HCRI advises DFID
HCRIÂ has been part of a successful consortia bid to deliver Governance, Social Development, Conflict and Humanitarian Professional Evidence and Applied Knowledge Services (PEAKS) for the Department of International Development (DFID). Delivery of this strategically...
HCRI exhibitions explore population displacement and humanitarian assistance
HCRI's Professor Peter Gatrell and Dr Jenny Carson have been involved in two exhibitions exploring population displacement and humanitarian assistance during and after the Second World War.'When the War was over: European refugees after 1945' was produced in...
Last chance to apply for full fee bursary for online PG Cert in Global Health
We have 5 full fees bursaries for study on our online PG cert in Global Health commencing Sept 2012. These are open to all humanitarian professionals and are kindly funded by The Newby Trust, a UK charity dedicated to promoting medical welfare, training and...
HCRI’s double entry in Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
Prof Roger Mac Ginty's paper Between Resistance and Compliance: Non-participation and the Liberal Peace focuses on the concept of non-participation in relation to international peace–support interventions. Dr Ali Howell's paper Human Interest and Humane Governance...
We need more than peace to stop the wars – HCRI’s Dr Tim Jacoby curates ‘Build the Truce’ film
A new film co-curated by a HCRI's Director of Teaching showing at the prestigious Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester argues that winning the peace is just as important as winning the war.Part of the Cultural Olympiad, the film is inspired by an Olympic...
Bursaries for PG Cert in Global Health
We're delighted to be able to be able to offer a number of full fee bursaries for humanitarian professionals wishing to study our online PG Cert in Global Health commencing Sept 2012. This online programme has been developed for professionals working in the field of...
HCRI academics and students lead national Model United Nations project
Congratualations to HCRI's Dr Jenny Peterson, Dr Jenny Carson, and Amanda McKorkindale (PhD student), and 21 of our MA students whoran this exciting Model United Nations programme (now in its 2nd year).The programme, run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's...
HCRI researchers reveal the real austerity Olympics: The political refugee games of 1948
The work of HCRI's Prof Peter Gatrell and Dr Jenny Carson is highlighted in this article in The Independent, 24 July 2012 which looks at the Displaced Person Olympiad of 1948. Speaking to journalists Prof Gatrell said “Since their countries no longer existed – or...
HCRI’s Dr Alison Howell publishes article on the Baghdad Zoo
Dr Howell's article in the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding examines how the US military and humanitarian actors became interested in the Baghdad Zoo as part of the reconstruction efforts in Iraq. It explores themes of civil-military cooperation in a...
New release of PhD studentships for study Sept 2012
HCRI is delighted to announce 2 more PhD studentships for students wishing to commence study September 2012 and an extension to the deadline for the previously advertised peacebuilding award. Interfaces between international and local actors in peacebuilding contexts...