The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world's leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. HPG is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate. HPG is a programme at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), one of the UK's leading independent think tanks on international development and humanitarian issues. HPG’s work brings together an Integrated Programme (IP) of research on key elements of humanitarian policy and practice, with the ability to undertake commissioned studies and evaluations related to HPG’s core aim and research foci. IP projects consider several country contexts and allow HPG to cast a critical eye over the humanitarian sector. This longer-term research facilitates thinking about solutions to challenges faced by humanitarian organisations and professionals in crises, and analysis on future directions and innovations within the sector. Learning and academic engagement is undertaken by HPG through two annual courses for mid-level and senior policymakers and practitioners in the sector, implemented in London, UK.