Past events

23 Jun 2019
A voice from Manus Island: An evening with Behrouz Boochani and Omid Tofighian
Global Migrations, Refugee, Manus Island, Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian, No F...

14 Mar 2018
The best of times, the worst of times: A biocultural investigation of 19th century life in Otago, New Zealand
Biocultural study of historic cemeteries and migration...

23 Aug 2022
International Migration to Small and Mid-Sized Cities: Opportunities, Challenges and a New Agenda for Research
International Migration to Small and Mid-Sized Cities: Opportunities, Challenges...

09 Aug 2021
Where did War Criminals Go?
Where did War Criminals Go?...

07 Feb 2020
Behrouz Boochani and Professor Alison Phipps in conversation
Join us for an evening of conversation between Professor Alison Phipps, the 2019...

30 Jul 2019
Arts-based methods and cultural approaches in refugee integration
Alison Phipps, De Carle, Refugee integration, xenophobia, arts methods, intercul...

12 May 2021
Chinese Performance and Inter-Community Relations in a 19th-Century New Zealand Gold-Mining Setting
Join us as Professor Henry Johnson examines the contributions of Chinese musical...

11 Dec 2020
Feeling into Refugee Resettlement in Aotearoa New Zealand
Join our 2020 Visiting Scholar Professor Sara Kindon from Victoria University of...

17 Nov 2019
The Scottish role in developing the Ceylon tea enterprise
Global Migrations, Scottish, Ceylon, tea, James Taylor, Angela McCarthy, Sri Lan...

29 Jun 2017
Muslims 'belonging' to Muslims 'becoming'
Free public lecture by Dr Yassir Morsi on Muslims becoming...

25 Mar 2021
Jewish Migration to New Zealand: Aotearoa as a Safe Haven
Join Kris Clancy from the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand speaking on Jewish mig...

28 Nov 2019
Idioms of distress: Wellbeing and mental resilience in displaced peoples, refugee populations and global mental health
Global migrations, Alison Phipps, De Carle, Refugees, Displaced Peoples, Health,...

06 Sep 2019
Researching multilingually with displaced peoples
Global Migrations, Alison Phipps, De Carle, refugees, displaced peoples, languag...

03 Dec 2020
Narratives of Migrant and Refugee Discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand workshop
Narratives of Migrant and Refugee Discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand worksho...

20 Oct 2019
A Fair Go? Educational outcomes of former refugees in New Zealand
Global Migrations, refugees, education, New Zealand...

07 Aug 2019
Ceremonial and spiritual reflections on creativity and reconciliation in integration
Global Migrations, Alison Phipps, Refugee, Integration, Memory, Reconciliation,...

14 Sep 2022
Migrant Communities in Japan and New Zealand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repercussions and Responses
Migrant Communities in Japan and New Zealand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reper...

27 Apr 2022
The Trauma of Exploitation: Emotional Landscapes of Temporary Migration and Workplace Unfreedom
Professor Francis Collins, Professor of Geography and Director of Te Ngira: Inst...

14 Dec 2020
Re-imagining Resettlement Practice through Arts-Based Methods
Join Professor Sara Kindon as she discusses arts-based methods in refugee resett...

11 Mar 2020
Journey to New Edinburgh: The Story of Otago's Pioneers
Scottish, Otago, Centre for Global Migrations, seminar, Sean Brosnahan, migratio...

05 Sep 2022
L'Dor V'Dor: The Holocaust and Intergenerational Trauma
L'Dor V'Dor: The Holocaust and Intergenerational Trauma...

24 Mar 2021
Who let the dogs out? Predicting Provenance of Archaeological Kūri in Aotearoa
Public seminar \...

15 May 2017
The Longest Journey: From Africa to Aotearoa
Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith Global Migrations seminar...

18 Mar 2020
postponed-skills-on-the-move-de-skilling-up-skilling-and-re-skilling-in-labour-migration
Global Migrations, Reinaruth Carlos, migrant nurses, Japan, Singapore, New Zeala...

28 Nov 2019
Migration, health and wellbeing conference
Migration, health, wellbeing, global migrations, migrants, refugees...

26 Nov 2017
Education, Migration and Translation Research symposium
Education, Migration and Translation Research symposium...

20 Mar 2019
Migration and Mobility in the Data Age: What are the consequences for race and health?
migration, race, health, wellbeing, Ruth DeSouza, Race Relations Week, global mi...

07 Sep 2022
Nursing in Crisis: Philippine Nurse Migration during the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Implications for New Zealand
Nursing in Crisis: Philippine Nurse Migration during the COVID-19 Pandemic and i...

13 Jul 2018
Addressing the challenges of migrant elder care
Centre for Global Migrations, migration, elder care...

02 Aug 2018
Voices from Asia: Narratives of Migrant and Refugee Women in Higher Education
Global Migrations, refugees, migrants, Tiffany Cone, higher education...

19 Mar 2020
CANCELLED - Dunedin 2020 Race Relations Week Forum
Come along to this free event on Thursday 19 March 2020 to hear insights on race...

21 Jul 2019
The Power and Pitfalls of Ancient DNA: What ancient DNA can and can’t tell us about ancient human migrations
Join us for the first talk in the Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Pro...

15 Sep 2019
Chinese Music Performance in colonial New Zealand
Global Migrations, Chinese, New Zealand, music...

13 Aug 2019
Refugee Integration and the Arts of Hospitality
Global Migrations, De Carle lecture, Alison Phipps, Refugee, integration, hospit...

12 Aug 2019
Destitution, deportation and their consequences: Considerations from Law and Language
Alison Phipps, Global Migrations, language, asylum seekers, refugees, law...

25 Mar 2021
Dunedin Race Relations Week Forum 2021
As part of Race Relations Week 2021, the Centre for Global Migrations is co-spon...

08 Oct 2020
Tall Fences, Taller Trees - A worldwide online screening premiere
Tall Fences, Taller Trees - A film by Arash Kamali Sarvestani. A worldwide onlin...

21 Aug 2019
Rent and refuge: Scotland's street-wise history of sanctuary and solidarity
Global Migrations, Alison Phipps, De Carle Lecture, Scotland, sanctuary, solidar...

18 Aug 2019
Life and death on the Otago goldfields
Global Migrations, migrants, Otago, goldfields, cemeteries...

05 Dec 2019
Public Lecture: The Well in Welcome
Public Lecture: The Well in Welcome, presented jointly by the Centre for Global...

06 Dec 2017
Refugee stories in Scotland
Refugee Stories in Scotland...

08 Jul 2020
An Uncomfortable History: Kiwi Indians and Exclusion
Global Migrations, Kiwi Indians, Exclusion, Jacqueline Leckie...

29 Jan 2020
Professor Alison Phipps in conversation with Rev Dr Peter Matheson
Join us as Professor Alison Phipps, the 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lecturer, di...

06 Nov 2018
Refuge in the City: Former refugees in urban New Zealand
Global Migrations, refugees, New Zealand, resettlement, housing, education, heal...