Oxford Migration Studies Society

25/02/2025

Reminder 🚨

The deadline for submitting an abstract for the 2025 Oxford Migration Studies Society Conference is fast approaching!

We are welcoming the submissions of abstracts between 150-200 words by March 14th. We strongly encourage diverse submissions from postgraduates, PhD students, and researchers across various disciplines and geographies.

For submissions, please use this Google Form: https://lnkd.in/eH-qUEEj

For inquiries, contact us at [email protected] or visit our website.

We look forward to reading your abstracts and seeing you at the conference!

Announcement: Call for Papers

The Oxford Migration Studies Society is excited to announce that our 2025 conference will be taking place on the 17th-18th of May at St. Catherine’s College Oxford! Centering on the theme Shifting Borders, the conference seeks to address the manifest ways in which the notion of the border has been (re)negotiated through technological advancement, cultural transformation, policy, and political change. Over the course of the two days, the conference will bring together students, academics, and practitioners alike together for diverse academic panels alongside film screenings and evening events.

We invite you to submit an abstract of 150-200 words for a presentation of around 15-20 minutes on the topic of ‘Shifting Borders’ by the 14th March. Successful applicants will be informed shortly after the deadline. We are hoping to build as diverse a programme as possible and welcome submissions from a range of both disciplinary and geographic backgrounds from postgraduates and undergraduates in their final year.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you at the conference!

Please submit abstracts using the following google form: https://forms.gle/uyQ6NPcGv4xxphnB9

For inquiries or further information, please contact us at [email protected] or check out our website: https://oxfordmigrationstudiessociety.web.ox.ac.uk/event/omss-conference-2025

20/02/2025

Join us this Saturday, February 22nd, for an afternoon at the Migration Museum in London. We’ll meet at Oxford Train Station at 10:45 AM to catch the train together, arriving at the museum by 2 PM.

The museum explores how the movement of people to and from the UK has shaped the nation’s identity through immersive installations, artwork, film, photography, and personal stories. For more details on the current exhibits, “All Our Stories: Migration and the Making of Britain” and “Inside/Outside and All In Between”, visit: https://www.migrationmuseum.org/events/ . See you there!

12/02/2025

Announcement: Call for Papers

The Oxford Migration Studies Society is excited to announce that our 2025 conference will be taking place on the 17th-18th of May at St. Catherine’s College Oxford! Centering on the theme Shifting Borders, the conference seeks to address the manifest ways in which the notion of the border has been (re)negotiated through technological advancement, cultural transformation, policy, and political change. Over the course of the two days, the conference will bring together students, academics, and practitioners alike together for diverse academic panels alongside film screenings and evening events.

We invite you to submit an abstract of 150-200 words for a presentation of around 15-20 minutes on the topic of ‘Shifting Borders’ by the 14th March. Successful applicants will be informed shortly after the deadline. We are hoping to build as diverse a programme as possible and welcome submissions from a range of both disciplinary and geographic backgrounds from postgraduates and undergraduates in their final year.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you at the conference!

Please submit abstracts using the following google form: https://forms.gle/uyQ6NPcGv4xxphnB9

For inquiries or further information, please contact us at [email protected] or check out our website: https://oxfordmigrationstudiessociety.web.ox.ac.uk/event/omss-conference-2025

07/02/2025

Announcement: OMSS Conference 2025

We are excited to announce the upcoming Oxford Migration Studies Society Conference on May 17th and 18th, 2025, at St Catherine's College, Oxford.

This year's theme is "Shifting Borders” we will explore the dynamic, evolving nature of migration and its impact on people, societies, economies, governance and cultures.

Join us for two days of insightful presentations, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities with experts, scholars, and practitioners in the field. The conference will feature keynote speakers, panel sessions, and workshops that address the complexities of migration in our rapidly changing world.

Date: May 17-18, 2025�Location: St Catherine's College, Oxford

We invite participants from various disciplines to contribute their knowledge and research. More details regarding registration, the agenda, and accommodation options will be provided soon.

Save the date and be part of a transformative dialogue on the frontiers of migration. For inquiries or further information, please contact us at [email protected] or check out our website: https://oxfordmigrationstudiessociety.web.ox.ac.uk/event/omss-conference-2025

We look forward to seeing you in Oxford!

04/02/2025

🎉 Hey everyone! 🎶

We’re excited to invite you to our first social this term on Friday, February 7th, at 8 PM in St. Anthony's College Bar!🍹✨

Join the Oxford Migration Studies Society and the Oxford Department for International Development for a fun evening of drinks, music, and great conversation. It’s a perfect chance to connect with fellow students and unwind after a busy week. We hope to see you there! 🎤💃

Mark your calendars!

See you soon! 🍻🎊
(p.s. plus ones are always welcome!)

22/07/2022

A great opportunity for those interested in Migration Studies:

Internship with ARTconnects

For gender/climate migration students.

Contribute towards empowering women gender equality, climate action and improving mental health for refugee and marginalised women around the world.

Exciting opportunity to intern with the award-winning ARTconnects enterprise, founded by the highly acclaimed and influential artist and women's rights activist, Salma Zulfiqar www.artconnects.co.uk.

Daily tasks include admin, and outreach work such as drafting emails and letters and filling in forms. Creating flyers and social media posts.

1 year period to start immediately approximately 5 hours per week with flexible timings if needed. Payment to be discussed.

If interested, you can contact Salma Zulfiqar and send your CV at artconnectscf@gmail

06/06/2022

It’s here!
We are pleased to share this special issue of Routed Magazine, featuring contributions from our 2022 Conference panellists.

Building on the theme ‘Contours of Power: Exploring Power and Migration’, this issue engages with topics on gender and sexuality, (de)colonialism, climate change, art and resistance, technology, humanitarianism and development, and migrant rights.

Take a look - we can’t wait to hear what you think!

You're invited to join the debate at the Oxford Migration Conference 2022: Contours of Power, hosted by the Oxford Migration Studies Society, the Migration and Mobility Network, and Routed Magazine.

18/05/2022

Our second day of the OMSS Annual Migration Conference 2022 has started and we've got an exciting day lined up! Join us today as we hear from five amazing international panelists for our Panel 3 on the theme of "Climate Change and (Im)mobility" this morning from 10:00-12:00 (UTC+1).

And this afternoon we welcome our Panel 4 considering the theme "Gender, Sexuality and (Dis)empowerment" as we hear from four fantastic panelists from 13:00-14:30 (UTC+1).

Tickets are still available for our panels today and for our Uncomfortable Oxford Tour around Oxford city centre. Get yours here:

The Oxford Migration Studies Society presents the Annual Oxford Migration Conference - Contours of Power: Exploring Power and Migration

17/05/2022

Our Conference is in full swing! Join us now for our second panel "Arts and Resistance" starting in a few minutes...

16/05/2022

We are delighted to share our programme of panels and events for the Annual Oxford Migration Conference of 2022.

We're looking forward to welcoming you to our venue at St Luke's Chapel, Oxford, or online if you are joining us remotely.

Online tickets are still available:
https://tinyurl.com/OMSSconference2022

13/05/2022

We are excited to share that you can support the work of 4 organisations throughout the Annual Oxford Migration Conference: SOAS Detainee Support (SDS), Refugee 4 Refugees, Sea-Watch, and Mosaik Education.

Each of these organisations does important work to provide support and solidarity to migrants in different ways. You can also hear from Refugee 4 Refugees and Mosaik during the Conference.

While attendance of the Conference is free, please consider giving a donation through our Eventbrite link, if you can.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Oxford Migration Studies Society presents the Annual Oxford Migration Conference - Contours of Power: Exploring Power and Migration