Nine faculties, one connected field of risk

From the climate system to finance, technology, health and governance, joined by the programmes they teach together.

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Faculties: 9
Departments: 32
Disciplines: 118
Nexus Standards taught: 258

01Faculties

Nine faculties, joined by Nexus programmes

Pick a programme to see which faculties it spans.

Hover a faculty · pick a programme23 programmes

Tick · one disciplinePastel tick · open courseLine weight · shared programmes

Nexus programme

Water, energy and food

Decisions on water, energy and food constrain each other; this programme studies them together.

Faculties2of 9

Disciplines22in reach

Open5courses

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Open the faculty

Nexus programmes

Each joins two or three faculties

02Wheel

Every discipline on one wheel

Select a discipline to see the disciplines it shares courses with.

Each dot is a discipline on its faculty's arc, filled when a course with it as primary discipline is open for enrolment; a line joins two disciplines that teach a course in common or form a nexus programme.From the curriculum and the Academy atlas; open courses are counted by primary discipline; links show shared teaching, not measured dependence.

03Directory

Departments and disciplines

Each faculty with its departments and disciplines; a filled dot marks an open course.

01 · Faculty3 courses open
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The water, land, ocean, climate and living systems on which every other risk depends.
Twin · Casale Monferrato
Water and Food Systems
Water security and hydrology Food systems and agriculture
Ecology and Land Systems
Biodiversity and ecosystems Land, forests and soils Planetary boundaries and Earth system resilience
Climate and Ocean Sciences
Climate science, variability and change Oceans and coasts Cryosphere and mountain systems Earth observation and Earth system data Atmosphere and air chemistry
Departments
3
Disciplines
10
Open
3
Enter the faculty Twin Research
02 · Faculty3 courses open
Hazards, Disasters and Resilience
How natural and technological hazards become disasters through exposure and vulnerability.
Twin · Kahramanmaras
Hazard Science
Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and landslides Floods, storms and tropical cyclones Heat, drought and wildfire Technological, industrial and Natech hazards Space weather and extraterrestrial hazards
Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning
Disaster risk reduction Early warning and anticipatory action Multi-hazard and compound risk assessment Biological and epidemic hazards in disaster risk management
Emergency Management and Recovery
Preparedness, emergency and crisis management Recovery, reconstruction and loss accounting
Humanitarian Action, Mobility and Community Resilience
Humanitarian action and displacement Migration and human mobility Community resilience and inclusion
Departments
4
Disciplines
14
Open
3
Enter the faculty Twin Research
03 · Faculty2 courses open
Infrastructure, Energy and Industry
The lifelines, cities, energy systems, industries and supply chains that concentrate exposure and carry shocks from place to place.
Twin · Wellington
Cities and Infrastructure Systems
Critical infrastructure and lifelines Cities, housing and the built environment Transport, ports and logistics Reliability, safety and resilience engineering
Energy and Resources
Energy systems and the energy transition Climate and energy technologies Critical minerals, mining and extractives Energy transition risk and grid integration
Utility Networks
Water and wastewater systems Telecommunications and digital infrastructure
Industry and Supply Chains
Trade, supply chains and geoeconomics Advanced industry, manufacturing and materials
Departments
4
Disciplines
12
Open
2
Enter the faculty Twin Research
04 · Faculty1 course open
Technology and Digital Systems
How artificial intelligence, computing, cyber, space and autonomous systems work, fail and are secured.
Twin · The Lizard and Penwith
Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
Artificial intelligence and machine learning AI safety and evaluation Robotics and autonomous systems AI assurance and audit
Computing, Data and Quantum Technologies
Data infrastructure, compute and semiconductors Quantum technologies
Cyber, Digital and Space Systems
Cybersecurity and digital resilience Digital public infrastructure and digital identity Space systems, space weather and navigation Operational technology and cyber-physical security Positioning, navigation and timing resilience
Departments
3
Disciplines
11
Open
1
Enter the faculty Twin Research
05 · Faculty2 courses open
Health and Society
Risk as people experience it, in their health, environment, livelihoods, work and rights.
Twin · Delhi
Global Health Security
Public health emergencies and epidemics Health systems and health care resilience Biotechnology, biosecurity and neurotechnology Epidemic modelling and forecasting
Environmental and One Health
One Health, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance Pollution and environmental health Climate and health
