What we do

Consultancy and collaboration

Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub members are sought out to provide practical assistance for today's world across a range of disciplines.

Whether providing technical advice to Special Rapporteurs, consulting at the UN in various capacities, creating practical guidance for the media, or advising civil society and NGOs, our members have a breadth of experience in providing consultancy and technical advice to bring their academic research to the forefront of current practice.

Examples include Professor Renos Papadopolous who consults for the UN in psychology, or Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis who is the co-commissioner for education in the International Federation of Social Workers.

Get in touch to discuss opportunities for collaboration, or if you are seeking a consultant on one of our research areas.

Training

• Successful programmes to a range of audiences
• Complex subject-matter issues, delivered using easy-to-understand methods
• Recipients include in-country service providers and external actors – from the UN, public sector, NGOs and more

Our members provide training to a range of actors, from military lawyers, prosecutors, law enforcement and independent oversight mechanisms, diplomats, the media, NGOs and advocacy bodies to name a few.

We cover a range of topics across humanitarian, armed conflict and democratization, refugees and displacement, social care, human rights, and much more. What participants value most is our ability to translate academic expertise into practical action.

Our people are sought out to provide expertise as trainers and lecturers for recognised professional courses designed to bring insight to life.

Essex is also proud to participate in the annual 'Simulex' event with Colchester Garrison, providing an opportunity for students and academics to apply law and policy theory with military practitioners through a simulated crisis event.

Get in touch if you are seeking training related to armed conflict and crisis.