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World Humanitarian Day: Recognising those who face danger and adversity in order to help others
General
19 August 2014
2013 sets new record for violence against civilian aid operations; UN campaigns for greater protection; wreath-laying ceremony in memory of humanitarian workers who have died in the service of others
Louise Bloom: Scientists in developing countries need greater access to opportunities
Media coverage
18 August 2014
Louise Bloom comments on Thomson Reuters report on 'The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds' which features few scientists based in developing countries
Dawn Chatty: 'The Bedouin are very hard to terrorize, and the Bedouin will really come back'
Media coverage
13 August 2014
Professor Chatty speaks to Syria Deeply about recent clashes between ISIS and the Bedouin tribes in eastern Syria
Matthew Gibney awarded title of professor
General
13 August 2014
RSC Deputy Director honoured in University's Recognition of Distinction Exercise
Alexander Betts comments on humanitarian shelters designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect
Media coverage
6 August 2014
Latest issue of The New Yorker profiles Shigeru Ban, a world-renowned architect and designer of affordable housing for the displaced
Humanitarian Innovation Conference: how cash transfers are changing aid
Events Media coverage
6 August 2014
IRIN reports on innovations and challenges in the cash assistance sector
Dawn Chatty: Syrian tribes are protecting their communities against the government and ISIS
Media coverage
5 August 2014
Professor Chatty talks to Syria Deeply about the role of tribes in the conflict, and their participation in an eventual peace process
Humanitarian Innovation Conference: UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner calls UN system 'stodgy and sclerotic'
Events Media coverage
29 July 2014
IRIN reports on Alexander Aleinikoff's keynote address and the role of innovation within the broader humanitarian system
Dawn Chatty: Syrian refugees in Jordan 'have contributed a great deal to the economy'
Media coverage
28 July 2014
Professor Dawn Chatty is quoted in Al Jazeera article on the challenges faced by Jordan in hosting 650,000 registered refugees, about a tenth of its total population
Louise Bloom: Refugees' skills and capacities 'need to be built on rather than contradicted or ignored'
Media coverage
25 July 2014
An article on SciDev.Net looks at a forthcoming report from the Humanitarian Innovation Project (HIP) presented at the recent Humanitarian Innovation Conference
Dawn Chatty: Refugees 'need to have some agency over how they cope and manage their lives'
Media coverage
24 July 2014
Professor Dawn Chatty is interviewed for article in The Atlantic on Syrian refugees living in Jordan
Humanitarian Innovation Conference: Keynote Address
Events Videos
19 July 2014
Watch the HIP2014 keynote address by Alexander Aleinikoff, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
Humanitarian Innovation Conference: An Introduction to Humanitarian Innovation
Events Videos
19 July 2014
Watch the introductory film for the Humanitarian Innovation Conference (HIP2014)
The role of artists and institutions in challenging popular narratives about migrants (The Silent University) | Various speakers
Podcasts
11 July 2014
Listen to Panel 2 at the Silent University event, which took place on 20 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development
Arabic calligraphy; HIV; Migrant communities and networks (The Silent University) | Various speakers
Podcasts
11 July 2014
Listen to two lectures and the first panel discussion at the Silent University event, which took place on 20 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development
The Silent University Visible Award 2013 Ceremony | Various speakers
Podcasts
11 July 2014
Listen to The Silent University Visible Award 2013 Ceremony, which took place on 20 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development
Call for articles: Climate change, disasters and displacement
Calls for papers
9 July 2014
Forced Migration Review issue 49 – to be published in May 2015 – will include a major feature on 'Climate change, disasters and displacement'. The deadline for submission of articles is Monday 12 January 2015
Study led by Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh acknowledged in new UNHCR report on faith-based organisations
Publications Research impacts
7 July 2014
Partnership Note 'inspired' by report from the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities
Governing Refugees called 'a must-read' in The Irrawaddy
Media coverage Publications
2 July 2014
Kirsten McConnachie's book praised in new review
RSC and Boston University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic preparing joint reports on Syrian refugee crisis
Publications Research impacts
26 June 2014
With the support of partner organisation BADIL, the authors will present their findings at UNHCR's Executive Committee session later this year