Natasha Nicholls School of Social PolicyResearch Assistant Contact details Emailn.j.nicholls@bham.ac.ukTwitter@Tash_Nicholls AddressSocial PolicyInstitute for Research into SuperdiversityMuirhead TowerUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB152QU Natasha Nicholls joined the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) in April 2020 as a research assistant working on the MIDIC project (Migrant descendants' intercultural competence and their recognition in the UK and Italian labour market). Qualifications PhD – Social Policy, University of Birmingham (2019-current) LLM Human Rights Law, University of Cardiff, 2014 LLB Law and Sociology, University of Cardiff, 2013 Biography Alongside her research assistant role, Natasha is a PhD student within the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS researching the Community Sponsorship Scheme. Research Migration Resettlement Volunteering Community Intercultural Competence Publications Phillimore, J., Soto-Reyes, M., D’Avolo, G. & Nicholls, N., “I have felt so much joy” – the role of emotions in the UK’s Community Sponsorship Scheme. Voluntas (under review)