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The latest news from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
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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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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
11 Mar 2021
Featured On International Women’s Day (Monday 8 March) we were joined for an in conversation event with Maxine Peake, Honorary Professor of ...
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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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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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