PG Cert in Global Health Unit 3: Community Approaches to Health
by: Tiia HaapaniemiThis is the third module of the course, and probably the one that I am most excited about, because it is making us understand the humanity behind health. I always thought that health seeking behaviour is not determined by how good the services are...
Workshop: Social Change from below and above, 21-22 May 2015
The Humanitarian and Development Research Group will hold a workshop entitled "Social change from below and above: interrogating revolution and political science" on 21-22 May 2015. For full details please see the programme:...
Bridging the Gap: Taking academic and practitioner partnership to the next level
by Jessica Field The interface between academia and practice in conflict and disaster research has become quite the hot topic in recent years, particularly in relation to how academics and practitioners can work together more productively. This is driven in part by...
The manufacturing of death by EU asylum and migration politics
Hundreds of people trying to migrate from Africa to Europe have been drowned this week, when the boats they were travelling in sank. Here Tanja Miller says more needs to be done and that European policies have contributed to the deaths.It has become a defining feature...
Matters Arising – The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
By Bernard ManyenaAbout a month ago, 14-18 March, 2015, more than 6,000 delegates gathered at the World Disaster Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan. Holding WCDRR in Sendai was deemed appropriate as this would not only remind delegates of...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience (testimonial)
by Joy OkaforAfter completing my first module in Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience, I discovered that I had learnt a lot in a short amount of time. It was even more amazing to discover that most of the topics and scenarios were applicable to my local environment and...
Roger Mac Ginty – Fieldtripping: The ethics and practicalities of student fieldtrips
<!---->Many years ago, when I was a rookie lecturer, I went on an MA fieldtrip to Croatia. There were 29 students, the course leader and myself. I am still embarrassed at the nature of the fieldtrip. All 31 of us loaded onto a bus that toured ruined...
PG Cert in Global Health: Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience
by Ahmed Siyah The module Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience served as a good introduction to the PG Certificate in Global Health course. It laid many basic concepts of disease causation and propagation. It brought home the message that health is not achieved only...
PG Dip in Global Health: Disaster and Crisis Management module testimonial
by Anna Maria KaczmarekAlike other modules comprising the MSc in Global Health course, the Disaster and Crisis Management module was carefully designed in terms of the concepts coverage, mix of reading materials and teaching methods. Not only did it develop my...
PG Cert Global Health – The first module
by Alusine Sebora KargboFirst and foremost I would like to thank the entire staff and members of the institute for given me the opportunity to pursue a post graduate degree in Global Health, for me it is an overwhelming blessing. Like everyone at University, I was...
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