Centre for Migration Studies

Faculty of Arts

News

Dr. Kashif Raza on multilingualism as a bridge in diverse democracies

November 10, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Caitlyn Yates on how Panama and the U.S.’s crackdown transformed migration through the Darién Gap

November 7, 2025

Affiliate in Focus: Prof. Ming Chen

November 6, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner on Canada's 2026-28 Immigration Plan

November 5, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner’s recommendations for a fair immigration system for international students

November 4, 2025

Announcement, Opportunity

Call for Papers: International Doctoral Symposium 2026

October 29, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Crossing Lines: New graphic anthology explores human migration through comics

October 28, 2025

Affiliate in Focus: Dr. María Cervantes-Macías

October 23, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Terri Givens explores radical empathy and positive change in her new book "Reckoning"

October 21, 2025

How to welcome newcomer students to schools in Canada — and why everyone benefits

October 17, 2025

Announcement, Publication, Research, Spotlight

New Research Brief | Italian Dumplings and Chinese Pizzas: Food, Migration, and Identity Between China and Italy

October 15, 2025

Event highlight, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner shares expertise with House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

October 14, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Caitlyn Yates on navigating the crisis of U.S. expulsions to Panama

October 14, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner warns against conflating immigration and education policy

October 13, 2025

Research, Spotlight

UBCO professors offer free AI workshops for immigrants

October 10, 2025

Announcement, Publication, Spotlight

New Policy Brief: Canadian International Student Policy at a Crossroads

October 9, 2025

Announcement, Opportunity, Spotlight

We're Hiring: Graduate Academic Assistant

October 8, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Gaoheng Zhang examines transcultural food mobilities in latest book

October 7, 2025

Event highlight, Spotlight

Learning from the land: A guided tour into Indigenous knowledge

October 2, 2025

Prof. Helena Zeweri's top picks: What to watch, read, and listen to

October 1, 2025

New research series: Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape

September 29, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Study led by Prof. Elizabeth Saewyc finds newcomer teens in Canada face barriers to contraception

September 27, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

On CBC Listen, Prof. Elizabeth Saewyc highlights gaps in sexual health education for teens new to Canada

September 25, 2025

Event highlight, Spotlight

APSA Pre-Conference | Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship

September 25, 2025

Affiliate in Focus: Prof. Helena Zeweri

September 24, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Karun Kishor Karki tackles barriers to skilled immigrants in new book

September 23, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Emer. Dan Hiebert warns immigration cuts threaten Canada’s economic future

September 22, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Ana Vivaldi explores Indigenous displacement in Patagonia in a new book

September 18, 2025

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Staying Behind: Limited Displacement and Inequality After Wildfires in the U.S.

September 17, 2025

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Elizabeth Saewyc finds sexual health gaps persist for migrant youth in Canada

September 17, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Mapping Francophone Spaces: Prof. Suzanne Huot and Anne-Cécile Delaisse on Community Cohesion in Canada

September 11, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad warns against ending Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program

September 8, 2025

Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity: CMS Speaker Series 2025–26

September 4, 2025

Announcement, Opportunity

We're Hiring: Research Associate

September 3, 2025

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Refuge and Rejection: Hong Kong’s Overlooked Holocaust History

September 2, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

The Collapse of the American Dream: Dr. Caitlyn Yates on reverse migration

August 28, 2025

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Making Friends, Making Homes: How Cosmopolitan Associations Connect Diverse Immigrants

August 21, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh on vanishings, violence, and the stress of witnessing Iran bombed

August 19, 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Contested territory: Dr. Anna Jurkevics reimagines democracy beyond borders

August 15, 2025

Affiliate in Focus: Dr. Caitlyn Yates, new CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow

August 14, 2025

Affiliate in Focus: Katie Crocker

Discover the CMS 2024–25 Annual Report

Announcement, Opportunity

We're Hiring: Senior Manager

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Amanda Cheong explores 'birth tourism' and nonresident mothers in Canada

