Covid-19 leaves unpaid carers without physical and mental health treatment New research co-authored by the University of Birmingham shows unpaid carers seeking formal help with their physical and mental health during the lockdown were unable to access it. Find out more >
13 June 2018 Conceptualising Carcerality Academics from the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham to speak at a BRIDGE Seedcorn funded workshop in Illinois
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.
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?
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.
29 March 2018 The children of Europeans born in the United Kingdom, in hostile territory after the Brexit Nando Sigona is featured in this article in Spain's 'El Mundo'.
29 March 2018 EU parents warned children need papers to stay in UK after Brexit Eurochildren study in The Guardian: Researchers urge parents to document British-born children's status to avoid hostile checks post-Brexit
29 March 2018 Thousands of children of EU parents at risk of falling into the cracks of Brexit The study found the nature and quality of rights of many EU citizens and their future residence in the UK would be thrown into question, particularly for children, whose status is dependent on their parents.
30 June 2017 The University of Birmingham part of new research network to identify solutions to UK social care crisis A new research project including researchers from the School of Social Policy here at the University of Birmingham will examine potential sustainable solutions to the ongoing crisis within the UK's social care system.