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🌎 Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute
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🌍✨ Welcome to HCRI! ✨🌍
We're a global leader in education, research, and practice focused on tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian and conflict-related challenges. From groundbreaking research to transformative teaching, we’re here to make a difference. 🌟
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What can objects left behind by conflict teach us about peace? ☮️
As the UN calls on countries to #InvestInPeace this #InternationalDayofPeace take a closer look at the The University of Manchester's Humanitarian Archive and some of its stories: https://ow.ly/QkOM50ZPaLX
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As the UN calls on countries to #InvestInPeace this #InternationalDayofPeace take a closer look at the The University of Manchester's Humanitarian Archive and some of its stories: https://ow.ly/QkOM50ZPaLX
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September 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
What can objects left behind by conflict teach us about peace? ☮️
As the UN calls on countries to #InvestInPeace this #InternationalDayofPeace take a closer look at the The University of Manchester's Humanitarian Archive and some of its stories: https://ow.ly/QkOM50ZPaLX
HCRInstitute | #Research
As the UN calls on countries to #InvestInPeace this #InternationalDayofPeace take a closer look at the The University of Manchester's Humanitarian Archive and some of its stories: https://ow.ly/QkOM50ZPaLX
HCRInstitute | #Research
Join HCRI's Prof Bertrand Taithe for a special online event exploring the importance of preserving humanitarian memory, bearing witness and ensuring that evidence is not lost.
💻 Webinar, 12 Oct, 5pm (UK)
🎟️ Register via luma.com/4zplndyz
💻 Webinar, 12 Oct, 5pm (UK)
🎟️ Register via luma.com/4zplndyz
September 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Join HCRI's Prof Bertrand Taithe for a special online event exploring the importance of preserving humanitarian memory, bearing witness and ensuring that evidence is not lost.
💻 Webinar, 12 Oct, 5pm (UK)
🎟️ Register via luma.com/4zplndyz
💻 Webinar, 12 Oct, 5pm (UK)
🎟️ Register via luma.com/4zplndyz
Dr Vicky Taylor has recently joined @hcrinstitute.bsky.social as an ESRC Postdoc Fellow in collaboration with UoM's Department of Criminology.
Her research on the increasing #criminalisation of people #crossing the English #Channel on 'small boats' was quoted in this recent Guardian article.
Her research on the increasing #criminalisation of people #crossing the English #Channel on 'small boats' was quoted in this recent Guardian article.
More than 1,100 people convicted of illegal arrival in UK since 2022
Data shows victims of torture and trafficking among those prosecuted for crossing Channel by irregular means
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Dr Vicky Taylor has recently joined @hcrinstitute.bsky.social as an ESRC Postdoc Fellow in collaboration with UoM's Department of Criminology.
Her research on the increasing #criminalisation of people #crossing the English #Channel on 'small boats' was quoted in this recent Guardian article.
Her research on the increasing #criminalisation of people #crossing the English #Channel on 'small boats' was quoted in this recent Guardian article.
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We're joining @hcrinstitute.bsky.social for a special lecture, "Navigating Humanitarian Medical Care in Active Conflict" with Dr Natalie Roberts (@docnat.bsky.social) from @msf.ca. A talk focused on her experiences as a medical practitioner working on the front lines in humanitarian zones.
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March 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We're joining @hcrinstitute.bsky.social for a special lecture, "Navigating Humanitarian Medical Care in Active Conflict" with Dr Natalie Roberts (@docnat.bsky.social) from @msf.ca. A talk focused on her experiences as a medical practitioner working on the front lines in humanitarian zones.
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Interested in postgraduate study in disaster management?