Event highlight, Spotlight

World Refugee Day Symposium 2025

Announcement, Research, Spotlight

CMS welcomes four new visiting scholars

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Bethany Hastie examines heat risks and regulations for agricultural workers in Canada and the US

Achievement, Research

14 CMS affiliates secure SSHRC funding in 2024 competition

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. John Culbert explores mobility politics through a transnational and decolonial lens in his new book

In the Media, Spotlight

International student policy at a crossroads: Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner weighs in

In the Media, Spotlight

New article spotlights Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert’s report on regional immigration

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Love and Belonging: How Immigrants Find Romantic Partners in Canada

PhD candidate Rose Xueqing Zhang receives FHSS Congress Student Merit Award

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Kashif Raza exposes data gaps facing foreign-trained doctors

Prof. Amanda Cheong recognized by ASA section awards

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad and Prof. Amanda Cheong on the growing global threats to birthright citizenship

Q&A with Prof. Suzanne Huot, CMS Interim Co-Director

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner and Dr. Dale M. McCartney examine colonial legacies in international student mobility

Perspectives from students in the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert examines how immigration impacts regional growth in Canada

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Do civil rights claims actually resonate? Prof. Irene Bloemraad investigates in new study

Build a Bridge Program and Competition 2025

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Ayaka Yoshimizu examines migration and knowledge politics in new co-edited volume

Publication, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Terri Givens addresses securitization of immigration policy in new review article

Event highlight, Spotlight

CMS Research Conference 2025: Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | From Classroom to Citizenship: Higher Education’s Role in Migration Policy

Announcement, Opportunity, Spotlight

Applications are now open for the 2025-26 Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

Borders Research Group releases new zine issue

Announcement, Spotlight

Prof. Suzanne Huot appointed Interim Co-Director, UBC Centre for Migration Studies

Dr. Kashif Raza on how licensing barriers unfairly exclude internationally trained doctors in Canada

Event highlight, Spotlight

Exploring Indigenous belongings through Indigenous voices: a visit to MOA

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Antje Ellermann reflects on Canada’s shifting discourse around immigration

Research, Spotlight

Research in Focus: Anusha Kassan

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad on how immigration and housing shape Canadian voter priorities

In the Media, Spotlight

Debunking the myth of the ‘Immigrant vote’: Prof. Irene Bloemraad weighs in

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Kashif Raza on how racialized voters are reshaping Canadian politics through digital networks

Prof. Sofia Noori receive the 2024-25 Killam Teaching Prize

Dr. Kashif Raza awarded SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant 2025

Event highlight, Research, Spotlight

PhD student Dhriti Mehta represents CMS and UBC at International Doctoral Symposium in Hong Kong

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Making Health Disparities Visible: The MENA Category and COVID-19

In the Media, Spotlight

Immigration cuts: Dr. Lisa Brunner explores Canada’s shift and its impact on rural colleges

Achievement, In the Media

Graduate Certificate student Adam Arca awarded in Briarpatch Magazine contest

Profs. Benjamin Bryce, Henry Yu, and Alice Te Punga Somerville awarded 2025/2026 Research Excellence Cluster funding

Announcement, Opportunity

Migration Data Challenge 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad and Dr. Lisa Brunner share insights on risks for Canadians traveling to the U.S.

Registration now open for the CMS Research Conference 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner on federal immigration policies and the future of B.C. colleges and universities

Prof. Megan Daniels awarded UBC Killam Research Fellowship

Graphic novel brings Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Elders’ voices to a new generation

Prof. Irene Bloemraad joins the Statistics Canada Advisory Committee on Ethnocultural and Immigration Statistics

Dr. Guofang Li named a fellow by the 2025 American Educational Research Association

Discover the winners of the 2024-25 CMS International Art Competition

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Emer. Dan Hiebert explores immigration’s impact on Canada’s demographics

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad on the government’s ability to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship

February 27, 2025

Prof. Laura Madokoro’s top picks: What to read and listen to

February 26, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Kashif Raza on barriers facing international medical graduates in Canada

