College of Social Sciences

This event aims to provide a platform for researchers to map and create links with each other and with non-academic research partners in migration studies. The first part of the event will include interactive online presentations from two leading organisations, the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), showcasing pertinent data that facilitate rigorous analyses of migration and internal displacement issues at the global level. These presentations will highlight avenues for using these data in research and collaborations. The second part of the event will feature interactive group discussions which will allow participants to share their own research interests in migration research, their experiences or questions about building effective partnerships with migration stakeholders, and the available opportunities for collaborative interdisciplinary research in the College of Social Sciences.

Event Programme

12:00-12:20: Participant introductions (participants briefly introduce their area of interest in migration research)

12:20-13:10: “4Mi: Global data collection with people on the move”

Chloe Sydney, Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), Global 4Mi and Data Coordinator (online presentation + interactive activities)

This interactive session will focus on the Mixed Migration Centre’s global data collection programme 4Mi, which collects in-depth, survey-based, information on mixed migration through a network of around 165 enumerators in over 20 countries across different migration routes globally. 4Mi conducts approximately 15,000 in-depth interviews with refugees and migrants on the move annually, capturing novel information on individual profiles, migration drivers, journey experiences, risk factors, and migrant destinations, and making 4Mi uniquely equipped to inform policy and practice.

13:10-13:20: Break

13:20-14:00: “GIDD: Global Internal Displacement Database”

Fanny Teppe, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Data and Analysis Coordinator (online presentation)

This session offers a presentation of GIDD, the Global Internal Displacement Database. GIDD relies on multiple sources (national and subnational government authorities, UN agencies and other international organisations, related global databases, civil society organisations, news media outlets) to collect systematic data on conflict- and violence-induced displacement as well as on disaster-induced displacement at the global level.

14:00-14:10: Break

14:10-15:00: Networking: Empowering Migration Researchers

In this part of the workshop, participants will be invited to speak about their own migration research and data, their experiences and best practices on building partnerships with external stakeholders, and their needs and aspirations as researchers. The discussion aims to open up spaces to scope out opportunities available among those in the room and across the IRT, to pursue interdisciplinary research, effective partnerships and grant capture on migration-focused projects. Researchers at all stages of their careers are welcome to join us for networking and stay on for the festive drinks!

15:00-15:30: Mince Pies and Festive Networking