Dates
16–17 November 2026
Location
University of Otago, Dunedin campus
Call for papers
This two-day conference, hosted by the Centre for Global Migrations, aims to bring together scholars, healthcare practitioners, policy analysts, and advocates who engage with issues relating to migration and health.
We welcome 20-minute presentations that consider any aspect of migration and health across time and space, including but not limited to the following:
- Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and Health Sciences approaches
- Migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
- Migrant workers in the healthcare sector
- Physical and mental health of migrants
- Determinants of migrant health and interventions
Please provide the following details to the conference organisers:
- Paper title
- Abstract (200 words maximum)
- Brief biographical information (including institutional affiliation and contact details)
Details are required before the deadline of 1 June 2026.
Email gmevents@otago.ac.nz
Regrettably, we are unable to provide funding support for participants. Should you require earlier confirmation for funding applications, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Keynote speakers
- Associate Professor Nadia Charania, Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology
- Mata’aga Hana Fanene-Taiti QSM, Chief Executive, Oamaru Pacific Island Trust
- Associate Professor Peter Leese, Centre for Culture and the Mind, University of Copenhagen
Contact information
Please send proposals or queries to Global Migrations Events.
Email gmevents@otago.ac.nz
Conference organisers
- Dr Molly George
- Professor Angela McCarthy
- Professor Pauline Norris