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Seismology at School in Nepal
Pokhara-17, Kaski
E-mail: seismoschoolnp@gmail.com
Website: seismoschoolnp.org
Twitter: @AtSeismo
Facebook: @atseismo

November 7, 2024

John Maddox Judge Commendation Award 2024

Our Chairman, Dr. Shiba Subedi, has been honored with the Special Judge Commendation title in The John Maddox Prize 2024, a prestigious joint initiative by Nature and Sense about Science. This award is given to individuals who exemplify courage and integrity in their commitment to sound science and evidence. The[…]

October 19, 2024

Local earthquake monitoring with a low-cost seismometers

Seismic monitoring matters both for research and for populations living in areas of seismic hazard; however, it comes with a cost that is not fully affordable for developing countries. Compared to classical approaches with very quiet sites and high-quality instrumentation, it is therefore worth investigating low-cost seismic networks and how[…]

April 14, 2024

The 2024 International Workshop for Teachers

The Seismology at School in Nepal has successfully organized the 4th International Workshop on Educational Seismology on April 6 – 8, 2024, in Lakeside, Pokhara, with the main theme of preparing for future earthquakes. The event was organized by SASIN with the support of University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and Nepal[…]

March 4, 2024

4th International Workshop on Educational Seismology

We are organizing the 4th International Workshop on Educational Seismology as part of the ‘Seismology-at-School in Nepal’ program for earthquake education in Nepal. We have been organizing workshops for teachers since 2019 and teachers have been getting knowledge about the earthquake, its cause, its consequences, and their preparation. We would like to invite[…]

January 21, 2024

Postcard contest result announcement

On the 26th National Earthquake Safety Day, we organized a High School level POSTCARD ART CONTEST with the theme: Living with earthquakes in Nepal. We have received more than 30 postcards for the contest and we carefully evaluate them to select the best artworks. Thank you very much all for[…]

January 12, 2024

26th Earthquake Safety Day in Nepal

On the 26th National Earthquake Safety Day, we are organizing a High School level POSTCARD ART CONTEST. Interested high school students studying in Nepal ( up to 12 grades) are encouraged to participate. The deadline for the contest is set on Magh 5, 2080 at 5 pm Nepal Standard Time.[…]

August 20, 2023

Earthquake education policy in Nepal

Earthquakes in Nepal are among the most damaging natural hazards, claiming many lives and causing more widespread destruction than any other natural hazard. Yet, due to other difficulties and challenges, earthquakes are at the forefront of people’s attention only after major events, such as the 1934 or 2015 earthquakes. As[…]

May 10, 2023

Pokhara Workshop: a big success !

We have successfully organized the 3rd International Workshop on Educational Seismology on 1 – 3 May in Pokhara. The workshop is mainly supported by European Geosciences Union. There were 49 teacher participants in total, of which most teachers are mainly science, computer science, and social subject teachers, as well as school principals.[…]