February 24, 2025

Publication, Spotlight

"Radical Empathy" with Prof. Terri Givens: A powerful read for Black History Month

February 19, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Terri Givens: How Trump’s rhetoric fuels online hate and global tensions

February 18, 2025

Announcement, Research, Spotlight

New Research Brief | Statelessness by Design: Myanmar’s Bureaucratic Methods of Erasing the Rohingya

February 18, 2025

Media Training Workshop: Key takeaways & resources

February 13, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Elizabeth Semowo on how Canadian citizenship guides shape perceptions of blackness

February 6, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Canada-U.S. relations in uncertain times: Insights from Prof. Terri Givens

February 4, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

PhD Candidate Saher Ahmed on global issues and institution's role in fostering dialogue and action

February 4, 2025

Announcement, Opportunity

Research Fellowships: Immigrant Employment and Lifelong Learning

January 30, 2025

Dr. Jennifer A. Jones’ top picks: What to read, watch, and listen to

January 27, 2025

Event highlight, Spotlight

2024 CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day

January 23, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

More people may flee to B.C. after Trump’s immigration clamp down: Prof. Irene Bloemraad on CBC News

January 21, 2025

Prof. Irene Bloemraad examine les premières mesures anti-immigration de Trump et leurs potentiels impacts sur la Colombie-Britannique

January 21, 2025

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

“There is no way to retreat from the risk of wildfires”: Prof. Katie McConnell on LA wildfires for NYT Opinion

January 19, 2025

Announcement, Opportunity

Call for Proposals: 2025 CMS Research Conference

January 16, 2025

Announcement, Research

Introducing the new UBC Bridging Divides researchers

January 16, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad comments on undocumented people in Canada

January 14, 2025

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Terri Givens on Trump's tariff threats: Canada's leverage in trade and diplomacy

January 13, 2025

Prof. Vince Hopkins receives 2024-25 Stone Research Grant for study on job search behaviour

January 10, 2025

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Yue Qian discusses implications of recent pause on new parent immigration sponsorships for families in op-ed

January 10, 2025

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert presents a new website showing how immigration to Canada has transformed our cities

January 7, 2025

CMS 2023-24 Annual report now available

December 18, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Antje Ellermann discusses the challenges and strategies of integrating immigrants and refugees in Canada

December 16, 2024

Announcement, Research, Spotlight

Introducing the CMS Climate Migration research group

December 12, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

We're Hiring: Graduate Administrative Assistant positions

December 5, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

Call for Papers: CMS-QUB conference "Migration, Borders, and the Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion"

December 5, 2024

Prof. Helena Zeweri explores consent and forced transfer in the 2016 US-Australia refugee swap deal

November 30, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

Submissions now open for the CMS International Art Competition 2024-25

November 28, 2024

Event highlight, Spotlight

CMS at the Pathways to Prosperity 2024 national conference

November 28, 2024

Event highlight, Research, Spotlight

Presenting CMS Belonging in Unceded Territory research project to IRCC

November 27, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner scrutinizes Justin Trudeau’s explanation for immigration cuts

November 25, 2024

Meet the 2024-2025 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

November 21, 2024

US Elections 2024: Analyzing the Trump-Harris showdown

November 20, 2024

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed as a new Canada Research Chair

November 14, 2024

Research, Spotlight

Making it easier for people to get the government benefits and services they need

November 14, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad analyses Trump's 2024 campaign and election victory

November 7, 2024

Event highlight, Research, Spotlight

CMS at the 2024 Social Science History Association's Annual Meeting

November 7, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad talks about Trump's proposed deportation policy and its potential impact on Canada

November 7, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad comments on increased interest in moving to Canada following the U.S. election

November 6, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Antje Ellermann talks about the potentially far-reaching effects of Trump's election in Greater Vancouver

November 6, 2024

Announcement, Publication, Research

New Research Brief | Beyond Political Polarization: Finding Common Ground on Immigration in the United States

