Migration
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Blog: Cleaners - the unsung heroes during the pandemic
Cleaners do incredibly important work: they keep us safe from infection. During a pandemic, this work becomes more important than ever. These key workers are risking...
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Blog: Supporting refugees in the Covid-19 outbreak
Refugees and people seeking asylum are among the most vulnerable groups facing the Covid-19 emergency, globally and in the UK. The daily challenges that confront them...
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Covid-19 Action Fund winner: migration
PageThe Covid-19 Action Fund provides grants for Churchill Fellows to run projects combatting the effects of Covid-19 in all areas of society. Hundreds of pandemic projects...
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Blog: Why the UK needs a museum to explore migrants’ stories
Immigration consistently ranks as one of the most pressing concerns for voters. There’s been a rise in hate crime since the EU referendum and the ongoing wrangling over...
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Blog: Ways to welcome refugees
There are lessons to be learned from the reception systems in Germany and Canada.
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The Language of Friendship: Refugees Learning with Locals
Rosemary Brown, a charity worker from London, travelled to Greece and Ireland to research support for refugees and migrants to learn their host country's language....
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Suicide prevention programmes for displaced populations
Yuriko Matsukawa, a charity volunteer from London, travelled to Australia, Canada and the USA to research suicide prevention for refugees and asylum seekers. She will...
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Migrants and refugees; social inclusion in the highlands of Scotland
Clare Daly, an advocacy worker from Inverness, travelled to Canada and Norway to explore integration for migrants and refugees in rural areas. She will use her findings...
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Inclusive Towns: Integration in towns and post-industrial communities
Rosie Carter, a policy worker from London, travelled to Germany and the USA to study approaches to migrant integration in towns and areas struggling with economic...
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Blog: Forcibly displaced learners
On this International Migrants Day, I find myself reflecting on the problems faced by people who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries – such as...
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Blog: Supporting refugee children’s mental health
Over 2,000 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the UK in the past year, and a further 2,817 children arrived in the UK directly from conflict regions as part of...
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Blog: Harnessing immigrants’ entrepreneurial talents
Two years ago, I read a 2014 report by the Centre for Entrepreneurs which stated that, although immigrants are responsible for starting one in seven of all UK companies,...
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Video: "An amazing opportunity to develop the way I think"
Watch senior researcher Jacqueline Broadhead talk about her Churchill Fellowship researching how cities can better integrate migrants, and the impact her Fellowship has...
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Migration Network Event
Event | 5 Sep 2018 | Greater London | Public eventThe inaugural event of the Migration Fellows' Network will take place on 5 September 2018 at the Migration Museum in London. It will aim to bring together Fellows...
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Integrating migrants in cities: Jacqui Broadhead’s Story
Migration researcher Jacqui Broadhead travelled to the US and Italy in 2016 to understand how cities can better integrate migrants. Her work now informs how integration...
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Creating bereavement support communities with newcomer children and their families
Elaine Roub, Coordinator of Cruse services for children and young people in Northern Ireland, travelled to New Zealand and the USA to study approaches to creating...
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Delivering healthcare to refugees and asylum seekers: Learning from general practice in Sweden, Germany and Italy
Jessica Smith from Greater Manchester, formerly of the Care Quality Commission and now a Principal Researcher at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, travelled to...
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Inclusion of migrant families at preschool level
Kierna Corr, a nursery worker from Coalisland, County Tyrone, travelled to Germany and Sweden to research approaches to supporting children from migrant families in...
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Community sponsorship: Civil Society at the heart of refugee welcome
Bekele Woyecha, a community organiser from Croydon, travelled to Canada to explore the role of civil society in welcoming and supporting refugees.
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Blog: Churchill Fellow supports Grenfell Tower Survivors
The now infamous Grenfell Tower is just minutes away from Churchill Fellow Zrinka Bralo's office and she's been helping survivors any way she can. Here’s her...
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Effective migrant integration through entrepreneurship
Kajal Sanghrajka, director of Growth Hub Global, travelled to Austria, Canada, Finland and the USA to study effective migrant integration through entrepreneurship.
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Including forcibly displaced students in higher education: What can the UK learn from Canada and Kenya?
Dr Helen Hanna, a university lecturer from Leeds, travelled to Canada and Kenya to explore approaches to refugee inclusion within higher education.
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Supporting Syrian refugees in our communities
Dr Alison Holland, from Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, travelled to Germany and Sweden to observe best practice in voluntary sector support for Syrian Refugees.
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Psychosocial interventions to support refugee children
Sarah Gaughan, from Hoxton, and a Policy Adviser for the Home Office, travelled to Canada and the USA to investigate psychological interventions to support child refugees.
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Responding to an International Migration Crisis: Testing Resilience in refugee reception in Canada and Germany
Patrick Duce, the Campaign Impact Manager at World Habitat, travelled to Canada and Germany to explore approaches to supporting the accommodation and integration needs...
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Learning from Scandinavia on how to improve integration
Joanna Bevan, founder of Speak Street Language Café in London, travelled to Scandinavia to look into how to improve integration and community cohesion in diverse...
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How can cities better integrate migrants?
Jacqueline Broadhead is Corporate Policy and Equality Manager for Islington Council. She travelled to Italy and the USA to investigate how cities and neighbourhoods can...
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Inclusive Migration: Developing Innovative Social Inclusion Models for the UK
Isabel Young is a gender equality workshop facilitator from Witney. She will be travelling to Canada and the USA to study innovative social inclusion models for migrants.
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Enterprise as a solution to female migrant unemployment
Kirsty Major is an enterprise executive with the Prince's Trust in London. She will be travelling to Sweden to investigate enterprise as a solution to female...