Student spotlight: Sherika Trim
Sherika Trim is an International student studying MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response. Sherika is from Saint Lucia, one of the beautiful islands in the Eastern Caribbean. She achieved the prestigious Chevening scholarship from the British government, a global...
Student Spotlight: Sidi Ye
Sidi Ye is an international student from China who started studying for her MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) in 2019. Below she talks about her background and why she came to study at Manchester.I...
Barbudans are resisting disaster capitalists
This blog was written by Gemma Sou, Lecturer in Disaster Studies. It was commissioned and originally published in the New Internationalist.In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Gemma hears the views of Barbudans who accuse the Antiguan side of the government of...
Student Spotlight: Anna Spethman
Anna Spethman is one of our international students studying MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response. Anna was born and raised in Nebraska, USA and started her studies at HCRI in September 2019.Having grown up in the small town of Omaha, Anna’s early interest in...
Making the impossible possible? A brief look at one busy bee full-time professional trying to prove everyone wrong
This blog has been written by Jessica Holterhof, a HCRI Global Health Bursary winner studying online Global Health programme.I started my professional career focusing on ecosystem conservation and disaster risk reduction, a field that barely interacts with the health...
Academic Spotlight: Dr Darren Walter
Dr Darren Walter is the online programme director and is Senior Lecturer in Emergency Global Health at the Humanitarian Conflict and Response Institute (HCRI) at the University of Manchester. Darren is also a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Wythenshawe...
Academic Spotlight: Dr Antoine Burgard
Antoine Burgard is a visiting postdoctoral fellow at HCRI. He has recently been appointed to the role of Lecturer in Contemporary History of Humanitarianism and Disasters, which will begin in January 2020.Before completing a PhD in History from Université Lumière...
My journey since volunteering with Project Trust by Anna Fraine
This blog has been written by Anna Fraine, who is due to graduate in December with a MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response. The blog relates to her experience as a Project Trust volunteer, living and working in eSwatini for twelve months, and being the recipient...
Academic Spotlight: Dr Rubina Jasani
Dr Rubina Jasani is a Programme Director for the Intercalated BSc in Global Health and Lecturer in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response at HCRI. Rubina convenes Anthropology of Violence and Reconstruction and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian...
Academic Spotlight: Dr Nat O’Grady
Dr Nat O’Grady is Postgraduate Research Director and Lecturer in Human Geography and Disaster at HCRI. Nat is a geographer with an interest in how technological innovations influence the geo-politics of security and governance.“For me security is a way to understand...
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