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Sanctuary Universities – from the Higher Education Policy Institute blog
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Bluecoat Event: Hostile Environment – Maya Goodfellow in conversation
“The UK government proudly calls the aim of its immigration policy to be the creation of a “hostile environment, ” while refugees drown in the Mediterranean and Britain votes to leave the EU against claims that “swarms” of migrants are entering Britain. Meanwhile, study after study confirms that immigration is not damaging the UK’s economy, […]
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Why not volunteer?
Do you have skills in ESOL or would you like to develop your understanding of ‘the refugee crisis’ beyond the tabloid headlines? ‘Skem International’ a group of refugees and community members from Skelmersdale, run two weekly events which are looking for more volunteers.
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Free event in Ormskirk
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New Arabic resources for the Primary classroom
Action for Refugees is delighted to present the second booklet in a series produced by students, working in partnership to develop resources for the primary classroom.
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Story: Tales from a Refugee Camp – Free showing @edgehill
Thursday 14 November, 6pm Edge Hill Lecturer, Yiannis Koufonikos’ new film, ‘Story: Tales from a Refugee Camp’ is the exciting outcome of a collaborative project with Coventry University, bringing together residents of the camp and the local community to share their stories.
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New play starring forced migrants @HOME Manchester
PIZZA SHOP HEROES Four former unaccompanied child refugees from Eritrea, Afghanistan and Albania working your average shift in your average pizza shop take us on a journey across time and continents to show how extraordinary they are. Having told their stories to social workers and courts as part of their asylum claims, they are now […]
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Universities of Sanctuary Conference
The Sanctuary University scheme is relatively new, but is growing rapidly, with universities across the country, from Winchester in the south to Edinburgh in the north enjoying Sanctuary University status. The scheme aims: ‘to inspire and support universities to develop a culture and a practice of welcome within their own institutions, in their wider communities, […]
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Support for Syrian academics CARA
THE has recently published on the state of Syrian universities and Syrian academics in exile. CARA, the charity set up in 1933 to support academics escaping Nazism, supports universities in the UK to host refugee academics. In the North West, major universities including Liverpool John Moores and Liverpool Hope are members, enabling refugee academics to […]
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New scholarship for refugees: humanities (English, History, Geography and more)
Via The Refugee Support Network *The Schwab and Westheimer Trust is delighted to announce a new scholarship for students from asylum-seeking backgrounds. * This new scholarship, supported by the Marks Family Charitable Trust, is open to students embarking on a three year humanities degree programme at undergraduate level, or a postgraduate masters degree in humanities. […]
