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University of Cambridge Accredited as University of Sanctuary

13 March 2026

The University of Cambridge is proud to have been awarded the University of Sanctuary . This accreditation recognises the University’s commitment to making it a welcoming place for refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants. The University provides scholarships, support and a safe space for students and academics seeking...

Cambridge Award for Research Impact and Engagement 2025

15 February 2026

It is with immense pride and joy that we congratulate Dr Marissa Quie on winning the Cambridge Award 2025 for Research Impact and Engagement - Established Academic Award and the Audience Award for her outstanding work for and with Afghan women. The " Women in Conflict - Afghanistan " program based at the University's...

A photo of several of the people involved in organising Cambridge Refugee Week 2025, standing as a group outside the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law.

Cambridge Refugee Week 2025 opens discussion about education amid war and displacement

21 August 2025

“There is simply not enough talk about displacement in academic circles.” These were the words of Dr Tugba Basaran, Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, which opened the 2025 Cambridge Refugee Week conference . In one sentence, she elegantly summarised an uncomfortable fact that needed addressing...

From Evidence Collection to Justice: Afghan Women Trained in Documenting Human Rights Violations and Engaging International Mechanisms

22 May 2025

img_8733.jpg Cambridge, UK – May 2025 In response to the escalating repression of women and girls under Taliban rule, the Afghanistan Desk at the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Advocates...

Cambridge Refugee Hub: Mentoring scheme for women in Afghanistan

27 January 2025

Hi everyone! I hope you have had a good break and that you are settling into a new term at Cambridge. The University of Cambridge has been running a mentoring scheme for aspiring Afghan women in partnership with the media organisation, Voice of America. The situation for women in Afghanistan is worsening, with women barred...

Mentors for Afghan women

19 October 2024

Cambridge Refugee Hub: Mentors to support ambitious Afghan women Do you think you could help a talented Afghan woman to improve her confidence to use English for academic purposes? Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan women's rights have been severely curtailed, including their access post-secondary and...

King's College Cambridge offers Stipendiary Research Fellowship in migration/post-migration

28 August 2024

Stipendiary Research Fellowship in the Social and cultural aspects of migration/post-migration King’s College Cambridge invites applications for a Research Fellowship from those working on the Social and cultural aspects of migration and/or post-migration. Applications are welcome from all those working within any area of...

Refugee Week: Community Arts Festival connects university, city and refugees

30 July 2024

Refugee Week is about building, bridges but also combating indifference. Those of us who attended the Community Arts Festival for Cambridge Refugee Week on June 22, including myself, were likely supporters of refugees already. But few of us could be said to truly understand what they go through. Having been born in the UK...

The poster for Cambridge Refugee Week 2024.

Cambridge Refugee Week 2024: Conference ‘Location: Global’

30 July 2024

On 20 June, Cambridge Refugee Hub at Cambridge University hosted its annual conference for World Refugee Day. The theme of the World Refugee Day 2024 was ‘Location: Global’. Dr Tugba Basaran, Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement and Founder of the Cambridge Refugee Hub, opened with the observation...

Professor Tendayi Achiume giving a lecture at a podium, in the lecture hall of The Divinity School, St John's College. She is standing in front of a wood panelled wall, facing outwards towards her audience.

Alfred Dubs Lecture 2024 focuses on corporate borders and racialised border disputes.

30 July 2024

May 15 saw the return of the Alfred Dubs Lecture on Migration and Refugees, set up by The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement at Cambridge University in 2021. The name honours Alfred Dubs, a former child refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and lifelong campaigner for refugee rights. The subject this year...

University of Cambridge Accredited as University of Sanctuary

Cambridge Award for Research Impact and Engagement 2025

Cambridge Refugee Week 2025 opens discussion about education amid war and displacement

From Evidence Collection to Justice: Afghan Women Trained in Documenting Human Rights Violations and Engaging International Mechanisms

Cambridge Refugee Hub: Mentoring scheme for women in Afghanistan

Mentors for Afghan women

King's College Cambridge offers Stipendiary Research Fellowship in migration/post-migration

Refugee Week: Community Arts Festival connects university, city and refugees

Cambridge Refugee Week 2024: Conference ‘Location: Global’

Alfred Dubs Lecture 2024 focuses on corporate borders and racialised border disputes.

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