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Day 125, Year of #Mygration: Understanding Migration Through Evidence Cafés

Dr Linda Oucho, Director of the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC), explores how a joint OU project she is working on is looking to understand how different migrant groups contribute to inclusive growth

26th June 2018
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Day 124, Year of #Mygration: From Troy to Teesside - Connecting Divided Communities

Graham Harvey, Professor of Religious Studies at The Open University, questions the role of narratives, art and work in constructing communities, and talks about a conversation he had with Isabel Lima, an artist at Tate Exchange

25th June 2018
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Day 123, Year of #Mygration: Trigger Warning in MK

The founders of There There Performance Company write about a recent event they held with The Open University and Counterpoints Arts. Their installations & performances interrogate 'what it means to be Eastern European'

22nd June 2018
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Day 122, Year of #Mygration: Migration Control Isn’t About Migration

Following on from her article yesterday, Dr Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics & International Studies at The Open University, turns her attention to how migration control is an issue of inclusivity in a society

21st June 2018
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Day 121, Year of #Mygration: Statelessness and Global Compact for Migration

On World Refugee Day, Dr Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University explores the question: "Statelessness and the second revision of the Global Compact for Migration: What still needs to be addressed?"

20th June 2018
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Day 120, Year of #Mygration: Migration and Football

'You really can find a connection to issues of (forced) migration amid the most celebratory of occasions'. Following England's success in the World Cup last night, Dr Craig Walker, a Research Associate at the OU, highlights the significance of migration within football.

19th June 2018
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Day 119, Year of #Mygration: Refugee Week 2018

Refugee Week has arrived! In today's post, we let you know where you can find out about all the events happening near you, and if you're near an OU Office in Milton Keynes or London, you are very welcome to join us in person

18th June 2018
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Day 118, Year of #Mygration: African Migrants Going South

OU Visiting Research Fellow, Joseph Hanlon, highlights some of the repercussions of Mozambique's position as 'a major transit route for people from Somalia, Kenya and the Great Lakes region moving toward South Africa to find a better life'

15th June 2018
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Day 117, Year of #Mygration: Research on Afghan interpreters

Open University Research Fellow, Dr Sara de Jong, explores the gap 'Between policy and real-life stories: Research on Afghan interpreters and other locally employed civilians for Western armies'

14th June 2018
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OU research to tackle extremism among England's youth

An Open University (OU) research project has been awarded almost £100,000 to evaluate the usefulness of virtual technology (VR) to combat extremism among vulnerable young people.

14th June 2018

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Saferworld charity awarded OSC funding for national security research

Saferworld, a charity dedicated to creating safer communities by preventing armed violence, has secured funding for an ambitious research project aimed at improving the transparency and accountability of UK national security policy.

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