Dr Hyab Yohannes
- Academic Coordinator (School of Education)
email:
Hyab.Yohannes@glasgow.ac.uk
Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G11 6EW
Biography
Hyab Yohannes is a research associate with the UNESCO RILA team at the University of Glasgow. His work involves conducting research and synthesising findings to provide insights into theoretical, methodological, and policy-related questions. Recently, Hyab co-edited a Special Issue on Intercultural Knowledge Production for the Journal of Language and Intercultural Communication. He is also currently co-editing a book entitled “Cultures of Sustainable Peace” for Multilingual Matters. Additionally, he has signed a book contract with Routledge for his upcoming publication entitled “The Refugee Abyss”. Hyab’s research interests include (b)ordering (physical, onto-epistemic, spatio-temporal, juridico-political, etc.), (de)coloniality, and political theories. Hyab's versatility to translate knowledge from different disciplines and epistemic traditions allows him to conduct research with a specialisation in migration, political theory, and (de)coloniality.
Grants
2022 – 2024
- Nuffield Foundation grant holder for Nature-based Integration at the University of Glasgow.
- Recipient of the University of Glasgow Chancellor's Award.
2018 – 2021
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UNESCO RILA Scholarship: UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (CRILA) Ph.D. Scholarship to undertake Ph.D. project The Realities of Eritrean Refugees in a Carceral Age. The scholarship covered tuition fees and provides a stipend at the RCUK Stipend Level.
2016
- SOAS University of London Sanctuary Scholarships
- Prisoners of Conscience Bursaries
Professional activities & recognition
Professional & learned societies
- 2020: Fellow, RSE Young Academy of Scotland
- 2021: Council Member, International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC)
- 2017: Charity Management Committee Member, Right to Remain UK
Selected international presentations
- 2021: Competence building, assistance provision and prevention of trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation (Online)
- 2019: Global Migration Conversations: AHRC ESRC Migration Leadership Team Event, Glasgow (Glasgow, UK)
- 2019: ENU Migration and Mobilities Research Network: Annual Conference 2019 (Edinburgh Napier University)
- 2019: Neuchatel Graduate Conference (University of Neuchatel, Switzerland)