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The latest news from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
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Manchester revealed as a ‘Northern Humanitarian Powerhouse’
17 Sep 2021
Greater Manchester humanitarian organisations benefited the lives of more than five million of the world’s most vulnerable people in 2020, it has ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
14 Sep 2021
Featured Manchester City of Literature celebrated Greater Manchester's 133 libraries with a Festival of Libraries from Wednesday 9 June to Sunday ...
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Larissa Fast appointed as Executive Director for the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)
27 Aug 2021
We are delighted to announce that Larissa Fast, Professor of Humanitarian and Conflict Studies, has been appointed as the new Executive Director of ...
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The University collaborates with Manchester International Festival
14 Jul 2021
The University of Manchester is a proud Silver Supporter of the Manchester International Festival, as such we are working collaboratively on a ...
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HCRI contributes to Big Ben Lying Down with Political Books artwork
13 Jul 2021
Big Ben Lying Down with Political Books is a monumental participatory artwork at this year’s Manchester International Festival by Argentinian ...
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Professor Thomas Schmidt appointed as Head of School for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
7 Jul 2021
Thomas returns to The University of Manchester, where he spent five years as Professor of Musicology and Head of the Division of Art History, Drama ...
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HCRI Postgraduate Researcher receives PhD award for distinguished achievement
29 Jun 2021
During her PhD, Margot studied the history of United Nations peacekeeping missions during the Cold War period and the colonial legacies perpetuated ...
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Reflections from The Manchester Briefing on recovery and renewal from COVID-19
20 May 2021
Over the past year, academics including David Powell, Drs Nat O’Grady, Ayham Fattoum and Professor Duncan Shaw from HCRI, and colleagues at ...
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Research Spotlight: Dr Lisa Danquah
7 Apr 2021
Lecturer in Global Health at HCRI, Dr Lisa Danquah, talks about developing and implementing a contact tracing application in Sierra Leone in response...
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Creative collaboration visualises complex journey of blood from donation to transfusion
16 Mar 2021
Methods for Change is a project funded by Aspect and Research England that shares creative research methods used in the social sciences with the ...
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Research spotlight: Nicola Jones
25 Feb 2021
PhD student and alumna of the International Disaster Management MSc at HCRI, Nicola Jones, discusses stigma narratives in HIV public health policies,...
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HCRI students share their volunteering stories
8 Feb 2021
Many students from HCRI’s courses go onto varying careers in humanitarianism. It can be difficult to get paid experience in the sector as a ...
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Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) website launch
21 Jan 2021
The Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) project, led by Drs Larissa Fast, Róisín Read, Stephanie Rinaldi and Professor Bertrand...
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Manchester presents diverse programme to mark UNESCO International Mother Language Day
20 Jan 2021
As part of International Mother Language Day 2021, an event which celebrates the nearly 200 languages spoken in Manchester and the cultural ...
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HCRI recognise PGT Outstanding Dissertation Award winners 2020
16 Dec 2020
All of the students who’ve completed their Masters, during the added challenges and unpredictability of a global pandemic, should be extremely ...
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HCRI PGT Outstanding Achievement Award winners
15 Dec 2020
For anybody completing their Masters in 2020, a significant amount of their studies has taken place against a backdrop of COVID-19, uncertainty, and ...
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Research Spotlight: Dr Jessica Hawkins
11 Dec 2020
In an interview with HCRI, Undergraduate Programme Director and Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies, Jessica Hawkins, shares her approach of using ...
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HCRI academic receives funding for research into LGBTIQ+ experiences of COVID-19
7 Dec 2020
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth received the funding from the University of Manchester’s Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Impact ...
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Manchester researchers secure funding to research recovery, renewal and resilience to COVID-19
25 Nov 2020
The project has been part-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, and brings together ...
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Research Spotlight: Dr Stephanie Sodero
28 Oct 2020
Tell us about your research focus on mobilities concerning contentious mobilities, vital mobilities, climate discourse, and climate pricing. In my...
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Dr Larissa Fast contributes to 'Aid Workers: Ethics under Fire' exhibition
5 Oct 2020
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute’s Director of Research, Dr Larissa Fast, has worked with The Imperial War Museum North’s (IWM ...
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University research into refugee experiences part of major new exhibition
29 Sep 2020
From the First World War to the present day, countless lives have been affected by conflict, resulting in ordinary people making the difficult ...
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HCRI Professor appointed in leadership role with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
17 Sep 2020
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute’s (HCRI) Emeritus Professor and Founder of UK-Med, Professor Tony Redmond OBE, has recently been ...
