Student Spotlight: Joudy Habash
Joudy Habash is a student on the BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response programme. Originally from Syria, he moved to the UK in 2015 and started looking for opportunities to work or study in the area of humanitarianism, which led him to HCRI....
read moreDisaster recovery: An opportunity for corruption?
This blog was published by Stefano Piscitelli, MSc International Disaster Management student at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). It was published due to being an assessment piece of the highest calibre amongst the cohort in the Rethinking...
read moreIn 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreBarbudans 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...
read moreStudent 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...
read moreMaking 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...
read moreAcademic 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 Hospital....
read moreAcademic 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...
read moreMy 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...
read moreAcademic 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...
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