COMPAS
@compasoxford
The University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS). Based at the School of Anthropology.
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...
Senior Researcher @myriamcherti.bsky.social explores the questions raised by the increasingly transnational dynamics of international football. ⚽ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/foot...
'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...
➡️Find out more about the programme and register to receive an email when applications open for entry in 2027–28: 🎓 lnkd.in/e2a-4aV9
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 🔆
📸 Migrants return from an attempted channel crossing at night, Marie Godin.
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...
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. ⬇️
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
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...
What’s on this week at COMPAS? ➡️ Building Capacity to Respond to Asylum in London 🗓 19 May |⏰ 2:00pm (BST) 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/c-mise... ➡️ Immigration Enforcement in the Second Trump Administration: The Story So Far 🗓 21 May | ⏰ 3:45pm (BST) 🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
Hear what former Home Secretary Rt Hon Amber Rudd had to say about @msumption.bsky.social new book, which explores the unavoidable trade-offs governments face when designing immigration policy. ▶️ Watch the full discussion at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P929...
New seminar series: Immigration Enforcement in Practice 💬 Expert speakers will explore immigration enforcement from the perspective of those charged with enacting it across Europe, while also looking at radical shifts in US enforcement. Register ⬇️ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
Are you new here, or returning for Trinity Term? 🌍 Discover the story of our research centre, how we advance understanding on human migration - one of the most polarising and contested issues for many nations and communities - and how you can get involved ⬇️
➡️ What does Spain’s approval of mass regularisation mean for around 500,000 irregular migrants? Alessandra Enrico-Headrington, one of our DPhil candidates, explores: • Who qualifies and what the programme offers • Where Spain stands compared to the rest of Europe • What its design means in practice
‘Net migration targets won’t solve Australia’s temporary migration problem’ is one of the conclusions highlighted in a report by the Australian National University’s Migration Hub. Report author and former COMPAS colleague Alan Gamlen and Emeritus Professor Peter McDonald explore the findings.⬇️