Humanitarian, Disaster and Emergency Management
Border closures no barrier to Mujiburrahman's impact
Read more about Border closures no barrier to Mujiburrahman's impactWith a growing need for specialists in humanitarian aid, but faced with COVID-19 border closures, Mujiburrahman made the tough decision to leave his family at home in Indonesia to return to Australia and finish his PhD in humanitarian, emergency and disaster management.
Lloyd's studying humanitarian aid to make the world a better place
Read more about Lloyd's studying humanitarian aid to make the world a better placeAfter a challenging childhood in the Philippines, Lloyd wanted to dedicate his life to helping people in need. He found a way to do that through a degree in humanitarian aid at CDU.
Age is no barrier to making an impact in emergencies
Read more about Age is no barrier to making an impact in emergenciesMeet the emergency services veteran who, at 80, went to university to consolidate a lifetime of on-the-job learning and help shape the future direction of emergency management.
Are peace and democracy worth dying for?
Read more about Are peace and democracy worth dying for?We have all seen the images of war on our television screens. What happens when, inevitably, the guns fall silent and the blades are returned to their sheaths? When the red mist recedes, and some form of non-violent rationality raises its weary head above the bloodied parapets.
Theory in action: Stephanie's overseas placement
Read more about Theory in action: Stephanie's overseas placementIn her final year of a Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies, Stephanie completed a student placement with the Red Cross in Timor-Leste. She reflects on the placement – and dissects why it was such a formative personal, professional, and academic experience.
How Emma's shoring up her industry skills
Read more about How Emma's shoring up her industry skillsAs the humanitarian aid and disaster management sector evolves, keeping up with best practice and new ways of responding to crises has never been more important. That’s exactly why Emma Kettle chose to return to uni to take on a postgraduate degree in Humanitarian, Disaster and Emergency Management.
Studying to start a career in humanitarian aid: Cecilia’s story
Read more about Studying to start a career in humanitarian aid: Cecilia’s storyCecilia wants a career helping people, so she’s studying a Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies at CDU. After traveling for a while and spending some time working with children, she’s upped the ante and is completing her degree so she’s prepared to work with refugees and special migrants.
Studying to support the refugee community: Esther's story
Read more about Studying to support the refugee community: Esther's storyMeet Esther Canmue. A refugee herself, she’s passionate about providing support for new refugees arriving in Australia. She’s investing in her career by studying a Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies at CDU – while working full time as a refugee and asylum seeker support worker and raising a family.
Is there such a thing as 'natural' disasters?
Read more about Is there such a thing as 'natural' disasters?Is being vulnerable to the forces of nature entirely due to our social, economic and political decisions? This is a question Dr Jonatan Lassa, a senior lecturer in Humanitarian, Emergency and Disaster Management at CDU, explores in his research and teaching.