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This project brings together a large consortium of well-respected institutions and high-quality scientists in the UK and Indonesia to deliver earthquake and tsunami resilience in this highly tsunamigenic country. This project is aimed at studying earthquake and tsunami hazards in East Indonesia in order to bring safety and resilience to these destructive hazards. Indonesia is home to the world’s largest earthquake faults and volcanos and thus is at great risk of tsunamis. For example, approximately 130,000 lives were lost in Indonesia during the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami. These destructive tsunamis are generated by large offshore earthquakes, volcanos or by landslides. As another example, the eruption of the Anak Krakatau Volcano in December 2018 killed 4,237 people in Indonesia. These examples make it clear that Indonesia’s development and its people’s welfare is frequently jeopardized by earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanos. By directly involving 10 young scientists in their 20s and early 30s as well as indirect involvement of a number of other young scientists, this project is going to make a long-lasting legacy in earthquake/tsunami resilience studies in Indonesia.