News
The latest news from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).
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Kisii County ambulance services development
11 Mar 2025
Overview of the Ambulance Service At the heart of Kisii County’s emergency care system is its dedicated ambulance service, owned and operated by ...
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Interview with Dr Anthony Fauci: Lessons from a life in Public Health
3 Feb 2025
On behalf of the Mexican Society of Public Health, Dr Luis Martinez Juarez interviewed Dr Anthony Fauci about his time as the Director of the ...
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New Future You podcast about studying humanitarianism at Manchester, with Dr Amanda Mccorkindale
24 Jun 2024
Senior Lecturer Dr Amanda McCordkindale spoke with careers guidance podcast Future You about life and study at HCRI, reflecting on the benefits and ...
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Elys Roberts Scholarship deadline extended to Friday, 28 June 2024
28 May 2024
Scholarships for the postgraduate certificate in Global Health. For September 2024, a scholarship is available to help fund the first year of study ...
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Professor Tony Redmond spoke to Radio 4 about ‘life changing’ early experiences in humanitarian healthcare
8 May 2024
On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, Professor Tony Redmond OBE spoke to Radio 4’s ‘Life Changing’ programme, describing his early years in the NHS and ...
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff explore the complex history of the humanitarian sector
19 Mar 2024
The University’s Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) co-delivers a unique, flexible master’s course – the LEAP programme - ...
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Applications are now open for funding to study Global Health (PGCert)
5 Mar 2024
Scholarships for the postgraduate certificate in Global Health (PGCert). For September 2024, a scholarship is available to help fund the first year ...
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HCRI students visit India for the annual TISS-HCRI Winter School
7 Feb 2024
In January, students at the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) flew to Mumbai and took part in various educational sessions, field...
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Call for Papers: HCRI Workshop on ‘The Multiple Transformations of Archives, 1920s to 2010s’
19 Dec 2023
The hybrid, cross-disciplinary event is on Wednesday 13 – Thursday 14 March 2024, with the deadline for proposals being Friday, 19 January 2024. ...
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HCRI’s work celebrated at Global Manchester event
6 Oct 2023
Humanitarian organisations in our region benefited the lives of 7 million people in 58 countries last year, it was revealed at an event this week. ...
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UK-Med's Emergency Medical Team deploys to Morocco after earthquake
12 Sep 2023
UK-Med, the UK’s official Emergency Medical Team based at The University of Manchester, has deployed a specialist team of humanitarian workers to ...
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Call for Papers: HCRI Conference on ‘Navigating Crossroads: Advancements and Challenges in Medical Humanitarianism and Global Health’
23 Jun 2023
The Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is inviting papers for a conference titled Navigating Crossroads: Advancements and ...
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HCRI PhD Candidate wins MDC Excellence Award for Internationalisation
23 Jun 2023
The winners of the MDC Excellence Awards 2023 were announced in June. These awards are given in recognition of the outstanding achievements of ...
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HCRI Professor to commence ambitious five-year project on the history of humanitarian medicine
19 May 2023
The project seeks to generate significant shifts in understanding its scientific and organisational specificity and role in developing clinical ...
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