Our member Dr Neil Vallelly awarded prestigious Rutherford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 8:20am
The Otago Daily Times features our member Dr Neil Vallelly who has been awarded a prestigious Rutherford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship for his research on migrant detention.
Afghan Refugee Women Find Means of Expression in Art
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 8:12am
The Otago Daily Times features our member Dr Pooneh Torabian's collaborative arts project with Afghan refugee women.
Refugee Transition from Secondary School to Tertiary Education Project
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 8:00am
The Otago Daily Times reports on our Associate Director's project on refugee transition from secondary school to tertiary education.
Migration publications launched by Centre for Global Migrations
Monday, 1 March 2021 4:21pm
Two new publications tackling the realities of global and local migration were launched by the University of Otago’s Centre for Global Migrations on 26 February.
2019 De Carle Distinguished Lecturer in the News
Thursday, 22 August 2019 8:57am
Our 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lecturer, Professor Alison Phipps, speaks to the Otago Daily Times about refugee integration in Dunedin.
Dr Neil Vallelly hosts refugee talk
Thursday, 25 July 2019 9:27am
Our member Dr Neil Vallelly speaks to the Otago Daily Times ahead of his event with Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani.
British refugee integration expert returning to Dunedin for lecture series
Tuesday, 9 July 2019 11:30am
The University of Otago’s Centre for Global Migrations says having Professor Alison Phipps, OBE, return to Dunedin as the prestigious De Carle Distinguished Lecturer for 2019 will promote wide-ranging and insightful discussion on a host of refugee integration issues and trends.
Events provide insider’s perspective of brutality of Manus Island prison
Tuesday, 11 June 2019 10:04am
When Manus Island detainee and award-winning novelist Behrouz Boochani is interviewed at the Dunedin Public Library on 23 June, he hopes his harrowing story will increase awareness of the inhumane Australian border regime.
Ex-refugees explain difficulties faced, resettlement rewards
Wednesday, 7 November 2018 7:41am
Coverage of the opening session of our Refuge in the City: Former Refugees in Urban New Zealand conference appears in the Otago Daily Times, 7 November 2018.
Dunedin Refugee Conference
Thursday, 18 October 2018 7:13am
Coverage of our forthcoming Refuge in the City: Former Refugees in Urban New Zealand conference appears in the Otago Daily Times, 17 Octobber 2018.
Associate Director, Professor Henry Johnson, performs Japanese drumming at cultural diversity festival
Tuesday, 7 August 2018 9:29am
Our Associate Director Professor Henry Johnson performs Japanese drumming at a cultural festival in Queenstown.
Centre's 2018 Visiting Scholar, Dr Tiffany Cone, explores international student experiences
Monday, 6 August 2018 12:45pm
Dr Tiffany Cone, the 2018 Centre for Global Migrations Visiting Scholar, appears in the Otago Daily Times, 4 August 2018, discussing a comparative study on the experiences of international students at Otago and at her institution in Bangladesh.
Graves give up secrets: Our seminar speaker Professor Hallie Buckley
Friday, 6 April 2018 8:10am
Coverage in the Otago Daily Times, 27 March 2018, of Professor Hallie Buckley's seminar, jointly hosted by the Centre for Global Migrations and Department of History and Art History.
On the Move: Feature on Centre for Global Migrations
Monday, 12 February 2018 8:18am
The Centre for Global Migrations features in the University of Otago magazine (October 2017).
Benefits outweigh challenges in receiving migrants
Monday, 12 February 2018 8:35am
Our Centre member Dr Dennis Wesselbaum's opinion piece on Dunedin's opportunity to benefit from climate change migrants.
New Zealand 'Amazing' to Refugees
Tuesday, 5 December 2017 6:59am
Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, appears in the Otago Daily Times, 5 December 2017, ahead of her public talk in Dunedin.
Climate Change a 'key' factor in Migration
Monday, 6 November 2017 8:57am
Our member Dr Dennis Wesselbaum appears in the New Zealand Herald, 11 October 2017, examining climate change as a key driver for migration.
Report on Geopolitics of Migration conference
Friday, 14 July 2017 8:47am
Our Associate Director, Associate Professor Jacqui Leckie, appears in the Otago Daily Times, 3 July 2017, discussing the 52nd Otago Foreign Policy School on the Geopolitics of Migration.
Centre's 2017 Visiting Scholar, Dr Yassir Morsi, on Muslims, migration, belonging and becoming
Friday, 30 June 2017 2:09pm
Dr Yassir Morsi, the 2017 Centre for Global Migrations Visiting Scholar, appears in the Otago Daily Times, 30 June 2017, in relation to his public talk on Muslims, migration, belonging and becoming.
DNA tests in schools to study global human migration
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 6:47am
Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith, member of the Centre for Global Migrations, brings DNA tests to schools to encourage the study of global human migration.
