Migration is in the news every day - the word thrown about as if it's always meant one thing. But should we accept this meaning? In the Migration Unboxed podcast we question the use of the term and examine how it's become tightly bound up with state power. Episode 1 here 👉 https://bit.ly/46CvfZq

'Citizen geopolitics: understanding the role of migrant naturalisation in the transformations in the Middle East' - Palada Ziss writes in the MMB blog about the need to rethink what citizenship is and does in the 21st century 👉👉 https://bit.ly/46qJKQV

'What caused Britain’s deadliest "small boat" disaster, and how can another be avoided?' MMB's Travis Van Isacker brilliantly unpacks the Cranston Inquiry to show how the politics and violence of border controls continues to lead to tragic loss of life in the Channel: https://bit.ly/41dEa1r

Five episodes of Migration Unboxed are now available, all disrupting conventional thinking on migration. Here are our guests from Episode 5, discussing the radically interdisciplinary Bristol Approach with host Bridget Anderson! 🎧 Listen to all episodes here👉 https://bit.ly/3J5BFbs

Some of you might remember that we did a film screening of ‘African Apocalypse’ a few years ago. The film maker, Rob Lemkin, and this film have played an important role in lobbying the French Government to consider paying reparations for colonial massacres in Niger. https://bit.ly/4mbrDUV

When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝 Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape. 📅 6–8 October 2024 📍 Florence, Italy Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8

How did rulers in the Middle Ages control who entered and who exited their territories? In 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 @bristoldublin.bsky.social joins colleagues across the disciplines to think through new ways of understanding migration through the ages. Listen to the full episode here 👉👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H

EU AI regulations position themselves as human-centred. But priorities shift when it comes to 'border security'. Read the new blog post by Stefka Schmid and Julia Mahlberg ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

Lucy Donkin discusses the mobility of people and the portability of place in the latest episode of Migration Unboxed, drawing on her chapter in MMB's edited volume 'Rethinking Migration'. Download the book for free here 👉 bit.ly/3TtigmE and listen to the full podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H

From last week: Afghan scheme closed immediately and major changes to skilled worker route – statement of changes: HC 997 | Sonia Lenegan

'The carceral economies of asylum: who's working the border?' In the MMB blog Eda Yazici opens up the conversation about the working conditions and experiences of those working in the UK immigration system. Read the full post here 👉👉 bit.ly/44sxjDz

Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe? You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA #PRIMEprojectEU

'Music can cross ideological and geographical borders, but it can also help erect borders – nations are fundamentally constructed in sound.’ Florian Scheding highlights the importance of listening and the Arts in migration studies. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed spoti.fi/3GdPjYT...

Natasha Carver joins co-authors from MMB's edited collection 'Rethinking Migration' to discuss how working across disciplines enabled them to radically rethink categories and assumptions about 'migration'. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 here 👉👉 spoti.fi/3GdPjYT

Congratulations to Reunite Families UK for their 'Love in Limbo' event held in Parliament to highlight the harms caused by the UK family immigration system. You can watch the recording here (event starts at 9 minutes 50 seconds) www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45A...

‘"Find your village": activating migrant heritage community assets' - Tom Allport writes in the MMB blog about his co-produced research and advocacy project aiming to improve early child development, wellbeing and social connectedness for families with migration heritage. 👉👉 bit.ly/45Is83n

Listen to the latest episode of The PRIME Project podcast, where Clare Fox Ruhs and Joakim Palme discuss how institutional differences between countries shape responses to irregular migration — and how they conceptualised and measured rights 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6Ncc... ‪@mpc-eui.bsky.social‬

Session 2 of today’s #SSAHE event was Aqsa Suleman, @runnymedetrust.bsky.social, Bridget Anderson, @mmbuob.bsky.social, Maka Julios Costa, and Camila Montiel Mccann. Rich insights in the hostile environment narrative and how to change it. bsky.app/profile/nand...

'The Nation and its others' - a new commentary piece by MMB Director Bridget Anderson in Comparative Migration Studies. Open access download available here 👉👉 bit.ly/44p9UT6

The latest episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 discusses the Bristol Approach to migration and mobilities. Bridget Anderson talks to four authors from MMB's new volume 'Rethinking Migration' about working together in a radically interdisciplinary way. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! bit.ly/4f9Mogd

On 19 June, Helena from the Brexit Couples Project team presents "How family migration rules impact on people’s working lives" at the 'The Zero-Sum Game of Labour Exploitation' workshop, organised by Oxford Brookes University. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-zero-s...

SIM cards as symbols of connection, visualisation and art - Liz Hingley, MMB's Honorary Artist, writes in our blog about The SIM Project and curating the beautiful new Waymarkers exhibition, bringing together hundreds of different experiences of mobility. Read more about it here 👉 bit.ly/448tdjv

We welcome the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) recommendations in their report released today to reduce the Minimum Income Requirement, and increase flexibility in how it is met www.gov.uk/government/p...

What are the ethical, practical and relational considerations in engaging migrant communities in the research process? @rlutz2013.bsky.social explores the co-production of academic research on migration in light of the new Praxis guide on fair compensation. Read the post here👉👉 bit.ly/43nb5Ce

Join us for our next webinar with @achintegrates.bsky.social on 11th June. we're discussing policy, politics and NGOs - the complex world where advocacy meets administration and grassroots activism meets policy-driven professionalism. Sign up here 👉👉 bit.ly/3SxaZBW

@bristoluni.bsky.social Calling all UoB academics: are you Interested in Horizon Europe funding, support for international research collaborations and grant opportunities? Come to the Research Development International drop-in information session 18 June 2-4pm, Verdon-Smith Room, Royal Fort House.

