Disaster Research Unit (DRU)

The Disaster Research Unit (DRU) of the Freie Universität Berlin is a social science research institution specialising in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research into disasters. The DRU’s body of work encompasses the entire “disaster cycle”: from its inception, its progression, into its after-math and the associated reconstruction and coping. This research topically breaks down into risk perception, risk reduction, disaster prevention, preparation, warning and disaster behaviour, all the way to disaster coping and sustainable reconstruction for industrialised nations as well as the so-called “Global South”. In addition to this, the DRU engages in social scientific and humanities basic research alongside other applied research and consulting. [read more]

Director - Prof. Dr. Martin Voss

Current Research Projects

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Insights from Disaster Research – A Blog by the DRU
In this blog, DRU researchers provide insights in their work, present ongoing research and discuss current developments in the field of disasters and disaster research.

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