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Research Spotlight: Dr Catherine Arthur
10 Sep 2020
In an interview with HCRI, Catherine Arthur talks about her three-month field research in Timor-Leste, the importance of street art in ...
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Interview with HCRI student Marcell, co-founder of Revolution West Midlands
4 Sep 2020
Incoming third-year International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student Marcell has been spending his summer establishing Revolution ...
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World Humanitarianism Day: What makes a humanitarian?
19 Aug 2020
The UN recognises World Humanitarian Day as a celebration of frontline humanitarians, risking their lives to give aid to the most vulnerable people ...
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HCRI recognise UG Outstanding Dissertation Award Winners 2020
18 Aug 2020
Every year, HCRI honour the students with the highest dissertation mark for International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response (IDMHR) and ...
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PhD student Ben Gittins discusses his Cabinet Office internship
10 Aug 2020
HCRI student Ben is in the final year of his PhD, which examines the ways aid organisations are operating in insecure environments, focusing ...
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Scholarship enables two aspiring humanitarians to study at HCRI
3 Aug 2020
The two winners are Yared Alemu from Ethiopia studying Humanitarian and Conflict Response MA full-time in October, and Patrick Magona from Uganda, ...
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HCRI launches its Policy Brief Series
3 Aug 2020
The aim of the HCRI Policy Brief Series is to disseminate cutting edge academic research in an accessible and meaningful way, engaging with ...
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HCRI Outstanding Student Citizenship Award nominations
27 Jul 2020
The unexpected ending to the academic year has impacted the studies, social life, and summer of all of our students, including our graduating class, ...
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SALC to hold virtual celebrations for graduating students
17 Jul 2020
The virtual celebration for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures will take place at 3pm on Tuesday 28 July and will be available to view on the...
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HCRI launches online MSc in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
9 Jul 2020
The part-time virtual academic programme, a sister to HCRI’s face-to-face International Disaster Management Masters course, is responding to an ...
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HCRI Postgraduate Student wins two volunteer awards and an election
26 Jun 2020
During the University of Manchester Student Union awards Humanitarian and Conflict Response MA student, Hatty Ruddick, swept up two awards – ...
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From the ground up: it's about time for local humanitarian action
26 Jun 2020
A May 2020 report published by Dr Larissa Fast and Christina Bennett for the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG), From the ground up: it's about time ...
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A discussion with Dr Rubina Jasani on empowering asylum-seeking women
22 Jun 2020
Dr Rubina Jasani discussed her collaborative partnership with Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST), the challenges refugee and migrant women face...
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HCRI publish their anti-racism statement and actions for moving forward
18 Jun 2020
HCRI staff and students have spent the last few weeks reflecting on the events happening both in the UK and the USA, including the police murder of ...
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HCRI Academics continue to make an impact in COVID-19 Research
11 Jun 2020
HCRI have summarised the highlights and latest research contributions below. COVID-19 Recovery Drs Nathaniel O’Grady, Ayham Fattoum and ...
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HCRI celebrates the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
10 Jun 2020
In a new blog series, HCRI celebrates the role of nurses and midwives in humanitarianism by speaking to alumni and partners: Sophia Turner, an ...
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HCRI academic nominated for National Diversity Award
5 May 2020
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth’s important research, teaching approach and support of students, along with his championing of LGBTIQ+ rights and equality,...
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HCRI Launches Humanitarian Education Online CPD Course
23 Apr 2020
In this fully-online programme, educators are given the opportunity to explore theories and practices of humanitarianism in a globalised world ...
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Peter Gatrell shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction foreign affairs award
26 Feb 2020
Professor Peter Gatrell from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester is one of five authors to have ...
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HCRI supports inaugural GECCo North West event
26 Feb 2020
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) has supported the inaugural Global Emergency Care Collaborative ...
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HCRI alumna among Uganda’s Top 40 Under 40
5 Feb 2020
Sarah Lagot Odwong, a Humanitarianism and Conflict Response MA graduate has been included in Uganda’s Sunday Vision Top 40 Under 40. The list ...
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HCRI re-designation of WHO Collaborating Centre
5 Feb 2020
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) has been re-designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Conflict Analysis and Programming....
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HCRI launches new CPD course in Humanitarian Education
19 Dec 2019
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester will be launching a new CPD unit in Humanitarian Education in...
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HCRI to appoint first Climate Crisis Lecturer
25 Oct 2019
HCRI are inviting applications for a lectureship in responses to the climate crisis for the first time in the Institute’s history. The ...
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HCRI students launch new HCRI Society
14 Oct 2019
A trio of undergraduate students have successfully set up an HCRI university society on campus. Committee organisers Holly Vipond, Matilda ...
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