HCRI students Heidi and Isabelle reflect on their time as Project Trust Volunteers
IsabelleWhat inspired you to get involved with Project Trust?I always knew I wanted to take a year off after my A-levels as I wanted a bit of a break from education, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. When Project Trust did a talk at my school I knew straight away...
Emergency and Disaster Medicine Research Scientist sentenced to death in Iran
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a highly respected physician, teacher, scientist and humanitarian was arrested on April 25 and detained in Evin Prison, Iran and has been informed that his punishment will be execution.Issues of "fake news" seem to dominate the headlines these...
UK Emergency Medical Team simulation exercise
By Professor Tony Redmond OBE. Tony is the Director of UK-Med, an NGO which provides emergency medical assistance in disaster situations, and Deputy Director and Professor of International Emergency Medicine at HCRI.Training to respond to sudden onset large-scale...
Heather’s thoughts about the International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc
What did you study at college?I studied A-Levels in Geography, Sociology and English Language.Why did you choose International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response rather than another course?I chose this course because I wanted to study a course that was...
Daniel’s thoughts about the International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc
What did you study at college?Having applied to HCRI as a mature student, my A-levels seem like a distant memory now - nearly ten years ago! Back then I studied humanities subjects: Sociology, Politics, English and Geography. Since then I have worked, travelled and...
Ting’s thoughts about the International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc
What did you study at college?I took a different path, not taking A-levels or the International Baccalaureate. I was in an institute more attuned to producing workforce-ready young adults back in Singapore, so I was taught more practical skills in business management...
Joseph’s thoughts about the International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc
What did you study at college?I studied English Literature, History and Geography at college.Why did you choose International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response (IDMHR) rather than another course?Originally I was going to apply for a course in International...
Joseph’s thoughts about the International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc
What did you study at college?At college, I did the International Baccalaureate so in total I studied six subjects. My favourites were Anthropology, History and Chinese.Why did you choose International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response (IDMHR) rather than...
Call for Papers: Peacebuilding Conference 2017
'Peacebuilding during an age of crisis'Annual Conference of the International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies, 11-12 September 2017, University of ManchesterAcademic critiques of contemporary peacebuilding have shown a tendency in recent years to limit their...
Where’s the reconciliation?
by Roger Mac Ginty.December 16 is South Africa’s national reconciliation day. I am just back from a trip there and I was struck by the absence of reconciliation in everyday life. As ever, a short trip in a massive and varied country only affords a snapshot (I was in...
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