This interview was conducted by Kendall Spence, a current Master's student and Student Representative at HCRI. It is the first in a series of interviews with HCRI alumni about their first career steps following graduation. Tell me a bit about yourself My name is...
Category: Student blogs
Dr Beak: A Song of Human Freedom Filled with the Spirit of Resilience
This blog post was written by Di Chen, a HCRI Masters student, as part of the module Disaster Management - Theory and Application (HCRI60141). The course leader noted both the innovative style and content of the writing. For more writing from Di Chen, visit her...
Reflecting upon fieldwork in Uganda: Navigating challenging conversations in research settings
Authors: Sophie Lennox and Holly Vipond, postgraduate students at University of Manchester (UoM), who attended a research visit to Uganda as part of the HCRI module 'Humanitarianism and Displacement' (HCRI 60061) Photography credits: Tapiwanashe James, En Xi Lim,...
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...
Student Perspective on Teaching Humanitarian Trauma in the Classroom
This blog was written by Sophie Davies, who has just completed her final year studying...
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....
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...
A Year in Lockdown: New graduate perspective
Written by Juliette Flach, 2020 BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response graduate It’s now been just over one year of lockdown, and so I thought this might be a good opportunity to reflect on some of the highs and lows of the last 365 days....