And yet another opportunity for funding! Conference grants to present papers using survey data on #migrant or #ethnic minority integration. Directed at young researchers from Central & Eastern European institutions + those in Portugal & Luxembourg Next deadline is 30/10

Please note that Prof Andrew Port's lecture 'The Boat Is Full': German Political, Humanitarian, and Discursive Responses to Refugee Crises during the Cambodian and Bosnian Genocides, has been moved to 6 pm on 3 Oct, still in KE LT 1! HyPIR at Leicester University of Leicester Bill Niven

IMISCOE Spring Conference: Transforming Mobility and Immobility: Brexit and Beyond, 28/29 March in Sheffield Migration Research, CfP deadline 31 October. More info: mrg.group.shef.ac.uk/future-events/…

A letter signed by Human Rights Watch Amnesty International FIDH ECRE ICJ urged European Member States to give #Aquarius a flag, so it can resume its #SAR activity in the #Mediterranean infomigrants.net/en/post/12490/… #SaveAquarius

Tremendous research success for Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS and LIAS-supported tiger team - awarded £1,243,030 for ambitious global project in partnership with the University of Guyana, tackling MNS disorders in Guyana prisons. Interdisciplinary research in practice! Economic and Social Research Council Arts and Humanities Research Council University of Leicester

If you're a EU citizen who left the UK after Brexit, get in touch with this research project for an interview! eurochildren.info/2018/10/17/bye…

Nice video on immigration & EU free movement pre and post Brexit. bit.ly/2ETo45B?cc=f4d…

Absolutely terrifying #EleNao

1/3 Calling #twitterstorians ! Can we start a thread on online resources in Global/ Colonial/ Postcolonial History that we can use as springboards for undergraduate research projects? Ideas so far:

‼️Submit your paper proposal by 3rd of December for the European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions workshop "Migrants’ Access to Welfare in Times of Crisis" by Jean-Michel Lafleur Eloísa del Pino at Uga Mons 🇧🇪 👉ecpr.eu/Events/PanelDe…

Look out for updates on the latest Dialogues@LIAS footage from the fantastic Migration, Health and Education tiger team! Leicester Migration Dr Helen Eborall @lestageog Fatimah Wobi

Looking forward to the screening and panel discussion!

Hope to see Leicester folk next Sunday 9 Dec for the annual human rights lecture - which (unwisely?) I was chosen to deliver ; ) facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Great ‘kick-off’ meeting for our new project ‘Standing Together Against Hate’ funded by @HEFCE - new awareness-raising campaigns, new training for staff and students and new pathways to support services! University of Leicester Neil Chakraborti @DrSJHardy Leicester Students’ Union Lauren Bellinger

Podcast now available of Wednesday’s Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture by Dr Jemilah Mahmood of @Federation on 'The displacement paradox: good refugees, bad migrants. Where can the unwanted go? ' bit.ly/2AsvYPY

New report on Local Politics and the Syrian Refugee Crisis by Alexander Betts, Ali Ali & Fulya Memişoğlu now online bit.ly/2A4boVF

What a surprise? Why would any EU national want to move to areas with very strong anti-EU & anti-immigration sentiments? A regional immigration policy wouldn't make much of difference theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/d…

Call Post-Doc Position: Integration of Muslim & Non-Muslim Migrants (funded by SNSF), University of Geneva, position linked to the 16111 COST Action COST EthMigSurveyData Deadline for submitting applications: 16 February 2018. See call: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.…

4 Year Fully-funded Graduate Teaching Assistantship/ PhD Studentship available for September 2018, School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester www2.le.ac.uk/research-degre…