Sport, mental health, and refugees
Authors: Finley Allott – MA Humanitarianism and Conflict Response student; Dr Jessica Hawkins – Senior Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies. Photo credits: Tapiwanashe James, Jessica Hawkins, En Xi Lim In January 2023, seventeen postgraduate Master’s students studying at...
Under the weather: Reimagining mobility in the climate crisis
By Dr Stephanie Sodero, Lecturer in Climate Change and Health, HCRI This article was originally published by Policy@Manchester, the university's policy engagement unit, online here Transport systems are essential to the movement of people, things, and services. When...
Multimedia from HCRI’s 2022/23 public events programme
Blog post by Andrew Gibson, HCRI's Engagement Assistant In academic year 2022/23, I have worked with Dr Sabah Boufkhed (Lecturer in Global Health) to deliver HCRI's public events programme. Below is a selection of multimedia from our events to date. Our latest...
Student Perspective on Teaching Humanitarian Trauma in the Classroom
This blog was written by Sophie Davies, who has just completed her final year studying...
Fifty years since the Ugandan Asian refugee crisis: looking back at British state-society humanitarian response
This blog is written by Dr Jessica Hawkins, who joined HCRI in 2014 as a Lecturer in Humanitarian...
Student Perspective on Disaster Mental Health
This blog is written by Francesca Burda, an undergraduate at HCRI, studying International Disaster...
Student Reflection on Disaster Simulation Exercises
Moritz, a student studying MSc International Disaster Management with the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, discusses the recent exercise undertaken by students on the course, which was led by Kevin Arbuthnot, experienced firefighter and former Deputy...
Anti-Asian racism in America during the novel COVID-19 pandemic
This blog was written by Julian Tower, first-year BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). The blog was part of an assessment for the Introduction to Disaster Management module....
Volunteer Week 2021: Recognising the power of volunteering with Project Trust
In recognition of today’s Volunteer Week theme of ‘Power of Youth Day’, we reflect on the real-world experiences Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) students and alumni have had as Project Trust volunteers.Project Trust, an Educational Charity, has...
Sexual violence in the aftermath of disaster
This blog was written by Abby Cowperthwaite, first-year BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). The blog was part of an assessment for the Introduction to Disaster Management...