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The OII Podcast (Oxford Internet Institute)

How to make gig work fair: Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini

The FairWork project and how it is helping make short-term, low job security 'gig' work fairer across the world, with Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford)

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Britain's long-running 'skills crisis': why can't we fix it? and what would it take to do so?

Alison Wolf, Ian Stuart and Sir Chris Husbands join Sir Paul Collier to discuss vocational skills and the economy.

The British High Commission in Pakistan 1947-65: Role and History

Ian Talbot speaks at the South Asia Seminar on 21 November 2017

Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminars

Transitional Justice and Stabilisation: Risks or Opportunities?

Alex Wilks and Nisha Iswaran, Justice Advisors in the UK Government’s Stabilisation Unit, give a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series.

St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Teddy Talks

UK National Debt: A Historical Perspective

The UK national debt is currently the highest it's ever been, and a lot larger than many other countries. This talk takes a look behind the figures, and asks why it is important, whether we should be worried, and looks at the reasons for its growth.

Department for Continuing Education Open Day 2014

Party games: coalitions in British politics

History - Professor Angus Hawkins

The growing clamour for a codified constitution of the UK (or what is left after Scotland leaves)

Iain McLean asks for a rethink of the structure of the law of the United Kingdom after A.V. Dicey

THEMIS: Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system

Erlend Paasche presents his paper 'Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system' in Parallel session VI(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: Transformative stages of migrant identity: a diachronic and synchronic study of the first-generation Romanian migrants in the UK

Oana Romocea presents her paper 'Transformative stages of migrant identity' in Parallel session VI(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: The influence of networks in the migration decisions of Kenyan and Nigerian women bound for the United Kingdom

Linda Oucho presents her paper 'The influence of networks in the migration decisions of Kenyan and Nigerian women bound for the UK' in Parallel session IV(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: From post-socialist to post-accession pioneering: the shaping of Romanian migration networks to Spain and the United Kingdom

Chris Moreh presents his paper 'From post-socialist to post-accession pioneering: the shaping of Romanian migration networks to Spain and the UK' in Parallel session IV(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: Does migration from Colombia to the United Kingdom constitute a migration system? Exploring the role of migrant agency and structural factors

Anastasia Bermudez presents her paper 'Does migration from Colombia to the UK constitute a migration system?' in Parallel session III(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: American migrants in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom: diversity of migration motivations and patterns

Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels presents her paper 'American migrants in France, Germany, and the UK' in Parallel session II(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

THEMIS: Female migration and intergenerational relationships: the use of ICTs by Brazilian migrant women in the United Kingdom

Tania Tonhati presents her paper 'Female migration and intergenerational relationships: The use of ICTs by Brazilian migrant women in the UK' in Parallel session I(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013

Detention and deportation (Forced Migration Review 44)

FMR 44 No longer a child: from the UK to Afghanistan

Young Afghans forced to return to Kabul having spent formative years in the UK encounter particular risks and lack any tailored support on their return.

FMR 44 Alternatives to detention in the UK: from enforcement to engagement?

The UK detains migrants on a large scale, and has had limited success in developing alternatives. The British experience highlights the need for a cultural shift towards engagement with migrants in place of reliance on enforcement.

FMR 44 Detention of women: principles of equality and non-discrimination

International principles of equality and non-discrimination must be applied to the UK's immigration detention system, which at present fails to meet even the minimum standards which apply in prisons.

FMR 44 My story: indefinite detention in the UK

When I fled civil war to come to the UK, I thought that I would be free but instead of helping me, the UK detained me for three years.

States of fragility (Forced Migration Review 43)

FMR 43 Harming asylum seekers' chances through poor use of human rights treaties

Over the past decade, UK courts and administrative tribunals have become increasingly comfortable relying on international human rights treaties in cases where non-citizens claim asylum or other means of protection from persecution.

Preventing displacement (Forced Migration Review 41)

FMR 41 East African refugees adapting to life in the UK

This article reflects on the first-hand life experiences of refugees of East/Horn of Africa origin on arrival in the UK. The experiences, some of which could be seen as humorous or sad, may be informative and relevant for other practitioners.

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