Reflecting on key lessons learned from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes
How can disaster governance be made more democratic? What role do disaster memories play in making future disaster response more just and accountable? In April 2025, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes, which claimed over 9000 lives and caused...
A New Conversation on Non-Communicable Diseases
This piece, by HCRI’s Dr Costanza Torre, was originally posted on the Developing Humanitarian Medicine project's blogsite. The chronic nature of crisis and the inadequacy of resources allocated to humanitarian operations can hardly be defined as new problems. Yet,...
Disaster authoritarianism: How autocratic regimes deal with earthquakes
This piece, by HCRI's Dr Nimesh Dhungana (Lecturer in Disasters and Global Health), was originally published in The Conversation. An earthquake that struck south-east Asia in late March is thought to have killed more than 3,000 people in Myanmar, a country ruled by...
Alumni Spotlight: Mark P. Anderson, Planetary Health Consultant at Santerre International
This is the fifth 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 Mark P. Anderson, who graduated with an MSc in Humanitarian Practice in 2022. He describes how...
Tewkesbury 2007: An Entirely Preventable Disaster
This article was written by Anna Smyth, as part of the undergraduate module Introduction to Disaster Management at HCRI. Anna received the highest marks for this assignment and her work was commended for publication by her tutor, Dr Pedro Silva Rocha Lima. Thank you...
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...
Alumni Spotlight: Marwan Taher, Project Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières
This is the third 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 Marwan Taher, who graduated with an MSc in Humanitarian Practice in 2023. He describes his work...
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...
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