Past events
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Briefing on Sudan (HCRI webinar)
16:00 - 17:30 10 December 2024
ABOUT The Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is hosting a guest speaker to brief us on and discuss the current political and humanitarian situation in Sudan. Our guest is Munzoul Assal, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Khartoum and currently a scholar at risk at...
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Careers Panel: Global and Humanitarian Health (WEBINAR FORMAT ONLY)
20 November - 14 December 2024
Co-hosted by Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) and UoM Public Health, we'll hear from NGO / UN staff about life and work in the fields of Global Health and humanitarian healthcare. Interested in pursuing a career in programming or delivery of health in international or humanitarian contexts? We'll...
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Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir (book launch)
15:00 - 16:30 23 October 2024
Join us for this hybrid event with Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian & Conflict Research Institute (HCRI), to hear about and discuss the content of his new book - Atmospheric Violence. ABOUT THE EVENT Time: 16:00 - 17:30, 23rd Oct 2024 Location: Ellen Wilkinon...
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Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: UN Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971
12:00 - 13:30 9 October 2024
DETAILS Register: https://blue-helmet-hcri.eventbrite.co.uk Full title: Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: United Nations Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971 Chair/Discussant: Panagiotis Karagkounis, HCRI PhD Candidate Date/Time: Wed 9th Oct 2024, 1pm – 2.30pm Location: Ellen Wilkinson...
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Making Doughnut-Economics work for Peace
11 June - 14 December 2024
Hosted by Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), University of Manchester. CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS The purpose of the workshop is to provide a space for a focused discussion on how to re-think post-conflict reconstruction and economic peacebuilding approaches. We want to connect this to ongoing...
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Art in Times of Crisis - Bicentenary Exhibition
8 - 9 June 2024
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT Immerse yourself in the unique fusion of academia and artistry at an exhibition hosted by the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). We’ll be showcasing art and culture inspired by HCRI’s research on challenging global issues and be guided through the...
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Building your career after a master’s at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute
16:00 - 17:00 7 May 2024
WHAT? Are you doing or thinking of doing a master's degree with the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)? Join for an online chat with HCRI's Dr Antoine Burgard and three of our recent alumni about building your career after a master’s degree. WHO? Alumni guests include: Henry Birtle...
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Stories of Migration, with Gulwali Passarla
16:00 - 17:30 25 April 2024
HCRI Student Society is hosting a storytelling event with Gulwali Passarla from Asylum Speakers - an organisation that breaks down the myths about migration to the UK. The VENUE is Club Academy at the University of Manchester Student Union. TICKETS via HCRI Soc at: https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/events/id/7085-stories-of-migration-with-asylum-speakers Our...
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[CANCELLED] Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: United Nations Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971
15:00 - 16:30 18 April 2024
[CANCELLED] DETAILS Full title: Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: United Nations Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971 Chair/Discussant: Panagiotis Karagkounis, HCRI PhD Candidate Location: N/A REGISTRATION https://blue-helmets.eventbrite.co.uk TOPIC This history of colonial legacies...
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The Humanitarian Archive in Historical Perspective
14:30 - 17:00 15 April 2024
This session will explore the constitution of a new archive of humanitarian records and how historians develop a synchronous way of engaging with very contemporary sources they are helping to preserve and archive. The event will include a presentation by the Humanitarian Archivist, Flora Chatt, on...
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