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📸‘Images and films have been a big part of how I’ve navigated understanding my childhood experience of being a child asylum seeker.’ 🎥 Nariman 🇵🇸 talks about films he’s made and watched to help make sense of human movement. Listen now on Ep. 2 🎧👉 tinyurl.com/4wyey2a6

Now online: ep. 27 with @MarcusRediker and @nsharma101 On how people’s movements across oceans were—and remain—central to capital accumulation, until they begin projects of their own that challenge the powers dividing us by maintaining a radical orientation toward life

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What’s the connection between migration and mobilities? Animals, humans, plants, goods, money, data are all on the move. Read the MMB blog, listen to our podcast, come to our events to learn more about the connections between these movements and migration bit.ly/497HkGO

Does the 'legal identities for all' agenda always do more good than harm? Natalie Brinham explores its downside in anti-trafficking work when it serves to legitimise state borders and shift focus away from state policies 👉 bit.ly/4hZbgsR Latest from SPAIS Bristol series.

‘What happens when you put the movement of things alongside migration? How does that unsettle stereotypes about who should and shouldn’t move?’ Victoria Hattam Zolberg Institute on why looking at trade helps us understand human mobilities. Full episode here 👉 spoti.fi/3Cgdbsy

‘Policies first targeted at migrants can end up being targeted at marginalised citizens.’ Are citizens and migrants as separate as governments make out? MMB challenges such boundaries on migration. Join us to start thinking differently about movement 👉 bit.ly/497HkGO

The UK's border control is going online. From 31st Dec immigration status can only be accessed via an eVisa - physical documents will be obsolete. Kuba Jablonowski analyses the serious ramifications of this shift to full digitisation 👉 bit.ly/3OOf3f4 the3million

Two project PhD studentships are now live - if you work with Masters cohorts in this area or are a part of linked networks please do share the opportunities!

Why is it important to research migration and citizenship? MMB Director Bridget Anderson, Katie Bales (she/her) and Dr Laurence Publicover highlight Bristol's creative, conceptual and critical approach to studying migration. Learn more about it here 👉 bit.ly/3ZL6syZ

The UK report on the impact of COVID on migration was expertly researched and brilliantly presented at this 2022 conference in Malta by Devyani Prabhat ( Dev-yani). It has now been published so it will reach an even wider audience. churchstate.eu/pdf/NEW/tripa_…

University of Bristol Professor Bridget Anderson, Director of specialist research institute MigrationMobilitiesUoB, highlights this perspective – one that recognises how research shapes our world and our responsibility to drive positive change. youtube.com/watch?v=z3wXCn…

University of Bristol MigrationMobilitiesUoB Professor Katharine Charsley explains her latest research, exploring the experiences of UK-EU couples navigating the UK's complex immigration system. Partnering with Reunite Families UK 🧡, she aims to shape future policy and practice for the better. youtube.com/watch?v=ekcBrp…

From the MMB blog - 'Refugee women’s struggles for rights and stability: insights from an intersectional lens'. Maite Ibáñez Bollerhoff draws on her research in small German towns to understand the challenges refugee women face in accessing support. 👉👉 bit.ly/4gFL5Gk

Hear from Professor Katharine Charsley as she explains her latest research, exploring families, relationships and migration. The Migration Mobilities Bristol approach is creative, conceptual and critical. Learn more about it here 👉 bit.ly/3ZL6syZ

Wrapping up another episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 - 📸 Bridget with guests Janine Dahinden - also janine.dahinden.bsky.social and Manoj Dias-Abey. They've clearly had fun talking about migrantization and the law! Episode 3 drops very soon - catch up on the MMB podcast here 👉👉 bit.ly/4gTc2a8

Who controls the rapidly expanding use of AI in migration technologies? The State or technology providers? Albert Sanchez-Graells questions the current state of regulation in his blog on privatised border regulation, AI, MigTech and public procurement👉 bit.ly/42nfSnc