Our latest webinar features:
• Course overview by Dr Martin Parham (HCRI)
• Alumni working in global humanitarian careers
(World Central Kitchen, BNPB Indonesia, LaunchGood)
Our latest webinar features:
• Course overview by Dr Martin Parham (HCRI)
• Alumni working in global humanitarian careers
(World Central Kitchen, BNPB Indonesia, LaunchGood)
Study International Disaster Management MSc at University of Manchester (briefing webinar)
YouTube video by HCRInstitute
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February 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Interested in postgraduate study in disaster management?
Our latest webinar features:
• Course overview by Dr Martin Parham (HCRI)
• Alumni working in global humanitarian careers
(World Central Kitchen, BNPB Indonesia, LaunchGood)
Our latest webinar features:
• Course overview by Dr Martin Parham (HCRI)
• Alumni working in global humanitarian careers
(World Central Kitchen, BNPB Indonesia, LaunchGood)
Join us for @hcrinstitute.bsky.social Technology Ethics Online Seminar (60 minutes), with Magan Naidoo, Chief Data Officer at the World Food Programme.
📅 Date: Tues 3 March
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT (11:00 – 12:00 CET)
🌐 🔗 Register at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/049f1f...
📅 Date: Tues 3 March
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT (11:00 – 12:00 CET)
🌐 🔗 Register at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/049f1f...
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Join us for @hcrinstitute.bsky.social Technology Ethics Online Seminar (60 minutes), with Magan Naidoo, Chief Data Officer at the World Food Programme.
📅 Date: Tues 3 March
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT (11:00 – 12:00 CET)
🌐 🔗 Register at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/049f1f...
📅 Date: Tues 3 March
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT (11:00 – 12:00 CET)
🌐 🔗 Register at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/049f1f...
📅 New Deadline: 1st February 👇
📢 Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project
As part of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project we are seeking proposals to undertake a census of threatened humanitarian archives, records and datasets and to contribute to the development of a...
tinyurl.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
📅 New Deadline: 1st February 👇
🌊 Reducing flood risk by anticipatory governance: Pakistan
Floods in Pakistan are worsening with climate change. This brief calls for 🌱 nature-based solutions and 🛡️ anticipatory governance to build lasting resilience.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2djnsbdx
Floods in Pakistan are worsening with climate change. This brief calls for 🌱 nature-based solutions and 🛡️ anticipatory governance to build lasting resilience.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2djnsbdx
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
🌊 Reducing flood risk by anticipatory governance: Pakistan
Floods in Pakistan are worsening with climate change. This brief calls for 🌱 nature-based solutions and 🛡️ anticipatory governance to build lasting resilience.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2djnsbdx
Floods in Pakistan are worsening with climate change. This brief calls for 🌱 nature-based solutions and 🛡️ anticipatory governance to build lasting resilience.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2djnsbdx
📢 Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project
As part of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project we are seeking proposals to undertake a census of threatened humanitarian archives, records and datasets and to contribute to the development of a...
tinyurl.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
📢 Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
Proposals are sought to map at-risk humanitarian archives, records, and datasets and contribute to developing ethical approaches to strengthen their resilience.
📅 Deadline: 25 Jan
🔗https://tinyurl.com/26hy2amy
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On Weds 11th Feb join the @hcrinstitute.bsky.social for a film screening and talk on the subject of 'The 2019 Sudanese Revolution till Now'
Screening: Documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’
Speaker: GDI's Hamid Khalafallah will discuss Sudan's evolution to date
Register here: bit.ly/4pI3W7r
Screening: Documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’
Speaker: GDI's Hamid Khalafallah will discuss Sudan's evolution to date
Register here: bit.ly/4pI3W7r
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
On Weds 11th Feb join the @hcrinstitute.bsky.social for a film screening and talk on the subject of 'The 2019 Sudanese Revolution till Now'
Screening: Documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’
Speaker: GDI's Hamid Khalafallah will discuss Sudan's evolution to date
Register here: bit.ly/4pI3W7r
Screening: Documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’
Speaker: GDI's Hamid Khalafallah will discuss Sudan's evolution to date
Register here: bit.ly/4pI3W7r
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What a way to start the new year! 💫
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
What a way to start the new year! 💫
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Four members of our University community have been awarded honours, along with alumni and other affiliates.
