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How can collaborative methods help us understand vaccine hesitancy among youth?

In this blog, SSHAP researchers reflect on their collaborative and participatory methods used to better understand vaccine hesitancy among youth in the UK and US, as part of recent research funded by the British Academy.

Megan Schmidt-Sane, Santiago Ripoll, Tabitha Hrynick, Elizabeth Benninger

14 Jun 2022

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What Covid-19 responses in urban India can teach us about community engagement

When Covid-19 broke out in India, Janbhagidari - which translates to community engagement - was adopted by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to support vulnerable populations. Swati Mishra and Prerana Somani share the learnings from this approach.

Swati Mishra, Prerana Somani

12 May 2022

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Call for Applications: Phase 3 of the SSHAP Fellowship

7th March 2022

The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is looking for social scientists and humanitarian practioners to join Phase 3 of the Fellowship, which will begin in May 2022.

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Learning from 2021 to achieve “equity everywhere” in 2022

There is no doubt that as the world tentatively looks towards 2022, we are at a crossroads. We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, with continued uncertainty. The global community will need to draw on local knowledge and evidence in a rapid and engaged way. This sits…

Melissa Leach, Olivia Tulloch, Hayley MacGregor, Tabitha Hrynick, Eva Niederberger, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Stephanie Bishop, Annabel Fenton

27 Dec 2021

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22 November 2021
Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters

Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters

On Monday 22 November 2021 between 12:00-17:00 GMT, the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), are hosting a hybrid round-table event on ‘Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters’.