November 4, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad comments on Gallup polling showing that a majority of Americans favour reducing U.S. immigration levels

November 1, 2024

CMS to launch new Migration Insights Series

October 31, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad on the federal government’s new 2025-27 immigration levels plan and its impacts

October 28, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner argues Canada should be opening more doors to gifted Afghan students, not closing them

October 23, 2024

Dr. Kashif Raza receives Digital Pedagogy Lab grant from UBC Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre

October 21, 2024

Dr. Jean Beaman’s top picks: what to read, watch, and listen to

October 17, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert discusses B.C.'s response to Ottawa's asylum seeker resettlement plan ahead of provincial election

October 15, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

Collaborate to Investigate the Relationship Between Migrant Integration and Advanced Digital Technologies

September 26, 2024

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Prof. Antje Ellermann and PhD Dhriti Mehta compare immigration policies in Canada and the United States

September 25, 2024

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

PhD Candidate Atieh Yekta on why Canada’s platform economy boom is a risk to workers

September 23, 2024

Event highlight

Strengthening connections: field trip on səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Waters

September 19, 2024

CMS affiliates awarded SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grants

September 17, 2024

Dr. Andrew S. Rosenberg's top picks: what to read, watch, and listen to

September 12, 2024

CMS welcomes visiting scholars Julie Ham and Afshan Paarlberg

September 5, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

Apply for the 2024/25 Community-University Engagement Support Fund

August 29, 2024

Event highlight, Research, Spotlight

Weaving Belonging: Stories from Unceded Territories

August 29, 2024

Challenges in partnered research: the power of storytelling in collaborative research

August 22, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad on the implications of a Kamala Harris presidency for Canada and migration

August 20, 2024

Announcement, Spotlight

CMS presents this year’s Speaker Series themed "Migration, Racialization, and Inequality"

August 15, 2024

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Irene Bloemraad on what a second Trump presidency could mean for immigration and migration in Canada

Prof. Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam receive Public Engagement Award

PhD candidate Tori Yang awarded Fox International Fellowship at Yale University for 2024-25

Announcement, Spotlight

Meet Irene Bloemraad, the new CMS Co-Director

Prof. Anne Murphy and Prof. Hongxia Shan receive SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Executive Committee Member Dr. Geraldine Pratt receives 2024 Dean of Arts Award

In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner and Prof. Geraldine Pratt on the federal government's plan to admit care workers as permanent residents

Enhance your degree with a Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

Announcement, Opportunity

Apply for the UBC Community Engagement's 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund

Event highlight, Spotlight

Stories of Partnership: AMSSA and CMS

Event highlight, Spotlight

CMS International Research Conference 2024: Belonging and Mobility in a Transnational World

Applications are now open for the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Brunner on the issue of using artificial intelligence for study permit assessments

Prof. Amanda Cheong and Prof. Antje Ziethen receive Public Humanities Hub Faculty Fellowship 2024-25

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Antje Ellermann speaks to Globe and Mail about how events overseas can impact Canada’s immigration patterns

Discover the winners of the 2023-24 CMS International Art Competition

Event highlight, Research, Spotlight

Weaving Workshop Series: facilitating cultural awareness with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh master weavers

Announcement, Research

Unveiling the second issue of the Borders research group's zine

CMS delegation promotes migration research during “Day on the Hill” in Ottawa

Prof. Calisto Mudzingwa and PhD Student Amarildo Ceka receive funding as part of UBC’s CUES Fund

Tori Shucheng Yang receives the Migration and Mobilities Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Announcement, Opportunity

We're Hiring: Operations Manager

Now open: Registration for CMS International Research Conference 2024

CMS launches new Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies

In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Anne Murphy analyzes how caste discrimination impacts communities in Canada

Prof. Irene Bloemraad appointed Co-Director of the Centre for Migration Studies

February 8, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

Call for Paper Proposals: Annual International Research Conference

January 26, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

CMS Workshop Award: matching funds for 2024 SSHRC Connection Grant Applications

January 20, 2024

Event highlight

2023 CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day

January 20, 2024

Announcement, Research

New publication: Borders research group zine Vol. 1 (2023)

January 19, 2024

Announcement, Publication

Congratulations to Dr. Gaoheng Zhang and Dr. Helena Zeweri for their recent publications!

