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
27 July 2018 Global Forum on Migration and Development IRiS Deputy Director, Dr Nando Sigona presented at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Thematic Workshop - Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions, in partnership with UNICEF.
25 July 2018 Study finds huge variation in geographical distribution of EU-born UK residents at time of Brexit referendum Academics from the University of Birmingham's Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) look closely at the changing profile of EU-born residents in the UK during the last 40 years of EU membership.
03 July 2018 Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) celebrates the success of its international Welfare Bricolage Project (UPWEB) The UPWEB project ran its final symposium at ISCTE, The University Institute of Lisbon, on the 27 and 28 June 2018.
22 June 2018 Welcoming refugees in the UK Director of IRiS Professor Jenny Phillimore in the Birmingham Brief: 'With the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme and Community Sponsorship Programme for refugees escaping conflicts in the Middle East, refugees have been resettled to many places in the UK that have very little experience of diversity, let alone refugees. What can these places do to welcome refugees?'
22 June 2018 Black history is still largely ignored, 70 years after Empire Windrush reached Britain April-Louise Pennant and Dr Nando Sigona write for The Conversation.What is the legacy of the Empire Windrush for black Britishness today? The arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks on June 22, 1948 marked a watershed moment in the recent history of immigration to Britain. The day before the ship arrived from the Caribbean, the Evening Standard sent an airplane to photograph the vessel as it approached Britain. The photo appeared on the front page under the headline: "Welcome to Britain! Evening Standard plane greets 400 sons of Empire." But the reception of the new arrivals was far from unequivocally positive.
14 June 2018 University of Birmingham leads research for WMCA Leadership Commission Report The West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) Leadership Commission Report 2018, was launched by Andy Street CBE, the Mayor of the West Midlands and presented at a city centre event on Thursday 14 June.
05 June 2018 New Article by IRiS Deputy Director, Nando Sigona Out now: "Navigating the Central Mediterranean in a Time of 'Crisis': Disentangling Migration Governance and Migrant Journeys", is an interesting new article by Nando Sigona and his MEDMIG colleague Simon McMahon in Sociology journal, 52(3).
24 May 2018 Is anthropology legal?* The codes used to guide us are designed for data protection, marketing and social media – not anthropology. Dr Rachel Humphris writes om how the GDPR will force us to rethink how we go about our research.
03 May 2018 Integrated Communities, a response to the government's strategy Green Paper IRiS Director Professor Jenny Phillimore and Deputy Director Dr Nando Sigona have made a significant contribution to the Discovery Society's interesting response to the Government's Integration Strategy green paper.
26 April 2018 Welcoming Cities? Understanding sanctuary in securitised states A prestigious Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship has been secured by IRiS Researcher, Dr Rachel Humphris, for a three year research project, Welcoming Cities?
19 April 2018 Eurochildren on the Guardian front page The project findings were extensively reported in the Guardian and other publications.
19 April 2018 New Fulbright scholar at IRiS Dr Lauren Heidbrinnk (California State University) successfully applied for a Fulbright award in the 2018-19 Fulbright-Schuman programme with the support of Dr Nando Sigona at IRiS.