacts of adaptation measures on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Micha Werner
Associate professor, IHE Delft
Micha's research focuses on flood and drought risk management, including forecast verification and dealing with uncertainties, as well as how uncertainties are presented and communicated.
Murugesu Sivapalan
Professor, University of Illinois
Murugesu's research focuses on on scale issues in modeling, with a focus on hydrological predictions in ungauged basins and socio-hydrological dynamics, including the complexities of water crises.
Francesco Sapino
Researcher, IMDEA Water, Alcalá University
Francesco’s research focuses on coupled human and natural system modeling, integrating multi-model ensembles to tackle uncertainty and ensure robust policy assessment.
Steffi Burchardt
CNDS Director, Professor, Uppsala University
Steffi's research focuses on volcanoes – how magma chambers forms and what it takes to trigger an eruption.
Giuliano Di Baldassarre
Professor, Uppsala University, CNDS
Giuliano's research focuses on the complex interplay between social, technical and physical processes, in particular on how these can generate risks, crises or disasters.
Daniel Nohrstedt
Professor, Uppsala University, CNDS
Daniel's research focuses on policy, crisis management, collaborative governance and natural hazards.
Jenni Koivisto
Senior lecturer, Karlstad University, CNDS
Jenni’s research focuses on the management of climate change and natural hazards in the society, including questions related to collaboration, power, learning and how new ideas can be turned into action.
Björn Lund
Associate professor, Uppsala University, CNDS
Björn's research focuses on earthquake source processes. He is also the director of the Swedish National Seismic Network.
Fredrik Bynander
Deputy Director General, Government offices of Sweden
Fredrik’s expertise is in policy, crisis management, collaborative management, and crisis coordination.
Suanne Segovia-Tzompa
Postdoctoral researcher, Swedish Defence University, CNDS
Suanne’s research focuses on topics linked to justice, global governance and environmental issues.
Venue
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The summer school will take place during 25-29 of August, at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Sweden.
Uppsala is located 71 km north of the capital Stockholm. It offers both picturesque countryside and the vibrancy of a big city. You can experience both history and modern living during a visit to Uppsala.
How to get here: Uppsala is easily reached by train in just 30 minutes from Stockholm and 18 minutes from Arlanda Airport.
How to apply
This course is designed for PhD students, and participation is free. Moreover, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is sponsoring 10 travel grants to facilitate the attendance of early career researchers.
Your application should include a 2-page CV, a 1-page summary of your current research focus, as well as your objectives and motivation for attending the course. Don’t forget to indicate if you would also like to apply for the travel grant provided by EGU.
Apply using this link: CNDS Summer School application form
Application system will close May 12 (23:59 CEST). Accepted and granted applicants will be notified by 3 June 2025.
Contact
Johanna Mård (CNDS Summer School Coordinator), Email:johanna.maard@geo.uu.se
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