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
15 March 2019 Putting gender on the agenda in the refugee "crisis" Violence, insecurity, persecution, and human rights violations have led to the forced displacement of an estimated 68.5 million people. Of these, 25.4 million are refugees – the highest number ever recorded.
08 March 2019 Putting gender on the agenda in the refugee "crisis" Professor Jenny Phillimore writes: "Today, on International Women's Day, we have launched a series of working papers focusing on some of the key aspects of the gendered refugee experience."
07 March 2019 International Women's Day By Professor Hannah Bradby: There is much to celebrate since the first international women's day in 1911. But with women fleeing conflict and poverty being subject to regular sexual assault, there remains much to protest
06 February 2019 'Vulnerable migrants and wellbeing study' highlights barriers to healthcare for migrants A pilot study by the University of Birmingham has identified major barriers to healthcare access for migrants, including denial of entitlements and administrative issues.
18 January 2019 Migration experts in UK and Japan focus on post-Brexit labour challenge Migration experts from the University of Birmingham and Waseda University are launching a major new research partnership that will examine a shortage of skilled and unskilled labour in the UK and Japan - .
21 November 2018 Theresa May's dog-whistle rhetoric on EU citizens jumping the queue – and its effect on my four-year-old Nando Sigona in The Conversation: How a child reacted to Theresa May's comments that Brexit would stop EU citizens from 'jumping the queue' to come to the UK.
12 October 2018 IRiS welcomes Interdisciplinary Chair, Lyndsey Stonebridge, Professor of Humanities and Human Rights Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge has been appointed to a new Interdisciplinary Chair in Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham
11 October 2018 SEREDA Project Team Member, Hala Nasr, in top 40 under 40 for her humanitarian endeavours SEREDA Project Team Member named as one of the most inspiring young alumni from the University of Auckland, New Zealand
10 October 2018 IRiS at the Community Sponsorship Awards 2018 IRiS staff, Jenny Phillimore, Rachel Humphris and associate, Gemma Hennessey, were invited to attend the Community Sponsorship awards ceremony at The Royal Society in London on Tuesday 2nd October 2018.
05 October 2018 Coming Home to Syria, by IRiS doctoral student, Allaa Barri Talented new doctoral student Allaa Barri writes for the World Today Magazine, discussing initiatives to allow refugees to return to their war-ravaged country.
23 August 2018 Migration: Spain is not the new Greece (nor even Italy) Dr Nando Sigona explains why we shouldn't treat Spain as a new Greece or Italy as far as irregular sea crossings are concerned
20 August 2018 Mutating faces of the state? This new article, explores how austerity, welfare conditionality and the hostile environment combine to effect policy and practice towards new migrants.