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Newsletter - Nov 2020

25 November 2020

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Newsletter – November 2020 CONTENTS NEWS EVENTS READING CALLS PUBLICATIONS NEWS Dear All, I am writing with a brief update about the Centre for Global Human Movement team structure. As indicated when the Centre was founded in 2018, it was always anticipated that we would...

Human Movement - Update

18 November 2020

Dear All, I am writing with a brief update about the Centre for Global Human Movement team structure. As indicated when the Centre was founded in 2018, it was always anticipated that we would think about succession planning in relation to governance arrangements for the Centre. I will therefore be relinquishing my role as...

Migration Policy Practice (Vol. X, Number 2, April–June 2020)

7 October 2020

For many years researchers have talked about the “Age of Migration”, an era when more and more people were on the move. Suddenly within the space of less than two months movements across most borders have almost ceased completely – and policymakers are faced with the challenge of managing migration during a period of...

2021/22 Caird Fellowship competition: Royal Museums Greenwich (deadline 2 November)

7 October 2020

Royal Museums Greenwich (which comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark ) has a well-established programme supporting high-quality research providing new perspectives on our collections. Fellowships are stipendiary, and can run for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12...

Newsletter - Sept 2020

18 September 2020

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Newsletter – Sept 2020 CONTENTS NEWS EVENTS READING PUBLICATIONS NEWS New research project and film: Employing Essential Workers: Displaced Syrian Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom and Europe This project brings together new partners from academia, policy...

NEW RESEARCH PROJECT AND FILM: Employing essential workers: displaced Syrian healthcare professionals in the UK & Europe

Research: Displaced Syrian Healthcare Professionals in the UK & Europe

4 September 2020

In this project we bring together new partners from academia, policy, politics and those working on-the-ground to build a network that seeks to address the policy and political challenges that prevent the integration and employment of displaced Syrian healthcare workers (HCWs) into labour markets in the Middle East, Europe...

UNICEF Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Europe: Humanitarian Situation Report #36 (Jan – Jun 2020)

17 August 2020

Highlights • A total of 26,800 refugees and migrants (19% children) have arrived in Europe through the Mediterranean since January. With COVID-19, the number of arrivals decreased almost by a quarter, compared to the same period in 2019. This is the case in all countries except Italy where, arrivals have increased partly...

Human Smuggling: Structure and Mechanisms. Dr Paolo Campana

3 August 2020

New article by our Steering Group Member Dr Paolo Campana in ' Crime and Justice' Paolo Campana (2020), ‘ Human Smuggling: Structure and Mechanisms ’. Crime & Justice Human smuggling is a form of illegal trade in which the commodity is an assisted illegal entry into a country. While this is hardly a new phenomenon...

Residential trajectories of high-skilled transnational migrants in a global city: Exploring the housing choices of Russian and Italian professionals in London

3 August 2020

A paper by our Steering Group member Dr Sabina Maslova and Prof Russell King has been published in Cities. Maslova, S. and King, R. (2020) Residential trajectories of high-skilled transnational migrants in a global city: Exploring the housing choices of Russian and Italian professionals in London . Cities , 96, January...

Newsletter - Jul 2020

25 July 2020

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Newsletter – July 2020 CONTENT NEWS EVENTS CALLS NEWS Centre Events Our Centre events are now on pause for the Summer break but please do visit the recordings of some of the very interesting panels we hosted as part of our Global Conversations Series. Thank you to all that...