Authors Bio: Ayla Emmink, (they/them) is a Medical Doctor working in Humanitarian Emergencies, with Doctors Without Borders, and other organisations. They are currently enrolled in the HCRI Postgraduate Master’s in Humanitarian Practice (LEAP), and are working as...
Category: Student blogs
Alumni Spotlight: Hidayah Afzal, iBSc Global Health
This is the sixth in a series of posts where alumni tell us about their experiences studying at HCRI and their life and work following graduation. This post was written by Hidayah Afzal, who graduated with an iBSc Global Health in 2025. She describes how intercalating...
Alumni Spotlight: Dr Ali Almohammed, Emergency Medical Coordinator at MSF Holland
This is the foruth in a series of posts where alumni tell us about their experiences studying at HCRI and their life and work following graduation. This post was written by Dr Ali Almohammed, who graduated with an MSc in Humanitarian Practice in 2022. He describes how...
Student Spotlight: Maisy Vincent, Volunteering Bursary awardee and MA in Humanitarian and Conflict Response
This post was written by Maisy Vincent, a postgraduate student at HCRI, discussing the benefits of the Volunteering Bursary and her experience combining study with volunteering. My name is Maisy and I’m doing MA Humanitarian and Conflict Response at HCRI. I...
Six insights from a UN Volunteer
This post was written by Ben Moore, a student of BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at HCRI. Thank you for sharing your experience Ben! Over the summer, I had the privilege of volunteering with the World Food Programme (WFP) Namibia as...
Alumni Spotlight: Dr Phanuel Tawanda Gwinji, MSc in International Disaster Management
This is the second in a series of posts where alumni tell us about their experiences studying at HCRI and their life and work following graduation. This post was written by Dr Phanuel Tawanda Gwinji, who was a Chevening Scholar and graduated with an MSc in...
Alumni Spotlight: Kristina Torvik, Coordinator for Search and Rescue at Oslo Red Cross
This is the first in a series of posts where alumni tell us about their experiences studying at HCRI and their life and work following graduation. This post was written by Kristina Torvik, who graduated with an MSc in International Disaster Management in 2023....
The Maui fires: An unnatural disaster
This article was written by Lily Maiden, an undergraduate student at the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), as part of the module 'Introduction to Disaster Management' (HCRI11032). It was selected for publication due to the quality of writing and...
Student interview: Waleed Al-Hajj, MSc Global Health 2023/24 and Scholarship awardee
Waleed Al-Hajj is a current student on HCRI's online MSc in Global Health. He is also an awardee of the Elys Roberts Scholarship, which supports individuals pursuing a career in Global Health, from or working in low or middle income countries. Sophie Riordan, HCRI...
‘Cities On Volcanoes’ Conference in Antigua Guatemala: Reflections from a session about active volcanism, Latin American cultures and disaster response
This article was written by Francisca Vergara-Pinto, a PhD Candidate at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, who participated as a session leader in the international conference on volcanic risk 'Cities On Volcanoes 12'. More on her research here Millions...
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