The University of Salford's THINKlab is delighted to be working with the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum (GMRF) to explore new ways of using technology to engage practitioners and the public in understanding climate-induced disaster risks in Greater Manchester.
The University of Salford's THINKlab is working in the Kalutara District, Sri Lanka to pilot the MOBILISE digital platform and help to build climate resilience and community-based early warnings systems.
The University of Salford’sa THINKlab has received a prestigious Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games to develop their innovative UE4-powered 4D simulation product for rail track renewal programmes.
As part of the COP26 programme of events, the Director of THINKlab, Professor Terrence Fernando, talks about some of the current projects which support Monday 8 November and the theme: Adaptation, Loss and Damage.
The THINKlab is working with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Arnside and Silverdale AONB on the Warton Mires Partnership project to help provide a nature-based solution, build resilience for a local community and reverse the fortunes of declining wildlife.
THINKlab is part of a new project which is supporting the application of digital technologies which are helping to achieve sustainable management in refugee camps around the world with research being conducted at Al Baqa’a Refugee Camp. Project partners are engaging with local stakeholders and residents in the Al Baqa’a Refugee Camp which is situated
The University of Salford THINKlab has been awarded almost £1 million from the UK Research and Innovation Collective Fund to develop an advanced digital platform.
The University of Salford’s THINKlab Director, Professor Terrence Fernando was recently invited by Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) to make a keynote speech at their 10th Annual Research Symposium on Equitable Resilience.
This year the THINKlab decided to take part in the Green Impact Initiative; an environmental accreditation scheme which inspires teams to reduce their carbon footprint and environmental impact.
After intensive research and development work over the last two years, the THINKlab team is now ready to release their first interactive digital platform to disaster management centres in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Sarawak State, Malaysia; and Peshawar, Pakistan.
