COVID-19 has laid bare many of the problems with the global food system. Even in ordinary times, migrant farmworkers live and work in overcrowded and dangerous conditions. COVID-19 has ravaged many farmworker communities. Even as states closed their borders to halt the spread of the virus, they found ways to allow farmworkers to migrate. In […]

What are the challenges facing LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK? Join us for a virtual reading of their first-hand accounts. 'They separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like, “How can […]

MMB is pausing its series of events over the summer period. We will be hosting more webinars in the autumn. To view all our events from earlier this year, please search by date in the 'FIND EVENTS' box (above 'Upcoming Events'). For those from 2018-2020 see the Past Events page under Events in the top […]

Do join us for the MMB 2020 AGM! It will be a chance to tell you about the progress we’ve made over the past year, listen to your feedback and discuss our Annual Report 2019-20. The second part of the meeting we will break into smaller groups to discuss: What’s the best thing you have […]

This online conference marks the launch of the “Migrants and Systemic Resilience Hub” (MigResHub), a joint initiative of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence and Migration Mobilities Bristol at the University of Bristol.

This webinar launches the book Marriage Migration and Integration (2020, Palgrave) edited by Katharine Charsley, Marta Bolognani, Evelyn Ersanilli and Sarah Spencer. The book provides the first sustained empirical evidence on the relationships between marriage migration and processes of integration, focusing on two of the largest British ethnic minority groups involved in these kinds of […]

Need to talk through a new research idea? Looking for advice on increasing the impact of your work? Want to disseminate your research more widely or run an event? MMB Director Bridget Anderson and Manager Emma Newcombe will be available for an online drop-in session to discuss any area in which MMB members need support, […]

What might a just labour migration policy look like? Is there a trade-off between numbers and rights? Is it possible to have a system of labour migration founded on ideals of justice in an unequal world? Can labour migration move us towards a more just world? MMB brings together philosopher Chris Bertram and political economist Martin Ruhs to present […]

It’s nearly the end of 2020! We’d love to gather you together online for some Christmas cheer at the end of a long and difficult year. Furnish yourselves will a glass of something mulled and a mince pie and join us to share the best in all things migration and mobilities that 2020 has offered […]

Power relations and gender during fieldwork: yup, issues still there!   We are back with the Unpacking Fieldwork seminar series! After the success of the first seminar in early 2020 and the elongated disruption as a result of COVID-19, we are returning with the remaining two seminars in an online format. The seminars will now […]