News
The latest news from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
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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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Innovative digital exhibition invites students to connect with the impact of Yemen crisis
26 Sep 2019
An innovative new digital installation exploring the humanitarian crisis and on-going conflict in Yemen is set to come to The University of ...
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Double award celebrations for HCRI students
26 Jul 2019
HCRI were pleased to grant the Outstanding iBSC Dissertation award to Julia Kiemble-Gabbay and the inaugural Citizenship Award to Olivia Harper....
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HCRI at Bluedot 2019
25 Jul 2019
HCRI colleagues participated over the weekend in Bluedot 2019, the annual music, science and culture festival at Jodrell Bank. HCRI’s stall ...
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Smiles all around at HCRI graduation
18 Jul 2019
Graduation week became more special as HCRI’s initial cohort of BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response became the ...
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HCRI student rep Hanna Matt takes home Students’ Union award
2 Jul 2019
Master’s student representative for the Humanitarianism and Conflict Response Institute Hanna Matt has won this year’s University of Manchester ...
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HCRI hosts 3rd annual Young People in Humanitarianism conference
27 Jun 2019
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is marking the third successful outing of its annual Young ...
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Dr Billy Haworth to assist in development of hazard toolkit for secondary geography teachers
28 May 2019
The toolkit will focus on simulating disaster events in real time from the perspective of key actors. Students will be able to analyse primary...
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TEAMS Training Package officially ready
21 May 2019
Funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), TEAMS is a project that aimed to develop, pilot and assess a ...
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HCRI students participate in SIMEX Series
17 May 2019
SIMEX Series is comprised of operational and live-controlled simulation exercises, which focus on emergency response scenarios. The exercises ...
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After Maria: Everyday recovery from disaster
3 May 2019
On 20 September 2017, the ‘biggest storm in Caribbean history’ Hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico causing over US$30 ...
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HCRI host annual Mapathon
1 May 2019
The Mapathon involved the volunteers tracing 20,000 features (roads, huts, buildings, etc) to the poorly-mapped region of Acholi in Uganda on ...
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New academic programme launched to train the humanitarian leaders of the future
5 Apr 2019
To mark the launch of a new programme, humanitarian and academic experts from three leading organisations met last week at the Liverpool School ...
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Best doctoral thesis award for HCRI postdoctoral researcher
15 Mar 2019
A HCRI researcher has been awarded the Best Doctoral Thesis award by the International Council for Canadian Studies. Antoine Burgard's winning ...
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HCRI academics shortlisted for University Making a Difference Awards
13 Feb 2019
Two academics from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) have been shortlisted in the Social Responsibility award category of The ...
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HCRI lecturer to speak at Behavioural and Social Science Research in Extreme and Adventurous Settings conference
4 Feb 2019
Amy Hughes, Clinical Academic Lecturer in Emergency Response at HCRI, is due to speak at the Behavioural and Social Science Research in Extreme and...
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HCRI students go on research field trips to Uganda and Mumbai
1 Feb 2019
Staff and students from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute went on two research field trips abroad at the beginning of January. ...
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HCRI lecturer wins GCRF QR Fund grant
18 Jan 2019
Dr Birte Vogel, Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at The University of Manchester, has won a six-month GCRF QR Fund grant worth £65,000. ...
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University Medal of Honour for Emeritus Professor Tony Redmond OBE
9 Nov 2018
The University has honoured Emeritus Tony Redmond, a world-leading specialist in emergency medicine Tony was born in Manchester and qualified in ...
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HCRI director Dr Rony Brauman wins 2018 Albert Thibaudet Award
12 Jun 2018
Dr Rony Brauman, HCRI Director, has won the 2018 Albert Thibaudet Award for his book 'Guerres humanitaires? Mensonges et intox' (Humanitarian Wars? ...
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HCRI launches 10 year anniversary programme
9 May 2018
In celebration of their 10 year anniversary, HCRI is launching a programme of events commencing in May 2018. The inaugural event will take place ...
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Professor Tony Redmond receives Special Lifetime Achievement Award
4 May 2018
Professor Tony Redmond, co-founder and co-director of HCRI, was awarded the Special Lifetime Achievement Award at The University of Manchester ...
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Obituary: Bernard Manyena
1 May 2018
Dear colleagues and friends, It is with deep sadness to hear that our friend and ex-colleague Bernard Siambabala Manyena passed away suddenly in ...
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HCRI Visiting Scholar publishes new book
11 Apr 2018
Dr Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps, a Visiting Scholar at HCRI, has published a new book. Dr Desgrandchamps’ book, entitled L’humanitaire en guerre...
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HCRI academic Dr Eleanor Davey wins International Ethics Section book prize for 2017
9 Apr 2018
Dr Eleanor Davey, Director of Postgraduate Research at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has won the International Ethics ...
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How to help the public trust NGOs again
4 Apr 2018
Allegations of misconduct and unethical behaviour by Oxfam staff during its response to a humanitarian crisis in Haiti in 2011 and other behaviour by...
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HCRI launches online master’s course in collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University
12 Feb 2018
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute are collaborating with the School of Nursing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to deliver a ...
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HCRI's video response to attacks on Save the Children, Afghanistan
8 Feb 2018
The Humanitarian Conflict and Response Institute and its affiliates have produced a video in response to the January 2018 attacks on Save the ...
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Journal of Humanitarian Affairs launched
25 Jan 2018
The Journal of Humanitarian Affairs is an exciting new open access journal hosted jointly by The Humanitarian Affairs Team at Save the Children UK, ...
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UK-EMT deploys to Diphtheria outbreak in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, Bangladesh
10 Jan 2018
UK-Med is currently supporting the UK-EMT deployment to the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh to assist with a recent outbreak of the Diphtheria ...
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