Broken Bodies: the paradox of improving maternal health in low-middle income countries
Written by Jenna Murray de López, Programme Director of HCRI's MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response. jenna.murray@manchester.ac.uk Measuring the quality of maternal health outcomes is not isolated to the moment of birth. As Dr. Princess Nothemba Simelela (WHO...
How engendering development can reduce disaster risks for women
Written by Heidi Parkes-Smith, a student on the BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response Programme. Gender and disastersWhilst being female in a disaster setting does not in itself increase your vulnerability, gendered power relations can...
Views on challenges for disaster management research, policy and practice: a call for new perspectives
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth, Programme Director, MSc Disaster Management: Resilience, Response and Relief (Online), HCRI, University of ManchesterTwitter: @BillyTuskerDisaster management, in theory and in practice, is complex to say the least. While there are many things...
The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme in the UK – a successful durable solution for refugees?
Blog written by Laura von Puttkamer. Laura recently got her MSc degree in Global Urban Development and Planning from The University of Manchester. She is now working for an NGO in Mexico and runs her own blog at www.parcitypatory.org. This blog article is based on an...
From Theory to Practice: a Disaster Simulation Exercise
By Ben Walkling, student on the MSc International Disaster Management programmeBefore the start of the second semester, Master's students on HCRI's International Disaster Management Programme undertook a simulation exercise run by David Powell, the former Head of...
The Oxfam Scandal: Humanitarians and Sexual Exploitation
By Professor Bertrand Taithe (HCRI Executive Director) and Dr Róisín Read (Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies)The guardians of public morality, the British Press, have uncovered events that date from as far back as 2011. They could have found public revelations...
Online DMRRR Master’s Programme: An Introduction from Dr Olivia Fung, HKPU
Greetings from Hong Kong Polytechnic University- PolyU!I am pleased to inform you that the Master of Science in Disaster Management (Resilience, Response and Relief) (DMRRR) is now open for registration. The DMRRR is a joint award programme offered by the School of...
Secondment at World Health Organisation (WHO)
By Dr Hassaan Afzal, HCRI Research Fellow.In August 2017 I joined HCRI as a research fellow to work on the impact of attacks on healthcare. HCRI is a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Emergency Medical Teams and Emergency Capacity Building, and...
Alexandra’s experience studying MSc International Disaster Management
What did you study at undergraduate level?I completed a B.A.H. in Psychology and Sociology at Trent University in Canada, and spent the third year of my four-year degree studying abroad at Lancaster University. It was this year abroad that was key to attracting me to...
Lucy’s experience studying MA Humanitarianism and Conflict Response
What did you study at undergraduate level?I studied Religion and Theology at the University of Manchester. This consisted of learning about various religions, cultures, theologies and philosophies.What attracted you to HCRI/ the course?I found the course during the...
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