January 9, 2024

Announcement, Opportunity

We're Hiring: Communications GAA

January 4, 2024

Publication Announcement: 2022-2023 CMS Annual Report!

December 21, 2023

Announcement, Opportunity

PhD Fellowship Opportunity with CMS Faculty Affiliate in Political Science – Sept 2024

December 7, 2023

Announcement, Opportunity

2023 International Art Competition

November 7, 2023

We are hiring: Communications Specialist

October 17, 2023

"Immigration and the Public" – Center for Migration Studies Working Paper 2023/5

October 4, 2023

CMS Speaker Series- Integration Reimagined

September 13, 2023

CMS Awarded $12.4 million in Canada First Research Excellence Funds

Event highlight

CMS International Research Conference 2023

CMS Spring Speaker Series - Decolonizing Migration

February 12, 2023

Event highlight, Spotlight

Centre for Migration Studies Launch Party

November 23, 2022

Introducing the 2022-23 CMS Fellows cohort!

November 17, 2022

Call for Papers! CMS financial support for doctoral student to attend Seoul symposium

September 28, 2022

CMS New Voices Speaker Series | Fall 2022

September 26, 2022

Centre for Migration Studies Launch Party!

September 21, 2022

Announcement, Opportunity

Applications for the 2022 Fellows Program are now open!

Discover the Winners of the 2022 CMS International Art Competition

Director's Letter (June 2022)

Announcement, Opportunity

CMS Workshop Award Competition | Deadline: July 4, 2022

Spring 2022 Newsletter is now available

Announcement, Opportunity

2022 International Art Competition

Let's Become Story Ready: SSHRC Connection Grant for Decolonizing and Indigenizing European and Migration Studies through Indigenous Storywork

Announcement, Opportunity

Call for Applications: Graduate Student Affiliate Conference Travel Support

Announcement, Opportunity

CMS Workshop Award Competition | Deadline: April 8, 2022

Centre for Migration Studies obtains Senate approval

February 23, 2022

Decolonizing Initiatives Map officially launched

February 15, 2022

2022 Symposium on Global Community Engagement: Call for Proposals

February 14, 2022

International Migration Review Editor: Invitation for Letters of Interest

February 10, 2022

Job Posting: National Coordinator & Advocacy Lead (1 position), Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration Project

February 7, 2022

In Memoriam, Demetrios G. Papademetriou, 1946 - 2022

January 26, 2022

Announcement, Opportunity

GRA Position: Editorial Assistant for Working Paper Series

January 24, 2022

Paid opportunity for students

January 20, 2022

Call for Papers/Submissions: MMN & Nuffield College Conference: “Measuring Migration: How? When? Why?”

January 20, 2022

Call for Applications - 2022 Immigration Research Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship

January 20, 2022

Workshop and special issue call for abstracts: Challenging mobility governance

January 20, 2022

Winter 2022 Newsletter now available

January 17, 2022

Special Episode: Armchair Discussion

January 13, 2022

Applications open for the 2022 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods

January 11, 2022

Global Migration Podcast: Season 3, Episode 03

January 10, 2022

Global Migration Podcast: Season 3, Episode 02

January 10, 2022

Global Migration Podcast: Season 3, Episode 01

January 10, 2022

Call for Applications: BEYOND BORDERS

January 10, 2022

Global Migration Podcast: Season 3, Episode 00

January 6, 2022

Announcement, Opportunity

Pathway to Prosperity: Call for Nominations to share Settlement & Integration Practices

January 6, 2022

Faculty and Graduate Student Collaborations Grant Program creates exciting interdisciplinary research and publication opportunities

