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Some fascinating topics coming up in the Department of Sociology's upcoming seminar series - 'Challenges of Experimental Government and Public Policy Series'1. 'How to deal with public health crises in humanitarian and conflict zones'Friday 5th October 2018 | 5pm | Seminar Room 1, Simon Sainsbury Centre, Judge Business SchoolProfessor Paul Spiegel …

An overview of the policy and practice of immigration detention in the UK.Released on Sept 12 2018, his library briefing paper gives an overview of the policy and practice of immigration detention in the UK. It addresses long standing criticisms as well as the recent reforms designed to reduce the numbers of vulnerable people detained and the durat…

Join the Ely Amnesty Group on Saturday 29th September 2018 for a screening of the Oscar nominated animated film "The Breadwinner."This Oscar-nominated animated film tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001. After the wrongful arrest of her father, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like …

Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, this workshop will explore different approaches to research on migration within the arts, humanities and social sciences.Experts from across different disciplines will share their experience and discuss ways of addressing the specificities and sensitivities of research in areas such as mi…

Please join us as we launch the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement on Tuesday 23rd of October 4.00 - 8.00pm. Held as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, in this 2 panel event 'Ethics Meets Migration', we will explore the ways in which migration challenges our contemporary ethics and moral universe.Held in t…

Situation Report #28, January - June 2018HIGHLIGHTS• Between January and June 2018, 50,800 refugees and migrants, including some 11,200 children, arrived in Europe through the Mediterranean. While Italy has recorded an 85 per cent decrease in sea arrivals in 2018 compared to the same period last year, Greece and Spain have seen a spike of 50 and 90…

Please join The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movementand The Cambridge Migration Society for a screening of the award-winning documentary film ‘8 Days, 8 Borders’ followed by a networking event for people interested in migration as a research topic.Film Screening - 1pm - 2pmNetworking Event - 2pm - 3pmPlease RSVP to dk575@cam.ac.uk for cate…

Victims of serious crime face arrest over immigration statusMore than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, new figures show. There are fears that this approach is stopping vulnerable people from reporting crimes. Full story hereImage by Noah_Fischer is licensed under CC0

The Windrush Generation continue to make news, with Amber Rudd under pressure to formalise the imigration status of impacted people.The Windrush Generation continue to make news, with Amber Rudd under pressure to formalise the imigration status of impacted people.  Link is to the BBC website round-up of stories about the Windrush Generation.Image o…

Cambridge Migration Society presents it's first Lent seminar 2018TRANSNATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF SYRIAN REFUGEES IN MAFRAQ, JORDANAnn-Christin Wagner, doctoral candidate, Social Anthropology, University of EdinburghDiscussant: Dr Paul Anderson, Faculty of Asian and Middle East Studies, University …

NEWSLETTER June 2018 ContentsNEWS AND CENTRE CALLSWHAT’S ONFUNDING CALLSVACANCIESWelcome to the Centre for the Study of Global Human MovementThe Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement aims to build on strong institutional engagement by the University with one of the greatest societal challenges of the 21st Century, that of human movement, di…

NEWSLETTER May 2018 NEWSWelcome to the Centre for the Study of Global Human MovementThe Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement aims to build on strong institutional engagement by the University with one of the greatest societal challenges of the 21st Century, that of human movement, dispersal, mobility, and migration.Our goal is to create a …

Migration is the Spotlight topic in this issue of Research HorizonResearch Horizons - Spotlight: Migration Migration, the topic of our Spotlight focus in this issue of Research Horizon, seems to be rarely out of the news. Migration-related research is highly inter-disciplinary and, here in Cambridge, we have a thriving group of researchers who have…

Refugee and Migrant Crisis in EuropeHighlights• During the first quarter of 2018, some 16,700 refugees and migrants entered Europe through the Mediterranean. This is less than half of registered arrivals during the same period in 2017. One in five of them were children.• During the first quarter of 2018, 8,930 children benefitted from UNICEF qualit…

Centre Member Dr. Paolo Campana talks to the GuardianDr. Paolo Campana was involved in this article from The Guardian. The article discusses the impact of studying and understanding people smuggling and the complex networks of criminals that surround it. The more we know, the more effective the solutions will be. Read More