UBC Centre for Migration Studies
@migration.ubc.ca
Promoting collaborative, interdisciplinary, and transformative #migrationresearch that advances our understanding of human mobility.
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Join us on Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) to examine how #data connects research and practice through insights on community programs, migrant work experiences, and youth mental health trends.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join us on Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) to examine how #data connects research and practice through insights on community programs, migrant work experiences, and youth mental health trends.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔎 Affiliate in Focus: We spoke with Dr. María Cervantes-Macías, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about her academic background, her role, and key insights from the @bridgdivides.bsky.social project, "Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work".
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🔎 Affiliate in Focus: We spoke with Dr. María Cervantes-Macías, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about her academic background, her role, and key insights from the @bridgdivides.bsky.social project, "Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work".
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Terri Givens: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 shows how radical empathy can inspire action, hope, and lasting change in the fight against structural racism.
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Terri Givens: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 shows how radical empathy can inspire action, hope, and lasting change in the fight against structural racism.
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
How does data shape the lives—and safety—of undocumented migrants?
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How does data shape the lives—and safety—of undocumented migrants?
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Gaoheng Zhang’s research examines how food mobilities between China and Italy have shaped identities, challenged stereotypes, and highlighted both the tensions and possibilities of cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Gaoheng Zhang’s research examines how food mobilities between China and Italy have shaped identities, challenged stereotypes, and highlighted both the tensions and possibilities of cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
Join the “Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work” project for two workshops fostering dialogue among remote, gig, and migrant-focused workers toward inclusive policies.
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join the “Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work” project for two workshops fostering dialogue among remote, gig, and migrant-focused workers toward inclusive policies.
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
📚 New from Prof. Gaoheng Zhang: 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘴 offers a fresh framework for understanding how China–Italy culinary exchanges blur cultural boundaries and shape identities, consumer cultures, and connections in a globalized world.
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📚 New from Prof. Gaoheng Zhang: 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘴 offers a fresh framework for understanding how China–Italy culinary exchanges blur cultural boundaries and shape identities, consumer cultures, and connections in a globalized world.
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
📢 New series launch! We’re excited to announce that CMS is partnering with @irpp.org and @irms-concordia.bsky.social to launch Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape — a new series that explores how immigration policy is evolving, and what it means for Canada.
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📢 New series launch! We’re excited to announce that CMS is partnering with @irpp.org and @irms-concordia.bsky.social to launch Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape — a new series that explores how immigration policy is evolving, and what it means for Canada.
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
Missed our #APSA Pre-Conference on Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship? Access the event gallery, workshop summary, training materials, and resources.
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
September 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Missed our #APSA Pre-Conference on Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship? Access the event gallery, workshop summary, training materials, and resources.
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Karun K. Karki: 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 explores how systemic barriers deskill skilled immigrants in Canada, especially women, and offers policy solutions for fairness and inclusion.
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Karun K. Karki: 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 explores how systemic barriers deskill skilled immigrants in Canada, especially women, and offers policy solutions for fairness and inclusion.
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
📣 CMS, in partnership with AMSSA, is excited to host the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day, themed: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
September 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📣 CMS, in partnership with AMSSA, is excited to host the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day, themed: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🆕 Research Brief | Wildfires and #ClimateMigration
CMS affiliate Prof. Kathryn McConnell finds that only the most severe wildfires actually push people to migrate out of their homes after a natural disaster in the U.S. Most people stay behind.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
CMS affiliate Prof. Kathryn McConnell finds that only the most severe wildfires actually push people to migrate out of their homes after a natural disaster in the U.S. Most people stay behind.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
September 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Wildfires and #ClimateMigration
CMS affiliate Prof. Kathryn McConnell finds that only the most severe wildfires actually push people to migrate out of their homes after a natural disaster in the U.S. Most people stay behind.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
CMS affiliate Prof. Kathryn McConnell finds that only the most severe wildfires actually push people to migrate out of their homes after a natural disaster in the U.S. Most people stay behind.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
[Hybrid] How do Australia’s deterrence policies shape refugee lives long after they receive legal recognition? Prof. Helena Zeweri unpacks their lasting impact in our first #SpeakerSeries of the year on Oct 6, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
September 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
[Hybrid] How do Australia’s deterrence policies shape refugee lives long after they receive legal recognition? Prof. Helena Zeweri unpacks their lasting impact in our first #SpeakerSeries of the year on Oct 6, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Thanks to everyone who joined our APSA Pre-Conference on September 10 at UBC! We hope you came away with fresh insights, new connections, and inspiration for your work.
📑 Post-conference resources coming soon; stay tuned!
#MigrationResearch #TextAnalysis
📑 Post-conference resources coming soon; stay tuned!
#MigrationResearch #TextAnalysis
September 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined our APSA Pre-Conference on September 10 at UBC! We hope you came away with fresh insights, new connections, and inspiration for your work.
📑 Post-conference resources coming soon; stay tuned!
#MigrationResearch #TextAnalysis
📑 Post-conference resources coming soon; stay tuned!
#MigrationResearch #TextAnalysis
Join us online on Sept 22, 9-10 AM PT, to discuss the MOSAIC report’s findings and learn how disaggregated data can guide more equitable integration of internationally trained physicians into the Canadian medical workforce.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@edstubc.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@edstubc.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us online on Sept 22, 9-10 AM PT, to discuss the MOSAIC report’s findings and learn how disaggregated data can guide more equitable integration of internationally trained physicians into the Canadian medical workforce.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@edstubc.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@edstubc.bsky.social
💼 We're Hiring! CMS invites applications for a full-time Research Associate position starting as early as October 2025. The role will support policy-relevant research, public engagement, and migration-focused training at the Centre.
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.arts.ubc.ca/academic-pos...
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.arts.ubc.ca/academic-pos...
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
💼 We're Hiring! CMS invites applications for a full-time Research Associate position starting as early as October 2025. The role will support policy-relevant research, public engagement, and migration-focused training at the Centre.
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.arts.ubc.ca/academic-pos...
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.arts.ubc.ca/academic-pos...
Migration often means living “in-between”, between places, identities, and legal statuses.
This year’s hybrid CMS Speaker Series explores liminality and legal precarity: how uncertainty, bureaucracy, and inequality shape migrant lives and responses.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/underst...
This year’s hybrid CMS Speaker Series explores liminality and legal precarity: how uncertainty, bureaucracy, and inequality shape migrant lives and responses.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/underst...
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Migration often means living “in-between”, between places, identities, and legal statuses.
This year’s hybrid CMS Speaker Series explores liminality and legal precarity: how uncertainty, bureaucracy, and inequality shape migrant lives and responses.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/underst...
This year’s hybrid CMS Speaker Series explores liminality and legal precarity: how uncertainty, bureaucracy, and inequality shape migrant lives and responses.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/underst...
CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, will discuss how Bill C-2 affects refugees and migrants in Canada, and how it threatens privacy and civil liberties. Join the conversation online on September 5 at 8:30 AM PT.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, will discuss how Bill C-2 affects refugees and migrants in Canada, and how it threatens privacy and civil liberties. Join the conversation online on September 5 at 8:30 AM PT.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...