Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) Rethinking society in the age of migration and superdiversity
UNFILTERED LIVES When refuge isn't safe Findings from SEREDA call for changes to the Home Office’s asylum policy after uncovering the failures of the UK asylum system faced by refugee victims of sexual and gender-based violence.
Looking back to Look Forward: Celebrating 10 years of research on migration, forced displacement and superdiversity
21 May 2021 'A threat to the right to seek asylum': the New Immigration Plan discussed in the House of Lords 'A threat to the right to seek asylum'. IRiS Director, Professor Nando Sigona discusses the New Immigration Plan in the House of Lords
11 May 2021 The American Journal of Sociology praises 'Undocumented Migration' The American Journal of Sociology praises 'Undocumented Migration', a book written by IRiS Director, Professor Nando Sigona and colleagues.
30 April 2021 Professor Jenny Phillimore awarded Honorary Doctorate at the University of Gothenburg Professor Jenny Phillimore has been appointed as an Honorary Doctorate at the University of Gothenburg
23 April 2021 New Article: "I have Felt so Much Joy": The Role of Emotions in Community Sponsorship of Refugees Read the new Community Sponsorship journal article from IRiS titled "I have Felt so Much Joy": The Role of Emotions in Community Sponsorship of Refugees.
15 April 2021 Community Sponsorship: Religious identity and action in refugee crisis Blog by researchers Gabriella D'Avino, Natasha Nicholls and Dr Marisol Reyes on the role played by faith groups on resettling refugees in the UK through Community Sponsorship.
03 February 2021 IRiS team is Image-Maker in Residence for The Sociological Review The Sociological Review to showcase images and words from In the Shadow of Brexit, the audio-visual collection of family portraits of EU citizens in London on the cusp of Brexit
15 January 2021 Seed funding awarded to new research on forced migration, modern slavery and human trafficking Sandra Pertek, the SEREDA Researcher at IRiS, University of Birmingham, has been awarded U21 Seed Funding to continue her research on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and modern slavery.
07 December 2020 New IRiS Project: Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit (MIGZEN) IRiS announces new research project: 'Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit (MIGZEN)' under the ESRC's Governance after Brexit programme.
14 October 2020 Britain's immigration dilemma IRiS Director Professor Nando Sigona took part in BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room on "Britain's immigration dilemma" hosted by award winning journalist David Aaranovitch.
04 September 2020 Black Lives Matter: A movement or a moment? By Nicholas Bailey (Birmingham Business School and Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business) and Professor Nando Sigona (School of Social Policy and Director of IRiS)
08 July 2020 Racism, policing and the politics of surveillance in times of pandemic A webinar event hosted by Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment entitled 'Racism, policing and the politics of surveillance in times of pandemic'.
25 June 2020 Understanding the needs of refugee and forced migrant families Blog by Global Challenges Researcher, Rafiyah Khan, on understanding the needs of refugee and forced migrant families and children.