Research on global migration and mobility from the Faculty of Social Sciences Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield.
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MRG is back with an exiting list of events - seminars, talks, labs, community study days, reading groups etc. - which we will be adding to our calendar as dates are confirmed.
Check our website for regular updates and sign-up to our Newsletter:
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Join us for the 2025 MRG Annual Lecture with Prof. Jenny Phillimore on 20/06/2025 at 4pm in Sheffield.
More info and registration here: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
See the final animation created by sanctuary scholars working with the MRG members @RebeccaMur and @Patnabuco
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What does true protection look like for sanctuary seekers in higher education?
Explore the final part of this series 👇
bit.ly/3H4Hy7v
Support goes beyond access - it means housing, legal help, advocacy and care.
#SeekingSanctuary #InclusiveEducation
Join us for this film screening and discussion on 11/06 in Sheffield
More info and registration here:
sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
Check it out the second narrative produced by sanctuary Scholars at the University of Sheffield in a project of MRG member Rebecca Murray in partnership with Dr @Patnabuco
🎓 Being welcomed to university should mean more than just getting in. For people seeking sanctuary, it’s about being seen, supported and understood.
Learn how we can all help create a true sense of belonging: bit.ly/45i0b1M
Check it out, this comic is part of the MRG @Patnabuco and @RebeccaMur project together with sanctuary schlolars :)
🎓Access to uni shouldn't be a luxury.
People seeking sanctuary face big barriers to study - legal, financial and personal.
Watch our new video + comic strip to see what needs to change: bit.ly/44IWoL1
#HigherEducation
Do you want to discuss #humanitarianvisas and #saferoutes? Join us on the 13/05. More info below:
Register here for this event in Sheffield or online:
sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
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⭐VENUE CHANGE⭐
Due to the @ucu strike this event will now be held at Victoria Hall, Lower Hall S1 2JB, Chapel Walk entrance. Free registration here🔽
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Activism Across Borders
SYMAAG event at Festival of Debate
📅Tues May 6
🕖7-8.30
We hear about refugees as victims of persecution in countries of origin then victims of the UKs Hostile Environment.
But we are here because we are activists too!
festivalofdebate.com/2025/ac……
#FofD
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What is a 'Sanctuary City'? Is Sheffield one?
Join @SheffieldMRG discussion on March 27th 3pm at University of Sheffield for the launch of @rachel_humphris' new book 'Making Sanctuary Cities'
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Today the APPG on Migration and @APPGGTR co-hosted a panel discussion on the ongoing challenges with the European Union Settlement Scheme for Roma communities in the UK. The event was chaired by Olivia Blake MP and was also in partnership with @RomaSupport and @sheffielduni.
Join the MRG for the in-person Film screening and Poem "Mistaken Identity on 10/02/2025 at 2pm at the University of Sheffield.
More info and registration
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Please join us in person on 23/01 at the University of Sheffield for the seminar: Children Youth and Education Contexts.
More information: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
Have you already submitted your abstract to the PGR MRG Conference 2025? No? The deadline is 24/01..
Please see more information here
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CFP for our 2025 PGR Migration Conference on 20/06/2025 at the University of Sheffield
More information on how to submit your work
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This seminar will happen tomorrow and we will have online transmission. Please register using the link below.
Happy New Year. The MRG starts 2025 with an amazing seminar with Professor Andrea Pacheco Pacífico on 09/01 at the University of Sheffield
More info and registration: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
Happy New Year. The MRG starts 2025 with an amazing seminar with Professor Andrea Pacheco Pacífico on 09/01 at the University of Sheffield
More info and registration: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
Zhuo (Claire) Pang @sheffieldgeog @SheffSocScience reviews the book 'Migration landing spaces: processes and infrastructures in Italy' by Martina Bovo.
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Our final book review part of the MRG Book Review Series produced by students at @ShefUniPolitics is out. You can read the Book Review of The Ungrateful Refugee here:
sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
CFP for our 2025 PGR Migration Conference on 20/06/2025 at the University of Sheffield
More information on how to submit your work
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sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re…
@IMISCOE @IMISCOE_MigPoG @cercmigration @IRiS_Birmingham @CmsLegon @imiscoe_mitra @demigkrems @ECPR_Migration @MiMoBristol @cercmigration @CRSYorkU @refugeestudies @ROR_network