Past events
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Beyond the Ceasefire: The Continuing Crisis in Tigray
14:00 - 15:30 11 November 2026
HCRI public event about the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, following the civil war and the 2022 ceasefire. SPEAKERS Our guest speakers for this hybrid event are: - Dr Teklehaymanot Weldemichael, from UoM's Global Development Institute - Dr Sarah Vaughan, co-author of Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray...
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Beyond the Ethics Board: Strengthening Ethical Practice in Qualitative Humanities and Social Science Research
11:00 - 15:30 20 October 2026
This event will mark the launch of a new report on 'Strengthening Ethical Practice in Qualitative Humanities and Social Science Research', funded by the University of Manchester’s Enhancing Research Culture Fund. The study engages with the experiences of UK academics on obtaining ethical clearance...
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The Gaza Tribunal: Britain’s Complicity in Genocide
15:00 - 16:30 14 October 2026
Public event with Neve Gordon, Professor of Human Rights Law at Queen Mary University of London, hosted by HCRI. THE TALK Human beings torn to pieces. Children buried under the rubble. Entire neighbourhoods flattened. Israel’s genocide in Gaza could have been prevented, but many governments across...
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Humanitarianism Under Pressure
16:00 - 17:00 12 October 2026
Humanitarianism is under growing pressure - and the ways we understand humanity, war, suffering and accountability are changing. Join Prof Bertrand Taithe (HCRI) for a special online event exploring the importance of preserving humanitarian memory, bearing witness and ensuring that evidence is not lost. The...
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DISEASE X: Moving from Global Failure to Global Readiness
15:00 - 16:30 13 May 2026
Join HCRI for this hybrid event with Kate Kelland, Chief Scientific Writer of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), discussing the themes of her book - DISEASE X. ABOUT The 2020–2023 pandemic exposed how unprepared the world was for a fast?moving new pathogen. Despite decades...
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Rethinking Global Health: Frameworks of Power (HCRI event)
13:00 - 14:00 22 April 2026
Join us for a talk and discussion with Prof Rochelle Burgess, from UCL's Centre for Global Non-Communicable Diseases. This is a hybrid, public event with the HCRI and FBMH's Health and Health Systems in the Global Context team. Registration is at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-global-health-frameworks-of-power-tickets-1980630423915 SPEAKER Rochelle...
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Addressing labour exploitation and modern slavery. Lessons learnt from Brazil. (Webinar)
16:00 - 17:00 18 March 2026
This webinar is hosted by the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at University of Manchester. It is open to the public and students/staff. Our speaker is: Prof Vitor Araújo Filgueiras, Project Coordinator at Fundacentro in Brazil. The talk will be followed by Q&A. The webinar start...
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Careers in Humanitarian & Emergency Response
13:00 - 16:00 11 March 2026
HCRI is hosting a Careers Afternoon for all UoM students, with advice from HR professionals and HCRI alumni from MSF, MAG and more. Details & Register at: https://careers-afternoon.eventbrite.co.uk/ This event is to help students think about different paths in the humanitarian, disaster and emergency...
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On the Sudanese 2019 revolution till now (Documentary screening)
16:00 - 18:00 11 February 2026
Screening of the documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’, followed by a discussion on Sudan's evolution to today with GDI's Hamid Khalafallah. --- ABOUT The Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) invites you to an event to watch the award-winning documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ written...
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The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
14:00 - 15:30 4 February 2026
UoM Geography & the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) will host two leading scholars to discuss their new book - The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressive, Liberalism. --- In The Politics of Feeling, Ben Anderson and Anna Secor argue that politics has become a matter of political...
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