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Make sure to tune in for the next #RiftAndRiftedMarginsSeminar to find out the latest about our work on active faults in Malawi with PREPARE! 👇👇👇

The #PARClaunch on 21 April will bring together an exciting of group international experts to talk about #transformation of #ResearchMethods with #Africa Register here for this free event to join the conversation: eventbrite.co.uk/e/perivoli-afr…

Join us tomorrow to find out about the fantastic research and business opportunities that open up with the new UKCRIC National Facility for Soil-Structure Interaction. bristol.ac.uk/engineering/il… University of BristolEng @BristolUni Andrew Scott Ltd Stride Treglown Cora Kwiatkowski @ArupGroup

Just reading this article from a few months ago, which makes some really important points: why African countries must invest more in earth sciences theconversation.com/why-african-co… via The Conversation Africa

Two things are coming home this summer! #SoFSI #football University of Bristol

Horizon Europe Africa Initiative Launch 📅July 15th, 11.30 - 15.30 GMT To inform the research community of the programmes and calls under the Africa Initiative: the work programme of Horizon Europe for 2021 2022, for targeted actions within Africa. bit.ly/3r7kTf1

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PREPARE as part of the PREPARE 2021, Hassan and I had presentations on the GPS campaign as well as initial results from the project. Attendance involved Mining Engineers and Metallurgy from Malawi Polytechnic and Malawi University of Science and Technology.

Fantastic to see Patrick R.N. Chindandali and Hassan Mdala present our work on crustal deformation in Malawi to local students. Hassan, Patrick and the Geological Survey have been instrumental in collecting GPS data that is transforming our knowledge of rifting and seismic hazard in the region

PREPARE fieldwork with interns from Polytechnic and MUST. Installation of PREPARE 2021 GPS Campaign. Knowledge transfer to future Geoscientists is vital. While women are few in this field, we are proud to have one female Mining engineering student in the group.

PREPARE after installing the gps equipment, Hassan and Patrick took the internees to Thyolo Fault. Knowledge transfer channelled from PREPARE Project to Geological Survey team. Now Survey team passing on to and internees (our future geoscientists).

How can seismologists sort out how often earthquakes occur in regions lacking detailed paleoseismic data? One way: data from satellites. For how Jack Williams @faulty-jack.bsky.social et al. have explored this problem in Malawi, check out temblor's latest, by extern D'Maia Curry temblor.net/earthquake-ins…

🚨New paper alert 🚨 🚨New Tectonic Plate alert 🚨 In a new paper in GRL, we show that southern Africa is part of the San plate, which is a separate tectonic plate from Nubia, with a boundary along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift System: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Join us for our final workshop on the Seismic Resilience of School Buildings and Communities in Malawi and East Africa on Monday 13/12. Registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/seismic-resi… Juliet Biggs Max Werner PREPARE Raffaele De Risi Luke Wedmore Rishi Ram Parajuli Jack Williams @faulty-jack.bsky.social Dr. Maria Xanthou FHEA

Join us next month for a three-part webinar series on building resilience to seismic and multi-hazard risks in the East African Rift, organised by colleagues at University of Bristol in collaboration with MUBAS & Malawi Geological Survey Dept. To register visit: tinyurl.com/2fcj7pbu

The first in a three-part webinar series on Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction in the East African Rift is taking place this Friday – check out the programme at saferpreparedafrica.net and register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-haza…. We hope to see you there!

Looking forward to giving this talk on our research in Malawi with PREPARE this Wednesday, see below for Zoom link 👇👇👇

As PREPARE ends, it's fantastic to see the community continue working together on all aspects of earthquake hazard & risk in the EAR. I've already learned so much from the diverse group of scientists & engineers in Africa, UK, NGOs, Gov & Industry, but so much more to do!

🚨New paper alert🚨 In our new paper in GRL, we use field and microstructural observation to document an anomalously narrow footwall damage zone (5-20 m) along the 110 km long Bilila-Mtakataka Fault (BMF) in southern Malawi: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20… 🧵 1/7

Videos of talks from the first two webinars in the series Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction in the East African Rift are available to view at: bit.ly/3F3aMii. Included is a eulogy to Prof John Macdonald who very sadly passed away in between these events.