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Wolfgang Depner

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Info Sessions & Events

Webinar - Building Global Resilience: The Role of...

February 5, 2021

9:30am – 11:00am

Webinar - Healthcare Management in a Pandemic:...

February 19, 2021

9:30am – 11:00am

Royal Roads fourth annual Design Thinking...

March 5, 2021 to March 8, 2021

5:05pm – 5:05pm

Featured Video

RRU alumnus, Harley Eagle, speaks about his experience in the conflict analysis & management program

Humanitarian Studies News

She’s used to being looked at. Now, listen

January 22, 2021

Among its many and far-reaching effects, the COVID-19 pandemic has produced a bounty of missed opportunities: weddings postponed; trips cancelled; and, just last month, large Christmas celebrations foregone in favour of intimate—i.e., safe—household meals.

Disaster management student on preparedness in Sea to Sky

January 15, 2021

Veronica Woodruff part of a team studying how residents prepare for emergencies.

A powerful force for change

January 12, 2021

Human trafficking is the stuff nightmares are made of — and it’s long been Matejs Kalns’ dream to help awaken the world to its horrors.

Slick on common behaviours in any crisis

January 10, 2021

Disaster expert says most people choose pro-social actions in hard times.

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