Centre for Migration Studies

The Centre for Migration Studies is committed to excellence in migration and mobilities research and serves as an incubator for transformative, inclusive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research.

We seek to understand the causes, consequences, and experiences of human mobility through research, education, and outreach.  As a community of faculty members, practitioners, students, research and support staff, we work together to advance the study and understanding of migration and belonging and to facilitate publicly engaged dialogue that fosters inclusive and just communities. We explore possibilities of decolonizing migration studies by supporting research and programming that centres the intersection of migration, settler colonialism, empire, and Indigeneity.

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Dr. Leonora C. Angeles and Dr. Efrat Arbel receive 2025–2026 PHH Public Engagement Awards

Congratulations to CMS affiliates Dr. Leonora C. Angeles and Dr. Efrat Arbel for receiving the 2025–2026 UBC Public Humanities Hub Public Engagement Awards. The post Dr. Leonora C. Angeles and Dr. Efrat Arbel receive 2025–2026 PHH Public Engagement Awards appeared first on Centre for Migration…

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Call for Abstracts | 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference

Proposals are now open for the 2026 Bridging Divides Conference to be held on April 27, 2026, at UBC Vancouver. Submit your abstract by January 30. The post Call for Abstracts | 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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New Research Brief | Selective Welcome: How Race Shaped Immigration Policy in the U.S and Europe

Prof. Terri Givens examines how racial bias in historical laws still shapes immigration policy and debates over belonging in the U.S. and Europe. The post New Research Brief | Selective Welcome: How Race Shaped Immigration Policy in the U.S and Europe appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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Zachary Gaouad explored how social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys

MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation on how social media influences people to undertake dangerous migration journeys. The post Zachary Gaouad explored how social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys appeared first on Centre for…

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Dr. Lisa Brunner on rethinking the value of international education in Canada

Dr. Lisa Brunner examines international students, policy pressures, and the future of Canada’s post-secondary system. The post Dr. Lisa Brunner on rethinking the value of international education in Canada appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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Dr. Lisa Brunner weighs in on B.C.’s population drop and the risks behind the numbers

B.C.’s population is shrinking for the first time on record. Dr. Brunner explains why non-permanent residents are leaving and the wider social and economic impacts. The post Dr. Lisa Brunner weighs in on B.C.’s population drop and the risks behind the numbers appeared first on Centre for Migration…

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