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MRG 2025 Annual Report

2024/2025 MRG Annual Report: Fostering Transdisciplinary Migration Research in Sheffield
R2R

Online Resources Mobilise, Resist, Build Solidarity: We Stand with Migrants

As part of the International Mobilisation day called by the Migration Scholars Mobilize Network, check different resources produced by MRG members
Nicola Lero portrait photo

New Publication by MRG Member Nikola Lero

The article explores the power and complexity of poetry workshops in migration research
MRG PGR Conference 2025 organising team
MRG 2025 Conference organising team: Said Zaaneen, Amelia (Millie) Hind, Andrew Hughes, Ella Monkcom, Sarah Hill, Yifan Bao.

MRG PGR Conference 2025

Celebrating success of our international PGR conference on reimagining migration
Dr Rafał Soborski and Dr Anna Jochymek during workshop discussion.
Dr Rafał Soborski and Dr Anna Jochymek during workshop discussion.

Ethics of studying far-right and anti-immigration groups

Post-workshop reflections from MRG community
Doodle prepared on the basis of workshop discussion: Friends of Windrush Square neighbourhood plan
Produced by the graphic facilitator and cartoonist Dr Penelope Mendonça as part of the neighbourhood forum workshops. See here for more of Pen's work: https://www.penmendonca.com/

Reclaiming Windrush Square

Brixton community charts future of public space - report from organisers of participatory workshops
Sarli Nana

Reporting from the Yorkshire Solidarity Summit

On Saturday 26th April people gathered at Victoria Hall for the Yorkshire Solidarity Summit.

A small boat crossing the sea, in the background a much larger military or security type vessel can be seen.

New research reveals billions made by companies involved in UK border security

New research from a team of leading UK universities has revealed that over £5 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies for managing border security and small boat crossings.
Image that says 'funding the world's brightest PhDs'

New PhD Opportunity: The Care Workforce in Re-Bordered Britain

1 ESRC-funded Centre for Care PhD studentship to be based in School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, ±¬ÁÏTV: The Care Workforce in Re-Bordered Britain.
Aerial view of Sheffield City centre roundabout

PhD & Postdoc position in Urban Studies and Planning

There are two positions funded by the ±¬ÁÏTV for a postdoc and PhD posiiton.
Picture of Nikola Lero

Blog: Symposium on Bridging Regions and Disciplines in Border Studies Hosted at Tallinn University

PhD researcher Nikola Lero presented a conference paper at Eur-Asian Lab Border Symposium 2024.
The Wave

Call for Abstracts: PGR Conference 2024

Migration and Border Regimes: (Im)mobilities, temporalities and categorisations
Deawing of a lightbulb on a post-it note, pinned to a corkboard

Calling PhD students!

Would you like to present your work to a friendly audience in 2024?