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The University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS). Based at the School of Anthropology.

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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As we approach the start of the academic year, Course Director Madeleine Reeves shares her top tips for making the most of the MSc in Migration Studies at Oxford - whether you’re already joining the course or considering applying. ➡️Madeleine's tips in full: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/how-...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Are you a researcher, practitioner, artist or student with an interest in the relationship between migration, policy and performance? 🎶 Join our upcoming event series, which is free to attend and open to all. Organised in collaboration with @torchoxford.bsky.social and @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Earlier this year, more than 70,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in just two days. As Morocco heads to the polls today, COMPAS researcher Myriam Cherti explains how the country’s political parties are addressing migration in light of the situation in Ceuta. ⬇️ Read more in @nytimes.com
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Writing for the Financial Times, Madeleine Sumption, Director of @migobs.bsky.social based at COMPAS, uses recent debate about new UK government asylum site plans to highlight the trade-offs facing immigration policymakers. ⬇️ Is Britain’s migration debate asking the wrong question?
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Preparations are well underway at COMPAS for the new academic year, with plenty happening behind the scenes (including a fresh office interior). 🎓 We cannot wait to welcome our new and returning cohorts of students and colleagues in October.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Home Office has published its latest migration figures, showing record high applications for British citizenship, alongside declines in the number of visas granted, asylum applications & small boat arrivals. Our @migobs.bsky.social experts have analysed the data⬇️ migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Considering your next step? Applications for Oxford's two postgraduate programmes in Migration Studies — the MSc in Migration Studies and DPhil in Migration Studies — for 2027–28 will open shortly. Find out more about the two programmes ➡️
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 14/08/2026
Ahead of the next release of UK migration data on 27 Aug Dr Mihnea Cuibus, Senior Researcher at the Migration Observatory contextualises the recent headlines about ‘mega-dinghies’ arriving on UK shores, and sets out what else we can expect to see in the statistics. Read more⬇️ bit.ly/4fYhBpi
The image contains a commentary about UK migration trends, featuring the title "Falling Numbers and Mega-Dinghies." A photo of a person is displayed next to the text. Below is a quote by Dr. Mihnea Ciubis from the Migration Observatory. The background shows an image of a boat on the water at sunset.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 11/08/2026
Approx. 70,000 people who entered Ceuta have since returned to Morocco. But 1,300 children remain in a city equipped to support only 29. Dr Myriam Cherti argues Spain's response should be judged on family reunification, education, and protection from further crossings. ⬇️ bit.ly/3S33JRl
The image features a quote by Dr. Myriam Cherti about the challenges in evaluating migration responses, emphasizing the importance of children's stable care and education. It includes a barbed wire fence in the foreground and a sunset over mountains in the background.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In the latest @ox.ac.uk 'Expert Comment', Dr Myriam Cherti explains what needs to happen to ensure that the 1,300 unaccompanied children remaining in Ceuta, following the mass movement in July, are placed in stable care, safely reunited, and protected from harm. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-08...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Writing for @opendemocracy.net, our very own Dr Myriam Cherti reflects on how the recent situation in Ceuta exposes how small border cities are ill-equipped to manage the responsibilities created by national and European policy. ⬇️
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Are you a researcher, practitioner, artist, or student with an interest in migration policy and performance? 🎶 Join us on 26 November for a study day featuring immersive documentary screenings, live performances, and thought-provoking discussions. 🔗 Register: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/call...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
More than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over two days. @myriamcherti.bsky.social, Senior Researcher, spoke to @apnews.com about how social media may have been used to encourage such a significant movement of people apnews.com/article/migr...
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'I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory
When he heard that the border was breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and rode as fast as he could to join the tens of thousands of other Moroccans who swam en masse to reach Spanish territ...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🤝 One international research consortium 📋 Two cross-national surveys 🌍 Three years of fieldwork across nine European countries 👥 More than 35,000 participants = One of the most comprehensive datasets ever assembled on discrimination against ethnic minorities in Europe. @sbvanoosten.bsky.social
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@msumption.bsky.social, Director of @migobs.bsky.social at COMPAS, provides a policy perspective on BBC R4's series on UK immigration. Listen for more on legal migration, changes to indefinite leave to remain, & public opinion on migration 🔊 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What it's really like to study the MSc in Migration Studies at Oxford? From interviewing DJs at Brick Lane Jazz Festival to learning from an incredibly diverse group of people & experiencing BOPs, balls and formals, Lavinia Auhoma reflects on her time at Oxford 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/what...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The COMPAS team recently participated in @imiscoe.bsky.social's 2026 Conference in Girona. We spoke to those who presented to find out why their research topic matters, what they hope audiences took away from their talk, and what they gained from attending 🖊️ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/imis...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
How do films shape the way we think about migration? 🎥✨ We asked Professor Dace Dzenovska to share four of her favourite films on migration. From Paweł Pawlikowski’s 'Last Resort' to Mati Diop’s 'Dahomey', Dace walks us through the different ways migration is portrayed on the big screen.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Are you interested in joining a world-leading research centre dedicated to advancing understanding of migration? 🌎 We are seeking a Business Manager to support and strengthen our funding activity. 🔗 Find out more about the role and apply by Monday 3 August: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
More players in this World Cup are representing their country of heritage rather than their country of birth, with an increasing number of diaspora players – born and trained in Europe - choosing to represent their parents or grandparents' homelands.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 08/07/2026
Community sponsorship could expand safe and legal routes for refugees - but making the new scheme work will require the right support. COMPAS' Jacqui Broadhead explores the opportunities, challenges and lessons from Canada’s experience ⬇️ bit.ly/3QFufzR
An abstract illustration of overlapping silhouettes of people in different colours, with speech bubbles suggesting conversation and community. A blue banner at the bottom reads: “Expert comment: Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right” with “ox.ac.uk/news | University of Oxford” beneath.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
'Zombies', 'interdisciplinary', and 'futures-making' are just some of the words chosen by our most recent student cohort when asked: What three words would you use to describe Oxford's MSc in Migration Studies programme? ➡️Find out more about the programme -🎓 www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
As part of a package of reforms to the UK’s asylum system, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a community sponsorship route for refugees to come to the UK. Writing for The Conversation, @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social reflects on the new scheme. 🔗 theconversation.com/community-re...
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Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right
Britain has some limited experience with community sponsorship.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Arzina Lakhani, a student on our MSc in Migration Studies course, shares insights from her fieldwork on the Musi Riverfront Rejuvenation Project (MRRP) in Hyderabad, India. While in Hyderabad, explored how climate adaptation is weaponised for dispossession and displacement 🔆
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New research conducted at COMPAS @oxford-anthro.bsky.social by Dr Polina Vlasenko provides unprecedented insight into the hidden systems of emotional control sustaining Georgia's booming transnational surrogacy market. Read more in @timesca.com ⬇️
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Migration Observatory @migobs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Why do asylum seekers come to the UK? Our latest Q&A looks at what influences their destination choices, including grant rates, family reunion policies, and the UK's departure from Dublin after Brexit. migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Speaking to BBC News, COMPAS's @myriamcherti.bsky.social reflects on how Morocco's integrated football strategy - scouting talented Moroccans abroad while making significant investments in domestic infrastructure - is helping the country become a football powerhouse ⚽ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why are there more foreign-born World Cup players than ever?
Nearly a quarter of footballers at the 2026 tournament are not playing for their country of birth.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
On this day ten years ago, the UK voted to leave the European Union. @msumption.bsky.social, Director of @migobs.bsky.social based at COMPAS, explores why the EU exit failed to deliver on one of its central promises: reducing migration. migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
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Essay: Migration ten years after the EU referendum - Migration Observatory
A short analysis arguing that the post-Brexit immigration system broke its promise to reduce migration partly by accident, and partly by design.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
COMPAS affiliate Marie Godin's recent study captures a decade of visual stories about the border created by researchers and artists with lived experience. Explore the accompanying imagery and study: 📸 Defying the white fences, Adam. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hybrid event: Where is internal displacement within migration research? Join us tomorrow at 15:45 BST for the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Internal Displacement and a discussion on why the study of internal displacement is vital to broader global debates 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/where-...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Georgia’s surrogacy market is booming, with oversubscribed clinics recruiting women from Central Asia via Instagram and TikTok. New research provides unprecedented insight into the hidden systems of control sustaining this transnational surrogacy market. 📚 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/inte...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
How does migration appear in pop culture? 🎬 We sat down with Professor Carlos Vargas-Silva (@cvar-sil.bsky.social) and asked him about his four favourite media moments related to migration. Reply with some of your favourites below! ⬇️
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
What can football tell us about the politics of migration? Using the example of Morocco's national team, Myriam Cherti & Hassan Bousetta explore why more European-born players are representing their parents' & grandparents' countries on the Migration Oxford podcast podcasts.ox.ac.uk/choosing-shi...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
With nearly a quarter of players at this year’s World Cup born in a different country from the one they represent @benbrindle.bsky.social, Researcher at The Migration Observatory based at COMPAS, considers whether teams with more migrant players perform better on the pitch ⚽
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
As the FIFA World Cup gears up for kick-off, our researchers explore the relationship between migration and football ⚽ ➡️Has migration become an ingredient of World Cup success? www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/has-... ➡️The story behind Morocco’s World Cup squad www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/prid...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
➡️ The governance of care for irregular migrants at the EU’s Atlantic border 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/where-... ➡️ Inspecting the UK immigration system 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr... ➡️ Where is internal displacement within migration research? 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/c-mise...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
How does it really feel to do a DPhil in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford? 🎓 Watch this interview with Dr. Kevin Wang, who recently completed his DPhil in Migration Studies at COMPAS. Take a quick look as Dr. Kevin Wang shares his thoughts on the Oxford experience. ⬇️
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Today, I will be leading a workshop on different academic models of co-authorship and their (dis)advantages. See you in the @compasoxford.bsky.social board room or online today at 4PM. Send me or organiser @benbrindle.bsky.social a message for a link if you are interested in joining online.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Through our Visiting Academics Programme, we welcome academics, practitioners, and policymakers to undertake a period of self-directed research at COMPAS, supported by our academic community. 📚 Hear from visiting academic, Dr Zhixi Zhuang, about her experience: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/meet...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Our DPhil in Migration Studies candidates explore how global political changes are impacting migration and mobility 🌎 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 20/05/2026
From net migration to asylum hotels and citizenship - here’s what to look for on UK Migration Statistics day according to three Oxford experts. Find out more from the Migration Observatory’s Dr Ben Brindle, Dr Mihnea Cuibus and Dr Nuni Jorgensen ⬇️ bit.ly/4dm7JnZ
Traveller with a suitcase beside a quote from Dr Ben Brindle about UK migration trends.
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ahead of the next release of UK migration data tomorrow (21 May), researchers from @migobs.bsky.social at COMPAS set out what they will be watching for - from the trajectory of net migration to the use of asylum hotels and a surge in citizenship applications. ⬇️ 🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05...
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Migration Observatory @migobs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New net migration figures covering 2025 will be published on Thursday. Here's what our team will be watching out for – from the trajectory of net migration to the use of asylum hotels and a surge in citizenship applications. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What’s on this week at COMPAS? ➡️ Building Capacity to Respond to Asylum in London 🗓 19 May |⏰ 2:00pm (BST) 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/c-mise... ➡️ Immigration Enforcement in the Second Trump Administration: The Story So Far 🗓 21 May | ⏰ 3:45pm (BST) 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
⁉️Do immigrant candidates get the immigrant vote? Many party strategists assume they do. But do they really? Short answer: Nope. And I have done the research to support this. Read more about why & why this is relevant for the upcoming UK local elections here: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/do-i...
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Do immigrant candidates get the immigrant vote? | COMPAS
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Hear what former Home Secretary Rt Hon Amber Rudd had to say about @msumption.bsky.social new book, which explores the unavoidable trade-offs governments face when designing immigration policy. ▶️ Watch the full discussion at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P929...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
New seminar series: Immigration Enforcement in Practice 💬 Expert speakers will explore immigration enforcement from the perspective of those charged with enacting it across Europe, while also looking at radical shifts in US enforcement. Register ⬇️ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 23/04/2026
EVENT | Book launch: What is immigration policy for? 📆Tuesday 28 April 2026, 18:00 — 19:00 Join us online as Madeleine Sumption is joined by Rt Hon Amber Rudd to discuss the trade-offs governments face when laying out immigration policy - and the impacts of their choices on people and communities.
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Stability, for now: What Spain’s approval of mass regularisation means for irregular migrants Alessandra Enrico-Headrington considers the impact a recent change in the law will have on irregular migrants in Spain – including those seeking asylum. @compasoxford.bsky.social 
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Stability, for now: What Spain’s approval of mass regularisation means for irregular migrants | COMPAS
On 27 January 2026, the Spanish government announced a mass regularisation programme expected to grant legal status to around 500,000 irregular migrants. This week, the measure was approved by the Council of Ministers and entered into force upon its publication in the Official State Gazette (15 Apri...
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Are you new here, or returning for Trinity Term? 🌍 Discover the story of our research centre, how we advance understanding on human migration - one of the most polarising and contested issues for many nations and communities - and how you can get involved ⬇️
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