More than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over two days. @myriamcherti.bsky.social, Senior Researcher, spoke to @apnews.com about how social media may have been used to encourage such a significant movement of people apnews.com/article/migr...

'I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory

When he heard that the border was breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and rode as fast as he could to join the tens of thousands of other Moroccans who swam en masse to reach Spanish territ...

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🤝 One international research consortium 📋 Two cross-national surveys 🌍 Three years of fieldwork across nine European countries 👥 More than 35,000 participants = One of the most comprehensive datasets ever assembled on discrimination against ethnic minorities in Europe. @sbvanoosten.bsky.social

@msumption.bsky.social, Director of @migobs.bsky.social at COMPAS, provides a policy perspective on BBC R4's series on UK immigration. Listen for more on legal migration, changes to indefinite leave to remain, & public opinion on migration 🔊 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

What it's really like to study the MSc in Migration Studies at Oxford? From interviewing DJs at Brick Lane Jazz Festival to learning from an incredibly diverse group of people & experiencing BOPs, balls and formals, Lavinia Auhoma reflects on her time at Oxford 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/what...

The COMPAS team recently participated in @imiscoe.bsky.social's 2026 Conference in Girona. We spoke to those who presented to find out why their research topic matters, what they hope audiences took away from their talk, and what they gained from attending 🖊️ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/imis...

How do films shape the way we think about migration? 🎥✨ We asked Professor Dace Dzenovska to share four of her favourite films on migration. From Paweł Pawlikowski’s 'Last Resort' to Mati Diop’s 'Dahomey', Dace walks us through the different ways migration is portrayed on the big screen.

Are you interested in joining a world-leading research centre dedicated to advancing understanding of migration? 🌎 We are seeking a Business Manager to support and strengthen our funding activity. 🔗 Find out more about the role and apply by Monday 3 August: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

More players in this World Cup are representing their country of heritage rather than their country of birth, with an increasing number of diaspora players – born and trained in Europe - choosing to represent their parents or grandparents' homelands.

Community sponsorship could expand safe and legal routes for refugees - but making the new scheme work will require the right support. COMPAS' Jacqui Broadhead explores the opportunities, challenges and lessons from Canada’s experience ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3QFufzR

'Zombies', 'interdisciplinary', and 'futures-making' are just some of the words chosen by our most recent student cohort when asked: What three words would you use to describe Oxford's MSc in Migration Studies programme? ➡️Find out more about the programme -🎓 www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

As part of a package of reforms to the UK’s asylum system, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a community sponsorship route for refugees to come to the UK. Writing for The Conversation, @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social reflects on the new scheme. 🔗 theconversation.com/community-re...

Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right

Britain has some limited experience with community sponsorship.

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Arzina Lakhani, a student on our MSc in Migration Studies course, shares insights from her fieldwork on the Musi Riverfront Rejuvenation Project (MRRP) in Hyderabad, India. While in Hyderabad, explored how climate adaptation is weaponised for dispossession and displacement 🔆

New research conducted at COMPAS @oxford-anthro.bsky.social by Dr Polina Vlasenko provides unprecedented insight into the hidden systems of emotional control sustaining Georgia's booming transnational surrogacy market. Read more in @timesca.com ⬇️

The Times of Central Asia@timesca.com · last mo.

Social media recruitment is drawing women from the region into Georgia’s surrogacy market, where weak oversight can turn pregnancy abroad into a risky contract. https://ow.ly/LIZl50Zggme #Surrogacy #ReproductiveRights #Migration #HumanRights WomenInSurrogacy #Georgia #MigrantWomen #CentralAsia

Why do asylum seekers come to the UK? Our latest Q&A looks at what influences their destination choices, including grant rates, family reunion policies, and the UK's departure from Dublin after Brexit. migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...

Speaking to BBC News, COMPAS's @myriamcherti.bsky.social reflects on how Morocco's integrated football strategy - scouting talented Moroccans abroad while making significant investments in domestic infrastructure - is helping the country become a football powerhouse ⚽ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why are there more foreign-born World Cup players than ever?

