In the Shadow of Grenfell: Silence speaks louder than words
This blog was published by Eloise Jones, second year BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). It was published due to being an assessment piece of the highest calibre amongst...
Student Spotlight: Kate Ness
Kate is an MSc in International Disaster Management student. Originally from Scotland, Kate moved to Manchester in 2019 to start her degree. Below she discusses her motivations for studying and her volunteering work in Manchester.Towards the end of my undergraduate...
Student Spotlight: Richard Rohleder
Richard (Rick) Rohleder is a recent, international graduate of the online MSc in Global Health programme. Initially, Rick enrolled into the postgraduate certificate, however after delving into the curriculum, his aspirations changed and he completed the full...
Student Spotlight: Aija Koskela
Aija Koskela is a first year student here at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) studying for a BSc in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response. Aija is from a small town called Tuusula in Finland, so moving to Manchester to live...
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...
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