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...
Category: Staff blogs
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...
HCRI events in 2022/23
Our latest events... Navigating Crossroads: Advancements and Challenges in Medical Humanitarianism and Global Health, 11th September, UoM This one-day conference explored the crossroads in the fields of medical humanitarianism and global health, highlighting the...
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...
Researching experiences of gender and sexual minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth Pronouns: he/him or they/themLecturer in International Disaster ManagementEquality, Diversity & Inclusion representativeHumanitarian and Conflict Response Institute,University of ManchesterEmail: billy.haworth@manchester.ac.ukWebsite:...
Global mental health – from the impact of war and displacement to barriers accessing mental health support
We all have mental health, but not everyone has access to mental health support or is aware of how mental health conditions impact people's lives.In reference to World Mental Health Day, the President of the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) said: "Mental...
How to choose a dissertation topic in International Disaster Management, Humanitarian Response and Global Health
Dr Jessica R Hawkins, Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies & Undergraduate Programme Director The start of the new academic year is upon us. For those of you entering your final year of your undergraduate degree, dissertations will be making its presence felt. For...
Happy 12th Birthday HCRI: Celebrating achievements over the past year
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) was founded 12 years ago in August. Since then it has gone on to educate hundreds of students, publish high-impact research, and form innovative partnerships within the humanitarian sector."2019-2020 has been a...
The Lessons of History?
Darren Walter, Senior Lecturer in Emergency Global Health, HCRIKen Hines, Retired GP and Pre-hospital Care Doctor, Librarian Disaster Resource...
Decision-making at a time of great uncertainty
Continued uncertainty around COVID-19 demands more qualitative modelling, says Dr Ayham Fattoum, Lecturer in Disaster Operations Management at HCRI. In the wake of countries adopting such a broad range of measures to control COVID-19 in recent months, there are...