About Us
The RDR is an exciting cross-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø department, which leads research, knowledge, education and humanitarian action. By providing a focus for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø activities, with its breadth of disciplinary emphasis, promotion of novel multidisciplinary research and translation into practice, the IRDR aims to assume a role of leadership both in the UK and internationally. The department is in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MAPS), but works across all Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's faculties, spanning natural and social sciences, mathematics and statistics, engineering and development planning, global health, anthropology, the humanities, ethics and laws, and contributes to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's Grand Challenges.
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Humanitarian Institute
We launched the Humanitarian Institute in 2016, aiming to mobilise Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s research, expertise, teaching and the student body to impact global humanitarian challenges and to promote education for global citizenship and the connected curriculum at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø as part of the Provost'sÌýStrategic Development initiative.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Grand Challenges
These are ambitious tasks and as partÌýof theÌýÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Grand Challenges weÌýaspire to the vision of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø in 2034, for creating a global university champion for the UK in humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction. If this vision appeals to you, we invite you to join with us.
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