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Migration News


  • Ahead of the IMRF, what can we really say about GCM Implementation?
    Source: Published on 2022-05-12
  • How the type of return influences reintegration sustainability: New UNU-MERIT report with the IOM
    Source: Published on 2021-12-21
  • On International Migrants Day, UNU-MERIT joins the Dutch UN Association to ask: Can we govern migration better?
    Source: Published on 2021-12-18
  • Distinguished alumna award for Melissa Siegel recognises long-term contributions to her profession and community
    Source: Published on 2021-12-15
  • International Anti-Corruption Day: We may all have the right to say ‘NO’ to corruption – but do we all have the option?
    Source: Published on 2021-12-08
  • Master’s alumna wins best thesis award at Dutch Demography Day
    Source: Published on 2021-11-30
  • We interviewed 150 women migrants – revealing how their journeys involve peril at every turn
    Source: Published on 2021-11-26
  • What a year with no travel taught us about the future of fieldwork
    Source: Published on 2021-07-16
  • Frontex: should EU agency linked to thousands of deaths from border ‘pushbacks’ be responsible for migrant safety?
    Source: Published on 2021-05-10
  • Melissa Siegel: Creating impact, one YouTube video at a time
    Source: Published on 2021-03-19
  • Diaspora and knowledge transfer – the evidence
    Source: Published on 2021-02-23
  • UNU-MERIT Migration Group Annual Report 2019
    Source: Published on 2020-12-16
  • Is COVID-19 shifting attitudes towards sustainability? A case study from Amsterdam
    Source: Published on 2020-11-27
  • Mygration Story: A new home in a new land
    Source: Published on 2020-09-23
  • Migration researcher wins 1.5m euro grant from the European Research Council
    Source: Published on 2020-09-08
  • Mygration Story: Life as a double refugee
    Source: Published on 2020-08-31
  • Once a destination for migrants, post-Gaddafi Libya has gone from transit route to containment
    Source: Published on 2020-08-24
  • Mygration Story: On grit and gratitude
    Source: Published on 2020-07-03
  • Mygration Story: ‘The PhD was as much adventure as research’
    Source: Published on 2020-06-08
  • Making the labour market more inclusive for refugees: New $100k research project
    Source: Published on 2020-05-18
  • Mygration round trip from Italy to Argentina: ‘Your blood will pulse’
    Source: Published on 2020-05-12
  • Giving money is not done, offering help is: Dilemmas of scientific integrity
    Source: Published on 2020-03-13
  • Talking with the troops: Prof. Melissa Siegel in Kuwait
    Source: Published on 2020-01-15
  • How to harness innovation to promote prosperous, diverse & inclusive societies? Nava Heinrichs at the OSCE
    Source: Published on 2019-12-20
  • Throwing development money at the ‘migration problem’ – is it completely misguided?
    Source: Published on 2019-11-20
  • Eritrean migrants face torture in Libya: What the international community can do
    Source: Published on 2019-11-19
  • Mygration Story: Crossing boundaries, staying true
    Source: Published on 2019-11-12
  • Refugees & migrants know the risks of stowing away on a lorry – but feel they must take them
    Source: Published on 2019-10-29
  • Teasing out the meaning: Capacity building in Migration (& Development)
    Source: Published on 2019-10-17
  • War from women’s perspective: My grandmothers’ mygration stories
    Source: Published on 2019-09-30
  • Entering the borderlands: Why preparation pays off when it comes to foreign fieldwork
    Source: Published on 2019-09-10
  • First Impressions: Publications in July & August 2019
    Source: Published on 2019-08-31
  • To return or not to return? How various European states deal with deportation
    Source: Published on 2019-07-09
  • UNU Newsletter on Migration
    Source: Published on 2019-07-04
  • Master’s students get a taste of real-life policy processes in Malta
    Source: Published on 2019-06-05
  • A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres
    Source: Published on 2019-05-31
  • Uganda’s Nakivale Refugee Camp: Notes from our PhD fieldwork
    Source: Published on 2019-05-23
  • ‘We, not they’ – Changing the narrative & strengthening local research for the SDGs across Africa
    Source: Published on 2019-04-16
  • Culturally responsive teaching in a globalised world
    Source: Published on 2019-04-11
  • ‘Doing a PhD is like running a marathon’ — Dr. Andrea Milan
    Source: Published on 2019-04-04
  • Emergency evolution: A process framework for humanitarian social protection
    Source: Published on 2019-03-14
  • Problems of today tackled by the leaders of tomorrow: NASPAA-Batten Simulation 2019
    Source: Published on 2019-03-05
  • Changing places: Between here & there, the local & the global
    Source: Published on 2019-02-26
  • The road to Ulaanbaatar: New internal migration study on Mongolia
    Source: Published on 2019-01-23
  • The right to immigrate: An interview with Prof. Arjen Leerkes
    Source: Published on 2018-12-18
  • Mygration Story: Between two worlds
    Source: Published on 2018-12-18
  • Why girls and women flee with birth control
    Source: Published on 2018-12-12
  • Speaking truth to power & parliaments: Melissa Siegel
    Source: Published on 2018-11-27
  • Mygration Story: Escaping conflict, embracing education — but never forgetting our roots
    Source: Published on 2018-10-31
  • Another coffee and a career? How international knowledge workers fuel local economic growth
    Source: Published on 2018-10-26
  • Mygration Story: From coast to host across the Mediterranean
    Source: Published on 2018-10-12
  • Beyond moral obligations: From theories to practical solutions
    Source: Published on 2018-08-06
  • Survival strategies for fleeing Eritrea
    Source: Published on 2018-07-26
  • Rethinking humanitarian aid: A call for humanitarian social protection
    Source: Published on 2018-06-20
  • Families’ migration nightmares: Eritreans en route to Europe
    Source: Published on 2018-06-19
  • The secrets of immigrant student success
    Source: Published on 2018-05-16
  • Mygration Story: A tale of brain drain, love gain, and total integration
    Source: Published on 2018-05-14
  • Preventing a monsoon health crisis in Bangladesh
    Source: Published on 2018-05-08
  • Mobility in the European Union: What don’t we know?