December 10, 2021

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society online Building Bridges (BB) program

December 9, 2021

Announcement, Opportunity

Job Opportunity: Regional Coordinator - BC (part-time), Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration Project

December 6, 2021

Announcement, Opportunity

Job Opportunity: National Coordinator & Advocacy Lead, Pan-Canadian Task Force on Women in Migration Project

December 6, 2021

CMS Workshop Award Competition Opens | Deadline: December 15, 2021

September 14, 2021

Call for Applications: UBC Centre for Migration Studies Advisory Board

September 13, 2021

Call for Applications: Scholars at Risk Network / Centre for Migration Studies Responsive Research Project

September 9, 2021

Faculty Position: Assistant Professor, Sociology of Migration

September 2, 2021

Position: Manager for the Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership

August 30, 2021

Faculty Position: Assistant Professor in Migration

August 16, 2021

Work Learn Opportunity at the CMS

Grad Student Power Hour with Natasha Damiano

Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Faculty-Graduate Student Research Collaborations

Faculty Position: Assistant Professor of Climate Change and Human Migration

2021-22 UBC Migration course offerings now live

Grad Student Power Hour with Maria Cervantes

Summer 2021 Newsletter now available

Director's Letter (June 2021)

Congratulations to all CMS Affiliated SSHRC Winners

Community-University Liaison Initiative

Grad Student Power Hour: Anne-Cécile Delaisse

Civic Engagement of Newcomers in Metro Vancouver

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Dr. Hongxia Shan

Grad Student Power Hour begins in May with Lisa Brunner

Book Launch with Franco De Angelis

Discover the recipients of the 2021 CMS International Art Competition

New Media Aesthetics of Migration Workshop will feature two keynote addresses

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 8

Narratives Group to host online workshop/webinar program

Virtual Talk and Discussion with Dr. Grace Peña Delgado - "Mexico's New Slavery: A Critique of Neo-Abolitionism to Combat Human Trafficking"

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 7

Centre awarded GCRC funds from VPRI through 2023

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 6

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 5

Virtual Talk with Dr. Audrey Macklin - "Re-Settler society: Refugee sponsorship as Canadian narrative"

Virtual Talk with Dr. Nikhar Gaikwad - "The politics of South-South migration"

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 4

Virtual Talk with Dr. Susanne Wessendorf - "Social exclusion, symbolic boundaries, and convivial labour in East London's context of ongoing immigration"

February 26, 2021

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 3

February 22, 2021

Virtual Talk with Dr. Claudia Moatti - "On the Road: Mobility and Social Differentiation"

February 19, 2021

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 2

February 15, 2021

Next Event: Denise Spitzer on Intersectionality and Migrant Health

February 10, 2021

Global Migration Podcast: Season 2 Episode 1

February 7, 2021

Dr. Nicholas De Genova (University of Houston) to deliver first talk in Centre's Winter 2021 Speaker Series

January 29, 2021

Migration and Mobility Art Competition

January 5, 2021

Migration and Mobility Art Competition - Cash Prizes

January 5, 2021

UBC Migration Speaker Series schedule announced for Term 2

January 5, 2021

Gillian Creese

November 30, 2020

Fall newsletter now available

November 26, 2020

Grad Student Papers

November 19, 2020

Delaisse wins 2020 IRCC National Essay Challenge

November 16, 2020

UBC Migration is now the UBC Centre for Migration Studies

November 13, 2020

Franco De Angelis

September 14, 2020

Renisa Mawani

COVID-19 Initiatives

Storytelling For Change: A Filmmaking Campaign

Announcement, Opportunity

Working Paper Series

Matthew Wright

Gaoheng Zhang

January 9, 2020

UBC Summer School in Migration Research Methods, June 18-20, 2018

Community Dialogue: Why Should I Care? Refugees and Canada in 2019, October 15, 2019

Tim Cresswell: On Friction, October 25, 2019

Suzanne Huot: On Understanding Social Participation, July 21, 2020