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A rescue team from frontline medical response charity UK-Med is on its way  to the parts of Turkey and Syria devastated by last week’s earthquake to lead the UK's initial medical assessment team.It’s the latest mission for the charity, hosted by The University of Manchester, which has   ... Read more

Researchers at The University of Manchester have released some brief and simple advice for parents and caregivers of children and young people affected by the earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and neighbouring countries.The  two-page leaflet from the University’s Parenting and Families Research Gr ... Read more

The University of Manchester has held an event to welcome the first recipients of its newly-created Humanitarian Scholarships for students fleeing conflict and persecution.In response to the war in Ukraine, the University launched a new scheme earlier this year for international applicants who have ... Read more

A popular Ukrainian celebrity has joined forces with University of Manchester psychologists to encourage families affected by the war to access the widely shared psychological support leaflets they created.Irena Karpa, lead singer and songwriter of the band Qarpa recorded a 6 minute audio version of ... Read more

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 Children, UK-Med, Médecins Sans Frontières a ... Read more

A two-page leaflet developed from the experience of displaced Syrian parents living through the country’s civil war has been updated and translated into Ukrainian and other languages in the hope it will make a difference for families.You can download The University of Manchester leaflet in&nb ... Read more

As the world’s eyes fell on Ukraine following the Russian invasion of its borders, staff from The University of Manchester’s International Programmes Office (IPO) had to focus their gaze on getting our students back to the UK.At the time of the initial invasion the University had 14 Russian Stud ... Read more

Syriac ManuscriptsA selection of material from the John Rylands Research Institute and Library’s exceptional collection of Syriac manuscripts is now available to explore on Manchester Digital Collections for the first time. Dr Naima Afif has compiled expert descriptions of the Syriac manuscrip ... Read more

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.The impact of eight global organisations headquartered in the city was revealed at an event last night (THURSDAY) attended by regional ... Read more