Our world is evolving rapidly and becoming more interconnected. We are seeing increasing risks that we do not understand well in terms of their impact, such as those arising from new technologies, changing climate and emerging diseases.
Our world is evolving rapidly and becoming more interconnected. We are seeing increasing risks that we do not understand well in terms of their impact, such as those arising from new technologies, changing climate and emerging diseases. Very often, we either underestimate or overestimate these risks due to the lack of credible information. How we perceive a risk affects our personal or society’s decision-making and resource allocation.
Anchored by our research pillars, and outreach and education programmes, we strive to change the way you question, examine and understand risk issues to improve and decision making.
Research Pillars
IPUR undertakes research on the scientific understanding of risk and its practical application through a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities.
We equip executives and practitioners through education with strategies and skillsets needed for effective risk communication and intervention. Our key initiative is the online risk communication course available on edX where you can master the tools to communicate risk information effectively to make better decisions in the face of risks.
Outreach plays an important role for us. Through the use of traditional and social media, and also through creative means such as arts and games, we advise and inform stakeholders and the public of our research findings in an informative and visual manner.
