Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Let's exchange knowledge about #migration and #asylum in the #Americas! JOIN US TODAY AT 2pm in the Manor Rd Building, Oxford or online for this interdisciplinary workshop co-organised by Migration Oxford, Migration Essex and the support of the Oxford Social Sciences Division. ✨Pre-register here: https://lnkd.in/g9WPwzS8

Kicking off our #COMPASElections2024 blog series is Lucy Leon, Researcher at the Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity, with insights on rising #migrant #destitution in the UK. Read more👇 In the run-up to the #GeneralElection, most of the narrative on immigration focuses on #asylum & net migration, yet none of the parties have commented on the impact of the UK’s #immigration policies on the rapidly rising rates of destitution. Read the full blog via COMPAS: https://lnkd.in/epA7cAhF

Join us on World Refugee Day (June 20), as Oxford University's Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society hosts the launch of our upcoming World Bank report on refugee employment. Hope to see you there! Event info: https://lnkd.in/dh7j_fvs Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/d_F9nXti In-person registration: https://lnkd.in/dbPDZtEp Gilda Borriello Komal Mohindra

At the The World Bank PS4R project, we have teamed up with the University of Oxford ‘s Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) to write a paper on Refugee Employment: Perspectives for Businesses, Policymakers and Intermediaries. Join us online or in person on June 20 - World Refugee Day! - at a wonderful Oxford location to launch this report in a conversation with Isabel Ruiz, Carlos Vargas-Silva, Elif Ulun Asci, Cordelia Chesnutt, Komal Mohindra, Omar Al-Sahili, Vlad Mykhnenko, Igor Bartkiv and many more speakers to come!

MYCP and the Routed Magazine are thrilled to share a call for submissions on the theme of Migration in the MENA Region: (Youth) Perspectives, Policy and Impact! We are particularly interested in publishing work that lifts up the voices of people on the move and exploring (im)mobility in its many varied forms 🙌 In light of the severity of conditions in Gaza, this issue will dedicate a few spaces to submissions focused on migration to/within/from Palestine. Read more below 👇 #mycp #routedmagazine #migration #youth #children #submission #mena

"But whoever wins the next election might see lower numbers. A sharp drop in visa grants early this year – notably for care workers – and an increase in student emigration hint at the start of a long-expected fall in numbers." Deputy Director of the Migration Observatory Rob McNeil writes for The Conversation on net migration in the run up to the UK #GeneralElection Read below or via COMPAS here: https://lnkd.in/ecTfwCa6

Today FMReview launched the Forced Migration Review 73 on Digital Disruptions and Displacement, featuring COMPAS Affiliate and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Marie Godin and Derya Ozkul of Oxford Department of International Development as co-editors, with FMR editors. Part 1 of the online launch event today at 13.00BST explores #digital #inclusion and how digital #technologies are transforming refugees’ economic, social and cultural inclusion. 📚Read the latest issue here 👉https://www.fmreview.org/ In this issue, Marie Godin writes with Ishimwe Jean-Marie and Evan Easton-Calabria on digital #refugee #economies in #Nairobi. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/dm74e2FS Drawing on a collaborative and participatory research initiative conducted in partnership with refugee-led organisations – Kintsugi RLO and Youth Voices Community – this article sheds light on the existence, potential and drawbacks of ‘digital livelihoods’ for refugees.

Join us this Thursday at 15:45 BST for the final event in our #free #public #SeminarSeries "Migration Governance in the Global South" convened by Myriam Cherti. 🌍"Migration Governance in the Mediterranean Region: Setting a New Agenda? 📅Thursday 6 June at 15:45 BST 🏡A hybrid panel discussion. Join us in person in the Boardroom, MEC Building, St. Anthony's College, Oxford OX2 6JF or via Zoom. Please pre-register in advance. We welcome Dr Katharina Natter of Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences; Driss El Yazami, President of the Moroccan Council of Moroccans Living Abroad; and Professor Mike Collyer of University of Sussex. Pre-register here: https://lnkd.in/egtp6S8V

60% of the increase in the UK’s population between 2004 and 2022 was due to net migration, and ONS projections assume this share will increase to over 90% in the coming years. Our updated briefing on population growth explains why… Changes in the UK’s population levels are the result of both net migration and “natural change” (i.e. births minus deaths). The 60% figure doesn’t account for the impact of net migration on fertility rates, so its impact on population growth is understated. At the same time, the contribution of natural change, the other half of the equation, is falling, largely due to lower birth rates. When fertility rates fall, the contribution of net migration to population growth rises.  Looking forward, ONS population figures project that the UK population will grow by 6.6m between 2021 and 2036 (from 67 million to 74 million), with net migration accounting for 92% of this growth (6.1m). Again, the contribution would be higher still if the impact of future migration on births were factored in. You can find out more in the full briefing: https://lnkd.in/e4ZKw45B   Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)