Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

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The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is a renowned global centre dedicated to the study of humanitarianism, conflict response, global health, international disaster management, and peacebuilding. It focuses on informing and supporting policymakers, optimising collaborations between partner organisations, and fostering understanding and debate in the field. HCRI brings together diverse disciplines, ranging from medicine to humanities, to address questions and challenges related to the United Nations' "triple nexus" - humanitarian response, development, and peace. Its ultimate aim is to facilitate worldwide improvements in crisis response.

To achieve its goals, HCRI is committed to:

• Nurturing global research collaborations and partnerships through ongoing initiatives like Researching the Impacts of Attacks on Health (RIAH), and collaborations with international academic institutions.
• Enhancing interdisciplinary research by fostering collaborations on projects such as Sounding the Siren and the Digital Humanities and Medicine Project (DHM). 
  • Sounding the Siren is a collaborative study by UK-Med, the HCRI, and Save the Children UK, funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee. It examines the escalating impact of climate-induced disasters on vulnerable populations and offers recommendations for governments, aid organisations, and citizens to enhance global emergency preparedness and response. 
  • The DHM project explores medical humanities, digital research, and historical archives, enhancing understanding of humanitarianism and crisis response. Aligned with HCRI, it supports archival preservation through The Humanitarian Archive at The University of Manchester Library, which collects materials from practitioners and small organisations to inform global humanitarian policy.
• Maximising the impact of its research by working closely with think tanks, policymakers, and creating new channels within the sector, including the HCRI policy brief series, the Journal of Humanitarian Studies, and the Manchester University Press book series.

Through these initiatives, HCRI aims to foster constructive debates and collaborative exchanges among academia, policymakers, and practitioners, shaping the research agendas of the global humanitarian and conflict response sectors.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

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University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL