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The latest news from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
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HCRI lecturer to speak at Behavioural and Social Science Research in Extreme and Adventurous Settings conference
4 Feb 2019
A lecturer from the HCRI at is due to speak at the Behavioural and Social Science Research in Extreme and Adventurous Settings Conference in ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 new...
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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 Children...
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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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EXPERT COMMENT: International response to the Mexico earthquake
20 Sep 2017
In light of Tuesday’s earthquake in Mexico, Professor Tony Redmond - director of The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict ...
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World Humanitarian Day comment - In the Line of Fire
18 Aug 2017
To mark World Humanitarian Day, Allard Duursma of The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute has written about ...
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Universities begin unique partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières
25 Apr 2017
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have signed a unique ...
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EXPERT COMMENT: The legacy of Martin McGuinness
21 Mar 2017
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has died at the age of 66. The IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government ...
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