Nearly a quarter of footballers at the 2026 tournament are not playing for their country of birth.

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On this day ten years ago, the UK voted to leave the European Union. @msumption.bsky.social, Director of @migobs.bsky.social based at COMPAS, explores why the EU exit failed to deliver on one of its central promises: reducing migration. migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...

Essay: Migration ten years after the EU referendum - Migration Observatory

A short analysis arguing that the post-Brexit immigration system broke its promise to reduce migration partly by accident, and partly by design.

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COMPAS affiliate Marie Godin's recent study captures a decade of visual stories about the border created by researchers and artists with lived experience. Explore the accompanying imagery and study: 📸 Defying the white fences, Adam. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Hybrid event: Where is internal displacement within migration research? Join us tomorrow at 15:45 BST for the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Internal Displacement and a discussion on why the study of internal displacement is vital to broader global debates 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/where-...

Georgia’s surrogacy market is booming, with oversubscribed clinics recruiting women from Central Asia via Instagram and TikTok. New research provides unprecedented insight into the hidden systems of control sustaining this transnational surrogacy market. 📚 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/inte...

How does migration appear in pop culture? 🎬 We sat down with Professor Carlos Vargas-Silva (@cvar-sil.bsky.social) and asked him about his four favourite media moments related to migration. Reply with some of your favourites below! ⬇️

What can football tell us about the politics of migration? Using the example of Morocco's national team, Myriam Cherti & Hassan Bousetta explore why more European-born players are representing their parents' & grandparents' countries on the Migration Oxford podcast podcasts.ox.ac.uk/choosing-shi...

With nearly a quarter of players at this year’s World Cup born in a different country from the one they represent @benbrindle.bsky.social, Researcher at The Migration Observatory based at COMPAS, considers whether teams with more migrant players perform better on the pitch ⚽

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Nearly a quarter of players selected for the 2026 World Cup were born in a different country from the one they represent ⚽ The Migration Observatory's Ben Brindle explores how migration has become a key part of international football and its impact on World Cup success ⬇️ https://bit.ly/43MZhsi

As the FIFA World Cup gears up for kick-off, our researchers explore the relationship between migration and football ⚽ ➡️Has migration become an ingredient of World Cup success? www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/has-... ➡️The story behind Morocco’s World Cup squad www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/prid...

➡️ The governance of care for irregular migrants at the EU’s Atlantic border 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/where-... ➡️ Inspecting the UK immigration system 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr... ➡️ Where is internal displacement within migration research? 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/c-mise...

How does it really feel to do a DPhil in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford? 🎓 Watch this interview with Dr. Kevin Wang, who recently completed his DPhil in Migration Studies at COMPAS. Take a quick look as Dr. Kevin Wang shares his thoughts on the Oxford experience. ⬇️

Today, I will be leading a workshop on different academic models of co-authorship and their (dis)advantages. See you in the @compasoxford.bsky.social board room or online today at 4PM. Send me or organiser @benbrindle.bsky.social a message for a link if you are interested in joining online.

Through our Visiting Academics Programme, we welcome academics, practitioners, and policymakers to undertake a period of self-directed research at COMPAS, supported by our academic community. 📚 Hear from visiting academic, Dr Zhixi Zhuang, about her experience: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/meet...

Our DPhil in Migration Studies candidates explore how global political changes are impacting migration and mobility 🌎 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article

From net migration to asylum hotels and citizenship - here’s what to look for on UK Migration Statistics day according to three Oxford experts. Find out more from the Migration Observatory’s Dr Ben Brindle, Dr Mihnea Cuibus and Dr Nuni Jorgensen ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4dm7JnZ

Ahead of the next release of UK migration data tomorrow (21 May), researchers from @migobs.bsky.social at COMPAS set out what they will be watching for - from the trajectory of net migration to the use of asylum hotels and a surge in citizenship applications. ⬇️ 🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05...