This module will provide you with an introduction to the global policy making process in a humanitarian context and will help develop practical communication skills in policy messaging (spoken and written). The module will cover major global policy frameworks such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals and UN Conventions and Agreements such as the Human Rights Act, the Istanbul Convention, the Hague Convention, as well as the Global Compact for Migration. We will look at how certain countries have incorporated or struggled to incorporate these global policy frameworks into their national policy. Using real world examples, guest lectures, and case studies, students will step into diverse humanitarian crisis situations to fully appreciate the complexity of turning policy making into practice such as in the context of climate change, natural hazards, the COVID-19 pandemic, and gender-based violence including domestic

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3/12/2025

This module analyses historical and contemporary perspectives on forced migration and the range of theories on conflict and violence that causes these events. The module aims to introduce students to a range of theories in conflict and migration so that they will be able to analyse the root causes of different types of conflicts and violence, such as direct violence, structural violence and representational violence. They will gain a sound understanding of the pull and push factors of migration; the situations of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs); and IDP and refugee relationships with their host community. This module is a unique opportunity for students to acquire knowledge through interdisciplinary approaches. Lectures will examine key events and ideas that have contributed to diverse forms of forced migration, including migrant labour in the Gulf, the Turkey-Greece population exchange, modern slavery, and immobility as a reason behind vulnerability. The issues of gend

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3/4/2025

In this video, Dr Dan Haines discusses the undergraduate module Global History of Humanitarianism (IRDR0018), part of the Global Humanitarianism Studies BSc. This module aims to put the humanitarian system into historical context. It introduces students to international humanitarian history from its 19th century origins, through the eras of imperialism, decolonization, the Cold War and beyond. It asks how key humanitarian agencies and practices emerged alongside the developing international system, while exploring some of the dilemmas which humanitarians have faced. Possible topics covered could include the Geneva Conventions; the humanitarian aftermaths of major wars; the origins of the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies; and liberal interventionism since the 1990s. Types of crisis covered could include slavery, famine, war, and natural hazard-driven disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The module tells the story from the point of view of the recipients as well as pr

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2/28/2025

Early childhood education, from a global perspective, emphasises children’s rights, social justice, and early childhood policy and practice. Led by world-leading experts at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, this interdisciplinary programme supports students in developing knowledge and skills to address societal inequalities and tackle global challenges at the local, national, and international levels.

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6/29/2023

Staff from the Department of Chemistry at UCL discuss the undergraduate courses available and answers questions from applicants.

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12/20/2022

Staff from the Department of Mathematics discuss the undergraduate courses available and answers questions from applicants.

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12/13/2022