Our latest blog, 'Institutional racism? We need to talk about the UK government’s role in institutionalising racism', written by Natasha Carver, Bristol University, is available to read now. Follow Natasha on BlueSky at @mmbuob.bsky.social and see also @uob-policystudies.bsky.social

From yesterday: How child relatives of refugees can apply to enter or remain in the UK | Francesca Sella

In the world of 'green securitisation', bordering of areas protected for wildlife may also mean control of groups deemed 'risky' by the state. In the MMB blog, @naomimillner.bsky.social‬ traces the parallels in the use of new technologies in migration and conservation surveillance 👉 bit.ly/4jdp4iH

In May, Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor Miriam Ticktin is working with @mmbuob.bsky.social to give a public lecture and workshop on the subject of her research as well as reflections on the discomfort of this research. Find out more and register: www.bristol.ac.uk/internationa...

A far-right leader promoting pro-immigration policies? It sounds like an anomaly but Maeli Farias shows how Bolsonaro made use of Brazil's progressive immigration framework to advance his own political agenda. Read on in her MMB blogpost on the Bolsonaro paradox 👉👉 bit.ly/4mrn2hQ

As the UK government presents its plan to 'restore control over the immigration system', now's the time to ask again, how do people become 'migrantised'? Listen to our take on this, with @janinedahinden.bsky.social and @mdiasabey.bsky.social, in the MMB podcast 👉👉 spoti.fi/43gkjAB

New from FM: What does the immigration white paper say about workers and students? | Sonia Lenegan

Our online book launch of 'Rethinking Migration' is on this Wednesday (14th May), 3-4pm. So do join us to find out more about the book and take part in the conversation! 👉👉 bit.ly/4j236Ql

London, 12th May – don’t miss @ptheodoropoulos.bsky.social’s book launch @kingsecs.bsky.social ↓ details interregnum.ghost.io/book-launch-... Including Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social and Yasmin Gunaratnam @anilsghost.bsky.social @intrrgum.bsky.social

Next on today's #ARCseminar: Dr Christalla Pithara-McKeown of @arc-west.bsky.social & @bristoluni.bsky.social on supporting the #MentalHealth of adult asylum seekers & refugees through the Dovetail Orchestra community #music group @mmbuob.bsky.social Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro...

Don't forget to sign up for our online book launch of 'Rethinking Migration' on 14th May, 3-4pm. For those that would like a hard copy we'll be sharing a 50% off code to order from #BristolUniversityPress. Come to listen and take part in conversation! 👉👉 bit.ly/4j236Ql

Check out this new episode of the PRIME podcast with host Bridget Anderson - what's it like trying to interview 140 migrants working in diverse sectors across Europe?

For those of you able to come to Bristol do sign up for ‘From Transnational Borders to No Borders? Commoning, Abolition and Imagining Otherwise’, MMB/Anthropology and Archaeology Public Lecture 2025, Weds 21 May, 5:30-7:30 pm, given by Professor Miriam Ticktin - bit.ly/4m0erSO

Miriam Ticktin discusses how deservingness has been used as a moral metric to define the most valuable members of society - including those newly arrived. Listen to the full Migration Unboxed episode 'The good, the bad and the migrant?' here, 👉 spoti.fi/4jakFh2 or wherever you get your podcasts!

Great report from @workrights.bsky.social with some simple suggestions on protecting migrant workers based on solutions in other countries. The *Labour* Party should be all over this: it’s about *worker’s* rights. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

Nation-states are at a crisis point. They’re structurally incapable (even if they were willing, which they are not) to take on capital, which grows stronger. So they target those this system was designed against: “migrants.” Their very existence becomes an excuse for the failures of nation-states

Great to have MMB featured on the University of Bristol's homepage! Scroll down the page to read more about 'Rethinking migration and movement' at Bristol and follow the link to read more about research by MMB colleagues 👉👉 www.bristol.ac.uk

Join us for our discussion on Humanitarian Visas in the UK on 13/05/2025 in Sheffield or online more info and registration here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...

However easy it is to stay in touch with colleagues online, most people agree that meeting up in person still offers deeper connection and intellectual exchange. @charle.bsky.social writes in the MMB blog about mobility and 'meetingness' in academia past and present: 👉👉 bit.ly/42QSA7E

Join MMB Director Bridget Anderson at UCL as she unpacks how citizenship, labour, and border controls intersect in everyday life. A powerful talk for anyone working in migration, policy, or social justice. @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social Thu 1 May | Free | Register here 👉👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

The UK tried to set up a similar concentration camp in Rwanda but was blocked by the Supreme Court b/c Rwanda isn't a safe country. Seems like Rwanda is still trying to cash in Omar Abdulsattar Ameen must be returned and Trump's anti-migrant gulags must be challenged by all means necessary SCOTUS?

Join us on 8th May for the screening of Nariman Massoumi's poetic documentary about Dylan Thomas's journey through Iran on an assignment for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. A haunting account of his mid-century unique encounter with coloniality. 👉👉 bit.ly/4lxQy4S

Come along to the online launch of our new book 'Rethinking Migration: Challenging Borders, Citizenship and Race' on 14th May! Leading researchers from Brazil, Canada and Germany will join some of our authors to comment on the book's radically interdisciplinary approach. 👉👉 tinyurl.com/4x2kjs4e