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Sarli Nana

Reporting from the Yorkshire Solidarity Summit

On Saturday 26th April people gathered at Victoria Hall for the Yorkshire Solidarity Summit.

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MRG co-director, together with Brazilian researchers, organises a National Forum on Humanitarian Visas in Brazil

On March 24–25, the research team behind the project Mapping Humanitarian Visas in Brazil hosted the National Forum on Humanitarian Visas in Brazil: History, Challenges, and Best Practices in São Paulo, Brazil.
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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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New book "Urban Marginality, Racialisation, Interdependence"

"Urban Marginality, Racialisation, Interdependence - Learning from Eastern Europe"
Edited By Filip Alexandrescu, Ryan Powell, Ana Vilenica
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CfP 2025 PGR Migration Conference

Call for Papers: Reimagining Migration: Decolonisation and identity across time and space | University of Sheffield, 20 June 2025
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Be an MRG intern!

We are looking for a current final year undergraduate students and final year postgraduate taught students from the University of Sheffield to do a paid internship with us.
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Book Review of 'Migration landing spaces: processes and infrastructures in Italy'.

Zhuo (Claire) Pang reviews the book 'Migration landing spaces: processes and infrastructures in Italy' by Martina Bovo published in 2024.
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MRG Book Review Series: “The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You”

Luke Puttock reviews the book “The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You” by Dina Nayeri (2020).
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MRG members submit evidence to Migration Advisory Committee Consultation on the minimum income requirement for UK partner visas

MRG members, Dr Jonathan Collinson and Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli, with Dr Gemma Manning (University of Huddersfield) collaborated on a joint response to the Migration Advisory Committee Consultation on the minimum income requirement.
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MRG Book Review Series: When does the border end? Three challenges UK migrants face as explored in “Living in Sheffield: our journeys as migrant women”

Kiara Delgado Derteano asks 'when does the border end?' by reviewing the book Living in Sheffield by Livia Barreira published in 2022.