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Grounding the Components of an Ethical Response to Refugees
4 March 2026
Speaker: Dr Bradley Hillier-Smith (Lecturer in Moral and Political Philosophy, University of St Andrews)
Anthropology of Good: Exploring Volunteerism in the 2015 European Refugee Crisis
25 February 2026
Speakers: Professor Dawn Chatty (Emeritus Professor in Anthropology and Forced Migration and former Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University) and Audra Morris (Research Associate on the Anthropology of Good project)
Gil Loescher Memorial Fund makes three awards
24 February 2026
We are delighted to announce that the Gil Loescher Memorial Fund has made three new awards to support original research on refugees and forced displacement by Oxford graduate students.
Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class, and Indenture Abroad, 1914-67
18 February 2026
Speaker: Dr Kalathmika Natarajan (Lecturer in Modern South Asian History at the University of Exeter and co-director of the Exeter South Asia Centre)
The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge - Book Launch
12 February 2026
Speakers: Rebecca Buxton (Lecturer in Social and Political Philosophy, University of Bristol) and Samuel Ritholtz (Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics at All Souls College, University of Oxford)
New fully-funded scholarship for graduate students with lived experience of forced displacement
11 February 2026
A new scholarship will open up the opportunity for more scholars from displaced backgrounds to undertake research at the Refugee Studies Centre.
The price of Fortress Europe: Critical reflections on the EU’s migration policies and constitutional horizons
4 February 2026
Speaker: Dr Aristel Skrbic (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law and a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at Trinity College, Cambridge)
Global poverty trends through a new lens | Olivier Sterck article for VoxDev
2 February 2026
Associate Professor Olivier Sterck has authored an article for VoxDev about a new way of measuring global poverty levels.
Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe
28 January 2026
Speaker: Dr Hannah Pool (Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies)
Dawn Chatty receives Lifetime Achievement Award
12 January 2026
Emeritus Professor Dawn Chatty has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the study of nomadic pastoral societies with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Anthropological Union’s Commission on Nomadic Peoples.
Public Seminar Series, Hilary Term 2026
17 December 2025
Our Public Seminar Series is convened by Associate Professor Catherine Briddick and Dr Uttara Shahani. This interdisciplinary series brings together scholars and practitioners to explore pressing issues in forced migration and refugee studies. Full details of the seminars in Hilary Term 2026 are now available.
New paper on ensuring a human rights-compliant end to refugeehood co-authored by Catherine Briddick
15 December 2025
The Council of Europe Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR) has released a new thematic paper, Ensuring a Human Rights-Compliant End to Refugeehood through Integration, Naturalisation or Voluntary Repatriation, which analyses the legal standards and human rights safeguards that must guide any cessation of refugee protection.
The Gil Loescher Memorial Fund is open for applications
1 December 2025
The Gil Loescher Memorial Fund has been established to support the costs of original research on any topic related to refugees and forced displacement by a graduate student (Masters or DPhil) at the University of Oxford. This fund is now open for applications.
Can Trump Dismantle the UN Refugee Convention? | Jeff Crisp article in PassBlue
1 December 2025
Jeff Crisp, RSC Visiting Fellow, has authored an article in PassBlue examining the Trump administration’s approach to the global asylum system.