Read about the honours on our newsroom, www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
🌍 Interested in disaster management or humanitarian response?
Join our free online webinar to learn about the International Disaster Management MSc at the University of Manchester.
📅 20 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 09:00 GMT
🎓 Programme insights, alumni voices & live Q&A
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n93e74c
Join our free online webinar to learn about the International Disaster Management MSc at the University of Manchester.
📅 20 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 09:00 GMT
🎓 Programme insights, alumni voices & live Q&A
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n93e74c
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🌍 Interested in disaster management or humanitarian response?
Join our free online webinar to learn about the International Disaster Management MSc at the University of Manchester.
📅 20 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 09:00 GMT
🎓 Programme insights, alumni voices & live Q&A
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n93e74c
Join our free online webinar to learn about the International Disaster Management MSc at the University of Manchester.
📅 20 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 09:00 GMT
🎓 Programme insights, alumni voices & live Q&A
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n93e74c
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Sir Tony Redmond KCMG OBE
Co-Founder of @hcrinstitute.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk and @uk-med.bsky.social, recognised with a KCMG in the King’s New Year Honours for his leadership in humanitarian medicine. 👏
Co-Founder of @hcrinstitute.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk and @uk-med.bsky.social, recognised with a KCMG in the King’s New Year Honours for his leadership in humanitarian medicine. 👏
Congratulations to Prof Tony Redmond, Founder of UK-Med and Prof Emeritus of International Emergency Medicine at @hcrinstitute.bsky.social, recognised for his healthcare and humanitarian contributions in the King’s New Year Honours 🎉
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
University community recognised in King’s New Year Honours
Four Professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in this year’s King’s New Year Honours. Professor Sarah Sharples has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)...
www.manchester.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Sir Tony Redmond KCMG OBE
Co-Founder of @hcrinstitute.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk and @uk-med.bsky.social, recognised with a KCMG in the King’s New Year Honours for his leadership in humanitarian medicine. 👏
Co-Founder of @hcrinstitute.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk and @uk-med.bsky.social, recognised with a KCMG in the King’s New Year Honours for his leadership in humanitarian medicine. 👏
🎓 Congrats to our grads! 🎓
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🎓 Congrats to our grads! 🎓
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
Yesterday, we celebrated our Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute graduates. Wishing you all the best as you tackle global challenges ahead! 🌍✨
📸 Our academics in graduation attire.
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Impressions of Sam Alex, from Gilbert Common 🖌️
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Impressions of Sam Alex, from Gilbert Common 🖌️
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
Thanks to the very talented @9000atlas on Instagram for our Picture of the Week 🧑🎨
👨💻 Join us tomorrow for this webinar with:
💡 Dr. Corinne Bara, ETH Zurich - on 'Early Detection of Humanitarian Crises Using Satellite Night-Time Light Data'
💡 Dr. Kristoffer Lidén, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 'Ethics and the Governance of Digital Data in Humanitarian Action'
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💡 Dr. Corinne Bara, ETH Zurich - on 'Early Detection of Humanitarian Crises Using Satellite Night-Time Light Data'
💡 Dr. Kristoffer Lidén, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 'Ethics and the Governance of Digital Data in Humanitarian Action'
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December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
👨💻 Join us tomorrow for this webinar with:
💡 Dr. Corinne Bara, ETH Zurich - on 'Early Detection of Humanitarian Crises Using Satellite Night-Time Light Data'
💡 Dr. Kristoffer Lidén, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 'Ethics and the Governance of Digital Data in Humanitarian Action'
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💡 Dr. Corinne Bara, ETH Zurich - on 'Early Detection of Humanitarian Crises Using Satellite Night-Time Light Data'
💡 Dr. Kristoffer Lidén, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 'Ethics and the Governance of Digital Data in Humanitarian Action'
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🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr Omer Aijazi, whose monograph has now received its fifth international award since its release last year, as it continues to shape global conversations on Kashmir.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.bsky.social
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@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.bsky.social
HCRI Anthropologist Recognised with Top Feminist Scholarship Award for Groundbreaking Work on Kashmir
Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has won the Gloria Anzaldúa Book Prize for his monograph, Atmospheric Violence: Dis...
