The Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, UK. Director: Prof @nandosigona.bsky.social
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The Home Office's latest measures on international student recruitment raise questions that go beyond immigration policy, write @nandosigona.bsky.social
Under new rules, universities will be judged against stricter visa refusal, enrollment and course completion targets.
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New net migration figures covering 2025 will be published on Thursday.
Here's what our team will be watching out for – from the trajectory of net migration to the use of asylum hotels and a surge in citizenship applications.
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Net migration is falling, yet many Britons believe the opposite. Why?
@nandosigona.bsky.social unpacks this paradox for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
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We are delighted to launch a new #IRISWorkingPaper by Robin Cohen: #Creolization: an autobiographical journey around a concept, in which Cohen traces the concept of creolization through the arc of his own intellectual and personal journey.
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In the latest @irisbirmingham.bsky.social Working Paper Robin Cohen traces the concept of #creolization through the arc of his own intellectual and personal journey. The result is both a contribution to migration studies and a compelling intellectual memoir.
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I enjoyed reading this interesting piece by @myriamcherti.bsky.social @compasoxford.bsky.social about the Morocco's world cup squad
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289 of the 1,248 players at the 2026 #WorldCup were born in a country different from the one they represent.
Paris is the world's leading exporter of #football talent: it's the most common birthplace among World Cup players...
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Bite-size clip from my conversation with sociologist Nandita Sharma on the figure of the migrant, full episode available here: youtu.be/CI6LI0fSNoI?...
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#Labour doubled #immigrationraids in Birmingham, but what did they achieve?
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We are delighted to launch a new IRIS Working Paper by Robin Cohen: Creolization: an autobiographical journey around a concept. In this rich and reflective piece, Cohen traces the concept of creoli…
Stumbling across the concept of creolization was a matter of chance discovery and, for most of my academic life, intermittent engagement. I noticed it first as a student at the University of the Witwa...
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Migration numbers to the UK are falling, yet at the same time attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That’s because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties, argues @nandosigona.bsky.social.
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New #HomeOffice rules measure universities through immigration compliance metrics while ignoring how surveillance and immigration control shape international students’ lives and chances of success.
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New Home Office rules measure universities through immigration compliance metrics while ignoring how surveillance and immigration control shape international students’ lives and chances of su…
