Our latest events…
Young People in Humanitarianism Conference (YPHC), 13th May 2025
HCRI hosted its annual YPHC, welcoming students from six local schools for a simulation exercise about disaster preparedness and response. Our guests participated in workshops about the role of the media, stakeholder responses, and post-disaster distribution of aid, in the context of a mock earthquake in the Manchester area. The YPHC was led and delivered by Dr Martin Parham and undergraduate / postgraduate HCRI students.
For more on our high school and 6th Form sessions, visit: https://www.hcri.ac.uk/connect/schools-outreach/
After the cuts: USAID, UK aid spending, and the future of the humanitarian sector (2nd May 2025)
A discussion about the recent dramatic changes to US & UK international aid spending and its implications for humanitarian work. Our speakers were Dr Jane Cocking OBE, former Humanitarian Director at Oxfam, and Damian Lilly, a consultant and former Deputy Head of Office at the United Nations OCHA.
HCRI Climate Gallery: Student Perspectives on Mobility & Crisis (4th April 2025)
HCRI hosted a pop-up exhibition of multimedia art and cultural outputs by students our Vital Mobilities module. Their creative and thought-provoking projects, inspired by their essay topics, offer fresh perspectives on mobility, climate change, and crisis. To check out works from previous years, visit: https://stephaniesodero.weebly.com/climate-gallery.html
The exhibition was curated and designed by Dr Stephanie Sodero and HCRI alumni Dmitrii Andrianov.
HCRI Careers in Humanitarianism 2025: An afternoon of panel discussions with HR professionals and humanitarian workers on entering the sector and building sustainable careers. 12th March 2025. (This was an internal event – HCRI students / alumni can contact the HCRI Office to access multimedia)
HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025: Prof Alex de Waal on ‘The Return of Famines? The end of liberal humanitarianism and the perils of mass starvation’, 18th Feb 2025
‘Briefing on Sudan’ with Prof Munzoul Assal (HCRI Webinar), 10th Dec 2024
Careers Talk: Michelle Farrington, Public Health Promotion & Community Engagement Lead at Oxfam, 20th November 2024
‘Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir’ (Book Launch) – Dr Omer Aijazi, 23rd October 2024
‘Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: UN Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971’ – Dr Margot Tudor, 9th October 2024