Posted 24 May 2018 Is anthropology legal?* Have you been inundated with emails asking you to resubscribe to contact lists lately? That's the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 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.
Posted 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?
Posted 18 April 2018 Windrush generation is not alone – children of EU-born citizens could be next Dr Nando Sigona writes for The Conversation: When freedom of movement is revoked, legal migrants are suddenly asked to prove they have the right to reside. Theresa May, the UK prime minister, and Amber Rudd, home secretary, have both apologised for the distress caused by the treatment of the so-called "Windrush generation", in the face of mounting pressure from MPs and the wider public.