Make your Masters matter at UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction

Risk and disaster reduction, and dealing with uncertainty and increasing resilience, are high on local, national and international agendas.

With a vibrant research community, bringing together academics with real-world experience from across multiple disciplines – UCL offers the ideal environment in which to pursue master’s level study in this rapidly-evolving field.

At UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction (UCL RDR), we offer master's programmes with taught and research components which aim to meet the growing need for experts trained to analyse and provide solutions to complex issues.  Choose from one of three specialist programmes:

Our programmes:

• Risk, Disaster and Resilience MSc

Through a multidisciplinary approach to risk and disaster reduction, you will learn to become a future leader driving policy change and innovation in order to preserve lives and sustain economies which could otherwise be destroyed or damaged by disaster.

• Risk and Disaster Science MSc

The global challenge of understanding risk, increasing resilience and reducing exposure to hazards has generated demand for a new type of scientist, in government, business and NGOs, who can work across boundaries.

• Risk and Disaster Reduction MRes

This research-led programme aims to train the next generation of innovative, creative and objectively critical researchers, thinkers, practitioners and decision-makers in risk and disaster reduction.

Our postgraduate programmes will equip you to tackle complex humanitarian issues – with specialist insights and the latest evidence-based research. 

Meet Baljeet Kaur, Risk and Disaster Reduction MRes graduate