Welcome
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982 and is part of the Oxford Department of International Development. Our mission is to build knowledge and understanding of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Latest publications
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Reviewing the contribution of the private sector to economic and labour market development in forced displacement contexts
Working paper
Mohbuba Choudhury and Emanuela Paoletti, (2024), RSC Working Paper Series 141
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When Treaties are Forbidden
Other
Catherine Briddick, (2024), Verfassungsblog
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Refugee protection at Europe’s borders: problems and proposals for change
Other
Jeff Crisp, (2024), RLI blog
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Sexual and gender-based violence among protracted refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda: Addressing gaps in knowledge and responses
Working paper
Cleophas Karooma et al, (2024), RSC Working Paper Series 140
Latest news
The Gil Loescher Memorial Fund is open for applications
26 March 2024
Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2024
26 March 2024
Evacuations as Displacement | Professor Jane McAdam AO
15 February 2024
Forthcoming events
Humanitarian extractivism: the digital transformation past, present, future
Wednesday, 08 May 2024, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Film screening and discussion: Missing in Brooks County
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 5pm to 7pm @ Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Gil Loescher Memorial Fund
In celebration of the life and work of Professor Gil Loescher, a fund has been established by the RSC and Gil’s family and friends to support students conducting research on refugee and displacement issues.
Founded in 1982
Master's course established in 1998
Winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2002