    Source: Published on 2018-04-19
  • Erasmus for migrants: The ‘Helping Students in Acceptance’ project
    Source: Published on 2018-03-15
  • Mygration Story: On migration, home, and identity
    Source: Published on 2018-01-24
  • Why we need to talk about migration & human security: Interview
    Source: Published on 2017-11-20
  • Mygration Story: How an adopted citizen became an extraordinary patriot
    Source: Published on 2017-10-27
  • New 5-year grant for study on education policies & immigrant student achievement
    Source: Published on 2017-09-14
  • Corruption & migration: How women & girls pay a heavy toll
    Source: Published on 2017-08-01
  • Mygration Story: Postcolonial musings from Asia to Europe
    Source: Published on 2017-07-05
  • Immigrant youth help to build nations
    Source: Published on 2017-07-04
  • Making Migration A Priority: Prof. Melissa Siegel
    Source: Published on 2017-05-31
  • Migrants’ Rights & Development: New Report
    Source: Published on 2017-05-26
  • Mygration Story: On statelessness and taking risks
    Source: Published on 2017-05-17
  • Mygration Story: From Tsarist oppression to ‘Trudeau’ tolerance
    Source: Published on 2017-04-28
  • Mygration Story: A migrant’s view on migrants
    Source: Published on 2017-03-27
  • Libya is not Turkey: Why the EU Plan to Stop Mediterranean Migration is a Human Rights Concern
    Source: Published on 2017-02-16
  • How migrant women are leading locally in France, Spain & beyond
    Source: Published on 2017-02-09
  • Mygration Story: For the simple love of Canada
    Source: Published on 2017-01-27
  • Mygration Story: Longing for the grass fields of Cameroon
    Source: Published on 2016-12-20
  • Why don’t refugees just stay in Turkey or Greece? We asked them
    Source: Published on 2016-12-15
  • Mygration Story: Who is a migrant anyway?
    Source: Published on 2016-11-30
  • Time to Rethink Migration & Redefine Transnationalism?
    Source: Published on 2016-11-02
  • Celebrating 30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics
    Source: Published on 2016-10-31
  • Mygration Story: Giving back through transnational living
    Source: Published on 2016-10-26
  • Mygration Story: From Destruction to Empowerment
    Source: Published on 2016-09-30
  • The end of migrants as we know them?
    Source: Published on 2016-09-19
  • Why It’s Time to Get Serious about Migration and Development
    Source: Published on 2016-09-19
  • Why Migrant Vulnerability Is a Community Health Issue
    Source: Published on 2016-09-12
  • What Will Be the Legacy of Alan Kurdi’s Death?
    Source: Published on 2016-09-02
  • New Professor of Migration Studies: Dr. Melissa Siegel
    Source: Published on 2016-08-31
  • Mygration Story: Karachi Always on My Compass
    Source: Published on 2016-08-29
  • Mygration Story: Of Choice, Force & Future
    Source: Published on 2016-07-26
  • Migration Researcher Wins OECD Fellowship
    Source: Published on 2016-07-22
  • Mygration Story: The Bolivian Mayor from Damascus
    Source: Published on 2016-06-28
  • BREXIT, Europe & the Economics of Migration
    Source: Published on 2016-06-23
  • Mygration Story: Italian Roots & Winds of Change
    Source: Published on 2016-05-30
  • Mygration Story: Latina Transatlantica
    Source: Published on 2016-04-26
  • Mexico & Migration: Ambassador Dialogues
    Source: Published on 2016-04-19
  • NATO Research Visit on Afghan Migration
    Source: Published on 2016-04-14
  • The Return of the Prodigy Son: Do Return Migrants Make Better Leaders?
