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Complex emergencies can result in movements of populations, widespread malnutrition, disease, mental illness, suffering and other outcomes that trigger humanitarian responses from a wide range of national and international actors. This two day short course presents critical examination of the normative frameworks for humanitarian responses in addressing the health and well-being of populations in complex emergencies. Alternative approaches to complex emergencies are also presented and assessed.

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    Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture

    The Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture is held in Trinity term. It is named after Professor Elizabeth Colson, a renowned anthropologist.

    Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture

    The Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture is named in honour of Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, the founding Director of the Refugee Studies Centre. It is held each year in Michaelmas term.

    Public Seminar Series

    Each term the RSC holds a series of public seminars, held on Wednesday evenings at Queen Elizabeth House. Click here for details of forthcoming seminars.

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    Forthcoming events

    Cities of refuge in an age of displacements

    Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB

    The Politics of Education and Hope in Forced Migration: Journeys of Syrian Young People Across the World

    Thursday, 13 November 2025, 5.15pm to 7pm @ Campion Hall 5 Brewer Street Oxford OX1 1QS

    Law unbound? Asylum and migration law in the UK post-Brexit

    Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR

    Attacking health: Understanding the dynamics and broader impacts of violence against healthcare

    Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB

    Non-signatory states in international refugee law

    Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB

    Decolonization’s forgotten children: Refugees and the stateless as ecological agents in South Asia

    Wednesday, 03 December 2025, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB