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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Interested in connecting with others working in migration? Or keeping up to date with the latest research in the field? Register to our newsletter for a roundup of the latest events, research & opportunities from across our research centre. 🔗 Read our Autumn newsletter: mailchi.mp/compas/autum...

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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We are delighted to welcome the 2026-27 cohort to the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford! We are very much looking forward to working and thinking together during your time at the School.

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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join us on 15 October for the first event in our 'Migration, Performance & Policy' series where speakers will explore the role of performance and pop culture in the politics around immigration in Nepal and the Philippines. 📍 Attend in-person in Oxford or online www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/migrat...

A poster displaying details of the event: From Underground Rap to Tribute Song: Politics and Labour Migration in Nepal and the Philippines

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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 · 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

Senior Researcher @myriamcherti.bsky.social explores the questions raised by the increasingly transnational dynamics of international football. ⚽ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/foot...

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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

COMPAS is home to the two postgraduate degrees in Migration Studies offered at the @ox.ac.uk. The MSc in Migration Studies is jointly offered by @odid-qeh.bsky.social and @oxford-anthro.bsky.social

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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

➡️Find out more about the programme and register to receive an email when applications open for entry in 2027–28: 🎓 lnkd.in/e2a-4aV9

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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

📸 Migrants return from an attempted channel crossing at night, Marie Godin.

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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📸 Recreating a sense of home, Arash Niroomand.

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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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