1. Centre for Disaster Resilience, University of Salford, UK
No 1 in Research Power in Built Environment (UK Government RAE 6*)
Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga ;
Dr Richard Haigh
Developing societal resilience to disasters of natural and human origin
Built environment emphasis but with strong links to other disciplines

2. Centre for Disaster Resilience
Advisory panel members to UNISDR Making Cities Resilient
Editors of the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Experience of bidding for and managing major multi-national & multi-partners projects in this and related fields e.g., under FW6 & FW7, Asia-Link, Life-Long Learning
Research interests: resilience; capacity building; risk reduction; building simulation and modelling; conflict prevention; gender; community participation)

3. Forthcoming proposal under resilience of society to catastrophic events
Modelling and simulating resilience in cities to more effectively manage hazard risks
Modelling of physical, social, natural and economic dimensions of resilience
Strong existing links with institutions in third countries and some EU countries
Seek partnerships with relevant actors for hazard risk reduction (including but not limited to: insurance, finance, central & local government, risk assessment, infrastructure,  social anthropology, urban planning, hydro-meteorological modelling)