International Conference on Urban Health 2014 – Day 1
Between 5 - 7 March, two integrated conferences are running that have been part organised by HCRI as part of the 11th International Conference on Urban Health - Global Health: 2015 and Beyond (organised by HCRI and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre) and Urban...
Birte Vogel interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland
Yesterday, HCRI PhD candidate Birte Vogel gave an interview to BBC Radio Scotland on conflict resolution, the role of compromise and why many peace processes fail over this issue. The debate included former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain and peace...
Call for Papers – Same Space, Different Disciplines: Articulating Interdisciplinarity in Development, Conflict and Humanitarian Research
Same Space, Different Disciplines: Articulating Interdisciplinarity in Development, Conflict and Humanitarian ResearchUniversity of Manchester, 29th April 2014The Humanitarianism and Development Research Group is organising a workshop at the University of Manchester,...
HCRI Job Opportunity – Lectureship in the History of Humanitarianism and/or Humanitarian Aid
Ref: HUM-04060 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SCHOOL OF ARTS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES HUMANITARIAN AND CONFLICT RESPONSE INSTITUTE (HCRI) LECTURESHIP IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITARIANISM AND/OR HUMANITARIAN AID Applications are invited for a...
Three GSDRC Helpdesk Reports from Dr. Emilie Combaz
Dr. Emilie Combaz has produced three new helpdesk reports for GSDRC (Governance and Social Development Resource Centre), which are available to read and download online.Emilie's first report examines social inclusion in productive safety net programmes (PSNPs) in the...
Call for Papers: Peacebuilding Conference 2014
Call for papers for our Third Annual Conference of the International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies and the ECPR Standing Group on Critical Peace and Conflict Studies (11-12 September 2014) at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI),...
Professor Roger Mac Ginty’s Inaugural Lecture Now Available Online
Last month, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Roger Mac Ginty delivered well attended HCRI inaugural lecture. We're pleased to announce that a recording of the lecture is now available to watch online via the HCRI Youtube channel.Titled Everyday Peace: the...
Dr. Amy Hughes leading medical team in the Philippines
HCRI Lecturer in Emergency Response Dr. Amy Hughes is currently in the Philippines as leader of the team of 12 medical and surgical staff that has been deployed by the Department for International Development.Speaking to The Plymouth Herald, Amy explained that "the...
Professor Bertrand Taithe speaks to BBC on “compassion fatigue”
Speaking to BBC Warwick, HCRI Director of External Affairs Professor Bertrand Taithe has given an interview in which he talks about "compassion fatigue", its application to charity donations and the role of the media in supporting aid campaigns. Listen to Professor...
Q & A from city devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
Christine Cassar is taking a PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict response at The University of Manchester. She is currently with Disaster Aid International in the Philippines, and is just back from a four day assessment trip to the devastated city of Ormoc and...
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