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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...


Read more at: King's College Cambridge offers Stipendiary Research Fellowship in migration/post-migration

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...


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

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...


Read more at: Cambridge Refugee Week 2024: Conference ‘Location: Global’
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...


Read more at: Alfred Dubs Lecture 2024 focuses on corporate borders and racialised border disputes.
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...


Read more at: An Interview with Dr Marissa Quie, Cambridge Refugee Hub

An Interview with Dr Marissa Quie, Cambridge Refugee Hub

5 April 2024

Marissa Quie is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Human, Social and Political Science (HSPS) at Lucy Cavendish College, Lecturer in Politics at Magdalene College and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Sociology . However, Marissa's “most important job” is Convener of the Afghanistan Desk at the Cambridge Refugee...


Read more at: Minds and movement: How displacement can spur intergenerational trauma

Minds and movement: How displacement can spur intergenerational trauma

7 February 2024

A new exhibit at the British Museum portrays how the movement of people and ideas over centuries can lead to irrevocable changes in identity and potentially contribute to intergenerational trauma. The exhibit, ‘Burma to Myanmar’, illustrates the almost innumerable cultural layers that make up the famous nation in the Far...


Read more at: 2023 Refugee Week

2023 Refugee Week

8 June 2023

Please find updates on the line-up here: https://www.humanmovement.cam.ac.uk/events/2023-cambridge-refugee-week Call for submissions June 20th is the World Refugee Day , an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees and celebrate the strength and courage of refugees around the globe. We welcome...


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Emergency Turkey/ Syria

11 February 2023

Turkey and Syria Earthquake event An event to provide key updates from those working closely with the response effort in Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake Friday 10 February 2023, 17.30 -19.00 Cynthia Beerbower Room, Newnham College Fadi Aldairi - Co-Founder Hand in Hand for Aid and Development Dr...


Read more at: Research Fellowship in Education Research in Conflict and Crisis British Academy Bilateral Research Chair 

Research Fellowship in Education Research in Conflict and Crisis British Academy Bilateral Research Chair 

24 November 2022

Call for Applications: Research Fellowship in Education Research in Conflict and Crisis British Academy Bilateral Research Chair "Unpacking the industry of refugee education and research towards an equitable theory and practice" Fulltime Duration: 2 years Salary: 36K (GBP) per year. The fellowship As part of the Education...