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,...
Category: Student blogs
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....
Women’s History Month 2021: Women after the Bolshevik Revolution: Equality and Independence? A brief introduction to the role of Women in the early Soviet Union.
Hanna Matt, 2nd year PhD candidate, HCRIIn honour of Women’s History Month, I wanted to talk about gender equality and the role of women in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. This topic was instrumental in shaping my journey as a researcher; I first became...
HCRI Alumni: 10 things I learnt from writing my dissertation
Thinking about your dissertation may seem a little daunting at first, but students at HCRI always rise to the challenge to produce an original piece of research on a topic they care about. To guide you through this process, our alumni Anna Llewellyn, Charlotte...
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