Human Development, Work and Social Policy
Human development, poverty and inequality Just transition, social and human rights risk Work, skills and occupational safety Mental health and psychosocial risk
Departments
3
Disciplines
11
Open
2
Enter the faculty Twin Research
06 · Faculty1 course open
Finance and Economics
How risk is priced, pooled, transferred, financed and supervised across the financial system and the wider economy.
Twin · Houston
Banking and Financial Stability
Banking and credit risk Financial stability and systemic financial risk Financial regulation and supervision Financial crime and fraud Operational resilience and ICT risk in finance
Insurance and Actuarial Science
Insurance, reinsurance and protection gaps Actuarial science Disaster risk finance
Financial Markets and Investment
Market, liquidity and treasury risk Asset management, private markets and institutional investors Payments, market infrastructure and fintech Climate and nature financial risk Nature and biodiversity finance
Public Finance and Development Economics
Public finance and sovereign debt Development finance Economic development and macroeconomic shocks Macroeconomics of climate and disasters
Departments
4
Disciplines
17
Open
1
Enter the faculty Twin Research
07 · Faculty2 courses open
Governance, Policy and International Affairs
How institutions decide on shared risks, from national policy and regulation to international cooperation, conflict and the governance of technology.
Twin · Horn of Africa
Governance, Public Policy and Foresight
Risk governance and institutions Risk-informed public policy Foresight and futures Capacity development and technical assistance Intergenerational governance and future generations
International Affairs and Diplomacy
Diplomacy, cooperation and the global commons Climate and nature governance Global health governance
Peace, Conflict and Security
Conflict, fragility and security Geopolitical and political risk Security, defence and hybrid threats
Science, Technology and Society
Research, evidence and the science-policy interface Innovation and frontier technology governance AI and digital governance Information integrity and public trust Technology security: dual-use, export controls and compute governance
Law and Regulation
Compliance and regulatory change Contracts, intellectual property and licensing
Departments
5
Disciplines
18
Open
2
Enter the faculty Twin Research
08 · Faculty3 courses open
Risk Science and Methods
Holds the shared methods of risk analysis that every other faculty uses.
Twin · L'Aquila
Risk Management
Enterprise risk management and risk frameworks Operational risk and business continuity Model risk and validation Assurance, internal control and risk culture
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Quantitative risk analysis and statistics Catastrophe, exposure and vulnerability modelling Risk indicators and composite indices Probabilistic forecasting and verification AI and machine learning for risk analysis
Decision, Behaviour and Communication
Uncertainty and decision making Scenario analysis and stress testing Risk communication and risk literacy Risk perception and behavioural science Expert judgement and elicitation
Geospatial and Risk Data Science
Geospatial analysis, Earth observation and GeoAI Risk data governance, provenance and licensing Risk information standards and interoperability
Departments
4
Disciplines
17
Open
3
Enter the faculty Twin Research
09 · Faculty3 courses open
Systems and Nexus Studies
Risk that arises from the interdependence of systems, from cascades and complexity to global catastrophic risk.
Twin · Tonle Sap
Systemic Risk and Complexity
Systemic, compound and cascading risk Complex systems and systems modelling Global catastrophic risks Tipping points and resilience of Earth and social systems Supply network and economic contagion
Nexus-Based Risk Management
Nexus-Based Risk Management (NRM)Water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus Polycrisis and global risk assessment
Departments
2
Disciplines
8
Open
3
Enter the faculty Twin Research

Discipline with an open courseCourses in development

04Institutes

Three institutes convene across faculties

Institutes convene disciplines from several faculties around a cross-cutting question and host the nexus programmes; each discipline keeps its home faculty.

05Nexus programmes

Programmes that span faculties

Each programme joins disciplines from more than one faculty, is hosted by an institute and teaches its courses once, on the main catalogue.

06Layers

Other ways into the programme

07Questions

Questions and answers

Why are courses on the main site and not on the faculty sites?

So every learner has one record, one achievement ledger and one community, whichever faculties they study in. Faculty pages link to the course; they never copy it.

Why does each faculty have a place?

Risk is learned on a real case. Each faculty builds its stage on one place, with its data sources and dates stated, and teaches its instruments there; the place is a teaching case, not a statement about the place's own risk management.

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