1. HR Wallingford – ENV2012 – Env. Hazards
Originally Government Hydraulics Research Station (1947) privatised in 1982  HR Wallingford
Independent RTO (AIRTO / EARTO), non profit distributing with company funding >€1M RTD
Turnover ~ €28 M
Offices internationally with more than half our work outside of the UK
Growing SME – over 240 staff – strong links with both academia and industry
Active in science / policy interface, putting research into practice
Mark Morris (Principal Engineer)
Flood Management Group
HR Wallingford, UK
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2. HR Wallingford – skills & experience
HR Wallingford has over 20 years continuous experience of research and coordination of European research
Roles as Coordinator, Key Partner, specific RTD actions
Specific expertise / experience in hydrological risk, for example the coordination of:
FLOODsite [ ]
IMPACT [ ]
MITCH
ACTIF
Plus extensive contributions
to national research programmes
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3. HR Wallingford – proposal
HR Wallingford is developing a proposal under 6.4-1
SOTERIA
Greek god for safety and protection from harm…
Looking for more partners in financial and social sciences sectors
Contact Prof. Paul Samuels
Also interested in participating with any proposals / projects / requiring work related to any physical aspects of flooding
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