Humanitarian Engineering: Ethics, Theory, Practice (module IL909) is the first module on our MSc which introduces students to humanitarian engineering from ethical, cultural, and practical perspectives. Students received lectures from esteemed colleagues in Engineering and Law and welcomed guest speakers from the University of Cambridge and RedR UK. On Thursday 10 October, 2019 students got certified in an Introduction to Humanitarian Standards and Principles through training delivered by RedR UK and heard first-hand experiences from field practitioners, Imogen Wall and Roba Suleiman.
 
Imogen Wall is a humanitarian expert and RedR trainer specialising in humanitarian response, community engagement and conflict. A former BBC journalist, she has worked on the front line of numerous crises including postings in Indonesia, Sudan, Haiti, East Timor and the Philippines. She is also a professionally qualified therapist and Mental Health First Aid trainer specialising in trauma, and the founder of the Fifty Shades of Aid online aidworker support community.
 
Roba Suleiman has been working in the humanitarian sector since 2006. She has worked with various local NGOs, international NGOs, and the UN focusing on education and child protection responses in emergency contexts. She has a master’s degree in International Development and Humanitarian Emergency from the London School of Economics and is currently based in London.