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🌎 Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute
📚 Humanitarian Research, Teaching & Learning
📍@official-uom.bsky.social
🌍 Shape safer futures with the @manchester.ac.uk MSc International Disaster Management.

Gain skills in disaster preparedness, emergency response & humanitarian action.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/36vaacwb

#DisasterManagement #HumanitarianAid
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📢New brief: “Learning from Impact Bond Pilots in Humanitarian and Displacement Contexts” by Laila Zulkaphil.

Impact bonds promise innovation — but do they deliver? Early pilots show added flexibility, yet little new funding and no clear edge over simpler models.

Read more: tinyurl.com/yfsad62v
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🌍 Shape the future of humanitarian action with the MA Humanitarianism & Conflict Response at @manchester.ac.uk

Gain skills to tackle crises, understand conflict & drive global change.

Flexible study options 👇
tinyurl.com/2fvnrjtp

#Humanitarianism #ConflictResponse #HCRI #Postgrad
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🎓 People, Research & Real-World Impact — The HCRI Blog

From conflict response to global health, explore stories of humanitarian action from staff, students & alumni at HCRI.

🔗 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/

#HCRI #HumanitarianAction #UoM #GlobalHealth
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
How can disaster governance be made more democratic? What role do disaster memories play in making future disaster response more just and accountable?

HCRI's @nimeshdhungana.bsky.social and Accountability Lab reflect on key lessons learned from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes🇳🇵💡

tinyurl.com/3myk7a99
September 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎓 Celebrating Outstanding Student Citizenship at HCRI!
This grad season, we’re honouring 3 amazing students who’ve gone above & beyond in making a difference 💫

👏 Maisy Wood
👏 Selim Iyidirli
👏 Bradley Williams

Read their stories + staff tributes 👉
tinyurl.com/39k8z7xp
July 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Northern Heart, Global Reach

“Families are torn apart; lives and livelihoods are lost.” — Nika Kokareva, MAG Ukraine

At Global Manchester, powerful stories from Ukraine to Gaza revealed the human cost of war — and the urgent need for humanitarian support.

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
July 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🎓 Happy Graduation Day to all the incredible HCRI students! 🌍✨ Today, we celebrate your achievements and the amazing impact you'll continue to make in the world. Congratulations, graduates! 🎉 #HCRIGraduates #ClassOf2025
July 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📣 New policy brief: The Ethics of Research Collaborations in Conflict and Disaster Settings

❓Researchers in Nepal, Colombia & the Balkans reveal gaps between formal ethics & lived realities in the field, shaped by colonial legacies & unequal power.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2xhbd5pw
July 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🏥 Non-Communicable Diseases & Humanitarian Medicine

🌍 A 2-day online conference (25–26 June)

🎓 Hosted by Kisii University, in collaboration with @msf.ca, the LEAP programme & HCRI’s @dhm-manchester.bsky.social project team.

👥 Request Zoom links: tinyurl.com/ynfek3jh

#HumanitarianHealth #NCDs
June 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We’re on the ground in 🇰🇪 Kisii for the 2025 Medical Summer School with Kisii University, @msf.ca‬ & @lstmnews.bsky.social

🌍 15 countries
🤝 Global collaboration
🩺 Real-world training in humanitarian & emergency health

Proud to be part of this important work.

#HCRI#GlobalHealth#MedicalEducation
June 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The new SHCC report demonstrates 'new levels of horror' in 2024, with #attacks on #healthcare exceeding 3,600 incidents, up 62% from 2022.

📰 Guardian reporting: lnkd.in/e3uYncVh

📊 Full data: lnkd.in/eKZbYW3V*

*HCRI's RIAH project funds the data collection via partners at Insecurity Insight
May 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📸 Highlights from our Young People in Humanitarianism Conference!

Students from 6 local #schools joined us @HCRInstitute for a disaster response simulation, exploring media, aid, and stakeholder roles in a mock #earthquake.

Explore our schools outreach 👉 www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/connect/scho...
May 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🌍 From MSF engineer to founder of a planetary health company, Mark P. Anderson (MSc Humanitarian Practice '19–22) is driving innovative solutions at the intersection of global health and the environment. Discover his journey: tinyurl.com/yc89fuy2

#HCRIAlumni #GlobalHealth #PlanetaryHealth
May 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
📢 New Report: "Normative States" by the RIAH team explores how states can reinforce humanitarian norms to protect healthcare in conflict zones. It analyses five initiatives, highlighting lessons in diplomacy, engagement, framing, & accountability.

📄 Read more: riah.manchester.ac.uk/articles/rep...
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We're doing a webinar / discussion on Friday... See you there?

Info & Register at: lnkd.in/eX5Q6vjB
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🎓 Final week to apply!

HCRI's Volunteer Bursary is open for @uniofmanchester.bsky.social undergrads & Project Trust returnees 🌍

✅ Volunteer experience
✅ Planning to study MA/MSc in humanitarian response
📅 Deadline: 1 May, 11:59 PM BST

🔗 www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
April 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
📰 New on the University of Manchester Humanities Blog: Dr Luis Martinez discusses gestational diabetes, maternal health & the global fight for health equity.

🌍 A powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible care matters.

💡 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/vxx58km5
April 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚑 Emergency Care in Kisii County 🌍

HCRI's Prof. Darren Walter is improving ambulance services & training in Kisii, Kenya. 🚑

🎓 Want to tackle global health challenges? HCRI’s MSc in Global Health equips you with the skills to make a real impact.

👉 tinyurl.com/mtesv846
👉 tinyurl.com/3wn3jrb8
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📣 New Policy Brief: LGBTIQ+ & Climate Justice in Colombia 🌿🏳️‍🌈

LGBTIQ+ environmental defenders face violence & exclusion, driven by colonial gender norms & extractive industries. This brief explores Cuerpo-Territorio & calls for inclusive advocacy.

🔗https://shorturl.at/z7VJh
February 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🎓 Volunteer Bursary Alert! 🌍

HCRI is offering a bursary for @official-uom.bsky.social
undergrads & Project Trust Returned Volunteers passionate about volunteering! 🌱

📅 Deadline: 1 May 2025, 11:59 PM (UK/BST)
🔗 shorturl.at/OvQXG

#HCRI #VolunteerBursary #HumanitarianAid
February 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
See you at @hcrinstitute.bsky.social's Landmark Lecture 2025!

Details & register via: hcri-landmark25.eventbrite.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 HCRI Masters Scholarship – Apply Now! 🎓🌍

🔹 Available for:
✅ MA Humanitarianism & Conflict Response
✅ MSc International Disaster Management

📅 Deadline: 30 March 2025, 11:59 PM (GMT)

Apply now 👉 hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
✨ A year to remember at HCRI! 🎓🌍

From graduations & alumni interviews, to careers days, LEAP intensive sessions in Manchester & our UG students’ 12-day educational visit to Mumbai 🇮🇳 hosted by TISS — what a year it’s been!

Here’s to more growth & impact in 2025! 💜🌏
December 19, 2024 at 8:51 AM
🎓 Exciting day at HCRI as our academics don their robes and prepare for the graduation of our incredible students! 🌍✨

Congratulations to all graduates—you’ve earned this moment! 🎉👏 #Graduation #HCRI #MakingADifference
December 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM