Ben shares his experience as an IDMHR student and how the course led to his current role as a Volunteer Manager with Felix.
Category: Humanitarianism and Conflict Response
Routes of Repair
In Kashmir’s fractured valleys, where ancestral lands are stitched together by memory more than maps, Dr. Omer Aijazi traces the quiet power of repair. His journey, rooted in Pakistani heritage and routed through decolonial scholarship, amplifies voices often silenced by conflict, reminding us that heritage lives not only in traditions, but in the struggle for sovereignty and in epistemic resistance.
Interview with Dr. Luis Martinez on Maternal Health, Gestational Diabetes, and Global Equity
This year, the World Health Organization is spotlighting urgent issues in maternal and new-born care with the 2025 World Health Day theme, Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures. The campaign launches a year-long global call to action, urging leaders to end preventable...
Seeking a Safe Space: Queer Asylum in the UK
Current MSc Global Development (Migration, Mobility and Displacement) student Jess Walmsley, talks us through the dissertation 'Queried about being queer: The role of digital media for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum in the UK’, that she produced as an undergraduate...
The HCRI Society and UoM Hiking Club: The Benefits of Joining Societies as a PGT Student
Austeja shares her experience in the HCRI (Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute) Society and the University of Manchester Hiking Club, and explains why you should join societies as a PGT student
Life in Manchester as a Postgraduate Student
Abby shares what she loves about Manchester as a city, from its music and food to location
The Experiences of a Politics and International Relations Student
Read Hannah’s experiences as a Politics and International Relations student at the University of Manchester.
My Experience Studying International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
Selim discusses studying International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response at the University of Manchester
Finance and Budgeting in First Year of University
Read a students guide into Finance and Budgeting who studies BSC Disaster Management and Response at the University of Manchester.
Learn about our brand-new BSc Global Development degree
We caught up with David Fielding, Programme Director for the brand-new BSc Global Development course, to tell us more about the first undergraduate degree at the Global Development Institute.
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