    Source: Published on 2016-03-31
  • ‘First Impressions’ Press Review: March 2016
    Source: Published on 2016-03-31
  • Mygration Story: The Girl from Hiroshima
    Source: Published on 2016-03-15
  • Competition for Talent in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine
    Source: Published on 2016-03-14
  • Mygration Story: ‘Dumb Polack’ to a PhD
    Source: Published on 2016-02-29
  • Resolving Europe’s Refugee Crisis: Prof. Khalid Koser
    Source: Published on 2016-02-24
  • Right-wing Populism and Immigration Policy
    Source: Published on 2016-02-16
  • New Migration Course for University College Maastricht
    Source: Published on 2016-02-06
  • Maastricht Team Coordinating UNU Migration Network
    Source: Published on 2016-02-03
  • Mygration Story: 100 Years From Ireland
    Source: Published on 2016-01-22
  • A Life Course Perspective on the Citizenship Premium: the Case of the Netherlands: Floris Peters
    Source: Published on 2016-01-20
  • ‘Rubicon’ Grant for Migration Researcher
    Source: Published on 2016-01-15
  • Return & Reintegration Outcomes: 12-15 July 2016
    Source: Published on 2016-01-01
  • UNU Statement for International Migrants Day
    Source: Published on 2015-12-18
  • The Power of Women Entrepreneurs & Their Social Impact
    Source: Published on 2015-12-09
  • Corruption & Migration: The Missing Link
    Source: Published on 2015-12-08
  • Putting a Human Face on Climate Change
    Source: Published on 2015-12-08
  • Born Out of Necessity: The Role of Refugee Entrepreneurs
    Source: Published on 2015-11-16
  • The Inter-American Development Bank and the issue of Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America
    Source: Published on 2015-10-30
  • Global Forum on Migration & Development 2015
    Source: Published on 2015-10-22
  • The Challenges of Harmonising Legal Migration: Ágnes Töttős
    Source: Published on 2015-10-21
  • Global Diaspora Week: Can Expats Rebuild the Arab World?
    Source: Published on 2015-10-17
  • Is This the End of Asylum in Europe?
    Source: Published on 2015-10-13
  • Managing Migration: A Question of Perception & Priorities
    Source: Published on 2015-10-06
  • Empower Local Communities to Ease the Refugee Crisis
    Source: Published on 2015-09-19
  • International Day of Peace: New Fears for Burundi
    Source: Published on 2015-09-18
  • The Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
    Source: Published on 2015-09-08
  • Migrant Targets: Asylum Shelter or Overseas Development?
    Source: Published on 2015-09-08
  • The Search for Doctoral Fieldwork Funding
    Source: Published on 2015-08-31
  • World Day vs. Trafficking in Persons, 30 July
    Source: Published on 2015-07-27
  • Migrants Arriving in Athens: No Reception & No Place to Go
    Source: Published on 2015-07-15
  • Swiss Migration Partnerships: New Policy Brief
    Source: Published on 2015-07-14
  • Migrant Integration: How Policies Shape Everyday Lives
    Source: Published on 2015-07-13
  • Diaspora Engagement in the MENA Region: 26 Aug.
    Source: Published on 2015-06-29
  • World Refugee Day, 20 June: New Highs, New Flows
    Source: Published on 2015-06-18
  • ‘First Impressions’ Press Review: May 2015
    Source: Published on 2015-06-01
  • Displacement, Refugees & the New World Disorder: Seminar
    Source: Published on 2015-05-26
  • Let Their People Drown: The EU’s Self-inflicted Migration Drama
    Source: Published on 2015-04-29
  • Challenges for International Cooperation & Development
    Source: Published on 2015-03-12
  • Khalid Koser Leads New Global Fund vs. Violent Extremism
    Source: Published on 2015-03-05
  • Return and Reintegration of Migrants: IOM Report Launch
    Source: Published on 2015-01-19
  • UN Briefing: Does Migration Enable Development?
    Source: Published on 2014-12-17
  • Migration & Security: Khalid Koser Inaugural Lecture
    Source: Published on 2014-09-18
  • Lebanon: Playing the Good Host?
    Source: Published on 2014-07-09
  • Higher Education: A Key Development Need for Refugees
    Source: Published on 2014-07-03
  • Refugees, Returnees & Transnational Families
    Source: Published on 2014-06-24
  • Refugees Deserve More than One Day in the Spotlight
    Source: Published on 2014-06-19
  • Migrant & Refugee Integration in Global Cities: New Policy Brief
    Source: Published on 2014-05-22
  • Dutch Mayors Seek Fairer Children’s Amnesty
    Source: Published on 2014-05-20
  • Refugee or Migrant Diasporas: Does it Make a Difference?
    Source: Published on 2014-03-24
  • Human Migration: Myths, Hysteria & Facts: 27 June
    Source: Published on 2014-03-19
  • Watching a World in Motion: New Policy Brief
    Source: Published on 2014-02-27
  • UNU Migration Network Online
    Source: Published on 2014-02-10
  • Migrants Knocking at the Doors of Fortress Europe?
    Source: Published on 2014-02-04
  • ‘First Impressions’ Press Review: January 2014
    Source: Published on 2014-02-03
  • Migration and Development Conference: A World in Motion
    Source: Published on 2014-01-22
  • British Honour for Prof. Khalid Koser
    Source: Published on 2014-01-09
  • Short Course: Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP)
    Source: Published on 2013-09-30

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