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Two members of the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) have been recognised in the Faculty of Humanities Outstanding Staff Awards for Teaching, Learning and Student Experience, highlighting HCRI’s commitment to outstanding teaching …

Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust combine support for the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) project based at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ in partnership …

A new book by Dr Jessica Field from The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ has revealed that eviction is a ‘deliberate and enduring feature’ of Britain’s housing system, rather than simply being a consequence of a housing crisis.

Dr Antoine Burgard, Senior Lecturer in History of Humanitarianism at the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has been awarded an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) New Investigator project (2025-2028) for his project ‘Who …

The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ has appointed the globally-renowned international relations expert Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hébert as the new Director of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).

Professor Bertrand Taithe of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is contributing to two major forthcoming publications with òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ University Press, both due for release in the coming weeks. These edited volumes reflect …

During this graduation season, the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is recognising undergraduate students on our International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response and also intercalated Global Health programmes with …

Hosted at the University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ’s Samuel Alexander Building, the event brought together Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Action for Humanity, Hope for Justice, the Omega Research Foundation, UK-Med, and the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict …

The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) co-hosted the conference ‘Non-Communicable Diseases and Humanitarian Medicine: Current, Critical, and Historical Perspectives on Medical Treatments of Displaced Populations’ on 25-26 June 2025 …

Evidence from academics at The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ has been cited in the latest report from the International Development Committee in the House of Commons.The report references evidence from Dr Yusra Suedi and Professor Iain Scobbie from the …

A new special issue of Le Mouvement Social features pioneering research co-authored by HCRI’s Professor Bertrand Taithe and Dr Róisín Read. This edition brings together work from Dr Laure Humbert’s AHRC project and the Researching the Impact of …

Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024) has most recently been awarded Gold in the ‘Social Change and Social Justice’ category at the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. Recognising books that advance …

On 13 May, HCRI hosted its annual youth conference, welcoming students from six local schools for a simulation exercise about disaster preparedness and response.Our guests participated in workshops about the role of the media, stakeholder responses, …

Overview of the Ambulance Service At the heart of Kisii County’s emergency care system is its dedicated ambulance service, owned and operated by the Kisii County Ministry of Health. Currently, the county aspires to have 10 ambulances and 35 …

On behalf of the Mexican Society of Public Health, Dr Luis Martinez Juarez interviewed Dr Anthony Fauci about his time as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), his role as a lead member of the White House …

Senior Lecturer Dr Amanda McCordkindale spoke with careers guidance podcast Future You about life and study at HCRI, reflecting on the benefits and challenges of studying difficult global issues.The latest Future You podcast delves into the history …

Scholarships for the postgraduate certificate in Global Health.For September 2024, a scholarship is available to help fund the first year of study in MSc Global Health by distance learning.The purpose of the scholarship is to equip those who want to …

On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, Professor Tony Redmond OBE spoke to Radio 4’s ‘Life Changing’ programme, describing his early years in the NHS and the extreme challenges of international and UK medical deployments in the late 1980s.Prof Redmond is a …

The University’s Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) co-delivers a unique, flexible master’s course – the LEAP programme - designed for humanitarians to study alongside their work in the field.This month, staff from Médecins Sans …

Scholarships for the postgraduate certificate in Global Health (PGCert).For September 2024, a scholarship is available to help fund the first year of study in MSc Global Health by distance learning, where you can exit with a Postgraduate …

In January, students at the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) flew to Mumbai and took part in various educational sessions, field visits and walking tours. The meticulously planned 12-day schedule also had space for the …

The hybrid, cross-disciplinary event is on Wednesday 13 – Thursday 14 March 2024, with the deadline for proposals being Friday, 19 January 2024.The workshop is for PhD candidates and early career scholars.Throughout the last quarter of the twentieth …

Humanitarian organisations in our region benefited the lives of 7 million people in 58 countries last year, it was revealed at an event this week.The Global òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ reception at HOME òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ saw the university’s Humanitarian & Conflict …

UK-Med, the UK’s official Emergency Medical Team based at The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ, has deployed a specialist team of humanitarian workers to Morocco following the recent earthquake.

The Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is inviting papers for a conference titled Navigating Crossroads: Advancements and Challenges in Medical Humanitarianism and Global Health, to be held at University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ in …

The winners of the MDC Excellence Awards 2023 were announced in June. These awards are given in recognition of the outstanding achievements of postgraduate researchers and supervisors.The awards invite supervisors, PGR students and colleagues from …

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 …

The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ 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.

A student from The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ 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.

As the global community meets in Egypt for the COP27 climate conference an expert from The University of òòò½ÎÑÊÓƵ has released a new book which explores the links between human mobility and severe weather.