• MWG-NW at the Royal Geographical Society International Conference

    On Wednesday 28 August 2019, Samantha Carney (Edge Hill University) participated in the Royal Geographical Society’s annual international conference. Held in London at RGS’ base and across several sites at Imperial College London, the 4-day event brought together academics, educators and practitioners around the theme of ‘Geographies of trouble/Geographies of hope’. With regards to the current…

  • EU nationals’ belongingness and mobilisation in the Post-Brexit Era: Implications for Policy and Advocacy

    1 November 2019 at The Quaker Meeting House, Liverpool Much has been talked about and a lot of advocacy has been built on the impact of Brexit on EU citizens in terms of their emotional response and risk of losing their rights in the UK. This event showcased the findings of the project ‘EU Migrants…

  • ISR Fellowships

    The directors of the Migration Working Group – North West – Dr Zana Vathi and Dr Ruxandra Trandafoiu – will be affiliated with the Institute for Social Responsibility (ISR) for 1 year, starting on the 1st of June 2020. A 0.4 secondment for 12 months, the role will focus on the generation of externally funded, inter-disciplinary projects, bringing together EHU…

  • MWG-NW Core Members Training on Research Consultancies

    There is an increasing emphasis worldwide on the links between academia and other sectors. In the UK Higher Education context, this is both in relation to the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and the Impact Generation (IG) as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) that universities engage with periodically. In terms of KEF, consultancies are…

  • Opening talk for stakeholder workshop on EU citizens in Liverpool

    The way EU citizens have been affected by Brexit has attracted ample policy and research interest. Apart from changes at national level, local authorities are key actors in supporting EU citizens in the post-Brexit era. On the 7 of March 2022 Dr Zana Vathi gave a talk on the impact of Brexit on the EU citizens…