by Konstantina Pratta | May 19, 2023 | Front page news, Uncategorized
Our former PhD student, Chloe Brimicombe, who is now a Climate Scientist and Extreme Heat Researcher at the University of Graz, gave an interview on BBC News. She talked about the urgency for “Governments to work collaboratively across countries to put in place a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Apr 21, 2023 | Front page news, Uncategorized
To celebrate Earth Day 2023, staff from across the University of Reading have written poems to reflect the theme of ‘re-imagining our world’ and climate research. Walker’s Business Development Director, Pen Cabot, is one of those who shared a poem, saying: “As we come...
by Konstantina Pratta | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
In January 2023, I had the pleasure of visiting the Walker Institute to undertake some interdisciplinary work. It was a great experience: I focused on using network simulations to model the spread of Onchocerciasis within communities, and I was able to interact with a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Walker Institute is acutely aware of the disproportionate impact of climate change on women across the world: in particular in the Global South, where multiple vulnerabilities meet to be further exacerbated by weather events and longer-term climate variability. This...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jul 7, 2022 | Front page news, Uncategorized
Pen Cabot, Walker Business Development Director, attended UNDRR’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR), GP2022 7th Session, Bali, Indonesia, 23-28 May 2022. She led our interactive theatre initiative and met with stakeholders and partners from...
by rrf105 | May 12, 2022 | Front page news, Sweet Potato, Uncategorized
Working as an interdisciplinary research fellow at Walker 2019-2021 was a whirlwind and a joy. I worked on a wide and ever-changing variety of projects, from flood forecasting in Uganda to climate risk assessments of the Middle East to East African sweet potato pests....
