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2023
19
May
2023
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14:43
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The project seeks to generate significant shifts in understanding its scientific and organisational specificity and role in developing clinical norms, debating ‘rights-based’ approach to health access and leading campaigns for access to drugs while d...
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12
May
2023
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10:59
Europe/London
The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester who spent 35 years responding to wars and major disasters around the world is to deliver this year’s Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture on Tuesday 16 May....
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16
March
2023
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16:20
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A student from The University of Manchester is looking to provide relief for people in Malawi, by raising money for two charities working to deliver aid to those in need after a cyclone hit the country....
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2022
14
November
2022
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11:50
Europe/London
As the global community meets in Egypt for the COP27 climate conference an expert from The University of Manchester has released a new book which explores the links between human mobility and severe weather....
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03
November
2022
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11:39
Europe/London
A new book by Stephanie Sodero of the HCRI explores the intersection between fossil fuel-powered mobility and climate change and how communities and mobility need to be revolutionised in Sodero’s homeland of Canada and beyond in the context of clima...
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01
November
2022
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21:37
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The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at University of Manchester in collaboration with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and five partner organisations have secured funding from National Institute for Health and Care Research (...
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22
August
2022
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14:05
Europe/London
The Elys Roberts scholarship is available to support talented applicants from or working in low/middle-income countries and HCRI is looking for candidates who can demonstrate:Professional experience related to Global HealthA clear idea of how the MSc...
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18
July
2022
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11:16
Europe/London
Applications are open for funding to study Global Health (MSc). The Elys Roberts scholarship is available to support talented applicants from or working in low/middle-income countries and HCRI is looking for candidates who can demonstrate:· P...
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24
June
2022
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15:55
Europe/London
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute has announced the winners, runners up and commended entries of their ‘Words For Your World’ School Writing Competition, in partnership with UK-Med and Save the Children UK....
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23
June
2022
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17:08
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The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute has announced the winners, runners up and commended entries of their ‘Words For Your World’ School Writing Competition, in partnership with UK-Med and Save the Children UK.The competition asked seconda...
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17
May
2022
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10:48
Europe/London
Words For Your World: HCRI School Writing Competition Winners Announced Soon with Special July Event
The deadline to enter the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute’s “Words For Your World” school writing competition is now closed and winners will be notified by the 27th May. The competition received over 100 entries, from across the country,...
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13
May
2022
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09:00
Europe/London
A member of staff from The University of Manchester has completed a marathon cycling challenge, raising over £3000 for UK-Med’s Ukraine Appeal in the process.
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05
April
2022
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16:42
Europe/London
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) will host its annual Careers in Humanitarianism Day on 29 April 2022 in University Place. It is set to be an exciting day, with a plethora of speakers from organisations such as Save the Childr...
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30
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/London
A member of staff from The University of Manchester is set to cycle around the entire circumference of The Netherlands – 1400km in total – to raise funds for UK-Med’s Ukraine Appeal.
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10
March
2022
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11:31
Europe/London
A humanitarian charity based at The University of Manchester has launched an urgent Ukraine Appeal, as it seeks to raise money to provide emergency medical aid for the millions of people displaced by the Russian invasion of the country....
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10
February
2022
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13:12
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Dr Anisa Jafar has been named as Young Researcher of the Year by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
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26
January
2022
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14:21
Europe/London
UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.2022 is the fifth year that Manchester has celebrated Internation...
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2021
09
December
2021
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12:02
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has launched a national climate writing competition for young people in the aftermath of the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow.
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19
October
2021
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14:54
Europe/London
A new report from The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, UK-Med and Save the Children is calling for the climate emergency to be treated as a humanitarian crisis.
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17
September
2021
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15:45
Europe/London
Greater Manchester humanitarian organisations benefited the lives of more than five million of the world’s most vulnerable people in 2020, it has been revealed.
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27
August
2021
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11:12
Europe/London
We are delighted to announce that Larissa Fast, Professor of Humanitarian and Conflict Studies, has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).Professor Bertrand ...
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14
July
2021
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11:02
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is a proud Silver Supporter of the Manchester International Festival, as such we are working collaboratively on a number of flagship events as part of MIF21. Both students and academics are involved in the Festival, which...
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13
July
2021
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12:51
Europe/London
Big Ben Lying Down with Political Books is a monumental participatory artwork at this year’s Manchester International Festival by Argentinian artist Marta Minujín. The installation, featuring a 42-metre structure of London’s iconic Big Ben clock towe...
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07
July
2021
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14:10
Europe/London
Thomas returns to The University of Manchester, where he spent five years as Professor of Musicology and Head of the Division of Art History, Drama and Music. He has also held posts at Bangor University, the University of Frankfurt and the University...
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29
June
2021
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16:51
Europe/London
During her PhD, Margot studied the history of United Nations peacekeeping missions during the Cold War period and the colonial legacies perpetuated by the missions. Her thesis 'Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: UN Peacekeeping Missions and the Formation of th...
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20
May
2021
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12:17
Europe/London
Over the past year, academics including David Powell, Drs Nat O’Grady, Ayham Fattoum and Professor Duncan Shaw from HCRI, and colleagues at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), have shared global learning, best practice and research findings t...
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16
March
2021
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09:42
Europe/London
Methods for Change is a project funded by Aspect and Research England that shares creative research methods used in the social sciences with the broader community, including government and NGOs, to support innovative research and enact positive socia...
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25
February
2021
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16:41
Europe/London
PhD student and alumna of the International Disaster Management MSc at HCRI, Nicola Jones, discusses stigma narratives in HIV public health policies, her work with the Terrence Higgins Trust, and researching HIV health services and disaster relief ai...
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08
February
2021
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16:48
Europe/London
Many students from HCRI’s courses go onto varying careers in humanitarianism. It can be difficult to get paid experience in the sector as a student, and volunteering is highly valued by employers, showing dedication and initiative, as well as insight...
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21
January
2021
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11:00
Europe/London
The Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) project, led by Drs Larissa Fast, Róisín Read, Stephanie Rinaldi and Professor Bertrand Taithe at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has launched a new website.The RIAH ...
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