www.manchester.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr Omer Aijazi, whose monograph has now received its fifth international award since its release last year, as it continues to shape global conversations on Kashmir.
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.bsky.social
Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...
@uomsalc.bsky.social @hcrinstitute.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
Gain skills in disaster preparedness, emergency response & humanitarian action.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/36vaacwb
#DisasterManagement #HumanitarianAid
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🌍 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
Gain skills in disaster preparedness, emergency response & humanitarian action.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/36vaacwb
#DisasterManagement #HumanitarianAid
📢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
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
📢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
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
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📢 Join us for the HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025 with Prof. Marsha Henry: “Intersectional Beginnings and Abolitionist Endings.”
📅 Wed 19 Nov | 🕓 4 – 5:30pm GMT
Explore critical theories reshaping humanitarian studies.
🎟️ tinyurl.com/yjr3rhrc
📅 Wed 19 Nov | 🕓 4 – 5:30pm GMT
Explore critical theories reshaping humanitarian studies.
🎟️ tinyurl.com/yjr3rhrc
HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025
This year's Landmark Lecture will be given by Prof. Marsha Henry, Queen's University Belfast.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
📢 Join us for the HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025 with Prof. Marsha Henry: “Intersectional Beginnings and Abolitionist Endings.”
📅 Wed 19 Nov | 🕓 4 – 5:30pm GMT
Explore critical theories reshaping humanitarian studies.
🎟️ tinyurl.com/yjr3rhrc
📅 Wed 19 Nov | 🕓 4 – 5:30pm GMT
Explore critical theories reshaping humanitarian studies.
🎟️ tinyurl.com/yjr3rhrc
🌍 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
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
🌍 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
Gain skills to tackle crises, understand conflict & drive global change.
Flexible study options 👇
tinyurl.com/2fvnrjtp
#Humanitarianism #ConflictResponse #HCRI #Postgrad
📚 Why preserve humanitarian archives?
Digitisation, funding cuts, and instability are putting vital humanitarian records at risk — this post explores why protecting them matters now more than ever.
👉 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/2025/11...
Digitisation, funding cuts, and instability are putting vital humanitarian records at risk — this post explores why protecting them matters now more than ever.
👉 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/2025/11...
Why preserve humanitarian archives?
This article by Flora Chatt was originally posted on the website of HCRI’s Developing Humanitarian Medicine project. The theme of this year’s World Digital Preservation Day is Why Preserve...
blogs.manchester.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📚 Why preserve humanitarian archives?
Digitisation, funding cuts, and instability are putting vital humanitarian records at risk — this post explores why protecting them matters now more than ever.
👉 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/2025/11...
Digitisation, funding cuts, and instability are putting vital humanitarian records at risk — this post explores why protecting them matters now more than ever.
👉 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/2025/11...
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New call for papers: What is the future for global development?
We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New call for papers: What is the future for global development?
We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
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Don't miss the @hcrinstitute.bsky.social Landmark Lecture 2025, which will be given by Prof Marsha Henry of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on 19 Nov.
Register and learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hcri-landm...
Register and learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hcri-landm...
HCRI Landmark Lecture 2025
This year's Landmark Lecture will be given by Prof. Marsha Henry, Queen's University Belfast.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Don't miss the @hcrinstitute.bsky.social Landmark Lecture 2025, which will be given by Prof Marsha Henry of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on 19 Nov.
Register and learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hcri-landm...
Register and learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hcri-landm...