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Lucy Mayblin secures a prestigious ESRC grant to the project The Business of Bordering

The MRG's former co-director, Lucy Mayblin, secured an ESRC Standard Grant to the project, The Business of Bordering. In partnership with colleagues from the UK and Denmark, it aims to understand the political economy of borders in both countries.
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Online Resources Mobilise, Resist, Build Solidarity: We Stand with Migrants

As part of the International Mobilisation day called by the Migration Scholars Mobilize Network, check different resources produced by MRG members
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MRG 2025 Annual Report

2024/2025 MRG Annual Report: Fostering Transdisciplinary Migration Research in Sheffield
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New Publication by MRG Member Nikola Lero

The article explores the power and complexity of poetry workshops in migration research
MRG PGR Conference 2025 organising team
MRG 2025 Conference organising team: Said Zaaneen, Amelia (Millie) Hind, Andrew Hughes, Ella Monkcom, Sarah Hill, Yifan Bao.

MRG PGR Conference 2025

Celebrating success of our international PGR conference on reimagining migration
Dr Rafał Soborski and Dr Anna Jochymek during workshop discussion.
Dr Rafał Soborski and Dr Anna Jochymek during workshop discussion.

Ethics of studying far-right and anti-immigration groups

Post-workshop reflections from MRG community
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New research reveals billions made by companies involved in UK border security

New research from a team of leading UK universities has revealed that over £5 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies for managing border security and small boat crossings.
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‘Will the Irish continue to be the UK’s reserve army of labour?’

Prof Louise Ryan’s article on the 'Irish question'

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Launch of EU Research Project MIMY: Towards a Better Understanding of Migrant Youth Integration

Interdisciplinary consortium aims to improve integration policies throughout Europe
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The Irish question

Prof Louise Ryan co-authors timely new article on ‘the Irish Question’, with Prof Mary Hickman
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Professor Louise Ryan gives lecture at Dept of Sociology, University College Cork

Returning to her alma mater, in Cork, on 21st January, 2020, Louise presented data from the ESRC-funded study Sustainable Care.
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Dr Łukasz Szulc and Dr Andrew Shield discussed sex, race and migrants on hook-up apps

Member of the Migration Research Group at University of Sheffield, Dr Łukasz Szulc, joined forces with Assistant Professor at Leiden University, Dr Andrew DJ Shield, to discuss race and queer migrants on hook-up apps.