RSC International Online School in Forced Migration

There are still a few places left at the December Online School in Forced Migration. Please consider making an application here:

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We're looking for seasoned and dynamic leaders who are eager to make a splash in the global refugee higher education space (particularly at the graduate level), and in opening advanced professional opportunities for 500+ displacement-affected RLRH affiliates – in research, academia, and practitioner spaces. We're eager to receive applications from creative and dedicated professionals who are solutions-oriented, with a passion for accompanying individuals on their education and career journeys.

The following two staff will be physically based at the University of Oxford, with integration into our global networks of hubs:

Director of Operations and Strategy - closing Tuesday October 8th at 12 noon BST (+1 GMT)

A critical leadership role that will ensure the smooth, efficient, and mission-centric functioning of RLRH. As a key relationship manager for the organisation, the postholder will serve as a liaison to in-person hub managers in Nairobi, Kakuma, and East Oxford, supporting and enabling hubs to be successful in meeting our goals. Through their effective team management, strategic planning, and cross-pillar collaboration, they will be instrumental in advancing RLRH's growth, driving innovation and fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. See full job description here.

Director of Academic Programmes - closing Tuesday October 15th at 12 noon BST (+1 GMT)

Lead a team of education experts to deliver RLRH's hallmark academic bridging and graduate access efforts. The postholder’s leadership will grow programmes that are relevant, rigorous, culturally-responsive, and mindful of institutional values. They will leverage their excellent experience with programme management and operations to elevate the achievements of our students and alumni across more than 100 countries. The successful candidate will possess a PhD or Master’s degree with extensive experience in designing and leading graduate-level programmes, as well as experience in teaching and facilitating diverse cohorts of learners. See full job description here.

Please be aware: Both roles have the possibility of receiving sponsorship for a UK visa, eligibility permitting, thus we encourage applications from all interested candidates, irrespective of nationality or current geography. RLRH values diversity of identity, experience, and outlook in our team, and, in line with our mission, we encourage applications from individuals who identify as having been affected by displacement, as well as social groups that are under-represented in this space, including, but not limited to, LGBTQI+, gender non-conforming, women, and disabled candidates.

Feel free to be in touch with Sarah ([email protected]) or Andonis ([email protected]) with any questions or if you’d like to have a conversation.

RLRH launches Graduate Horizons for the 2025-2026 academic year: A global application support programme for prospective students affected by displacement.

Are you interested in pursuing a master's degree at the University of Oxford or other institutions worldwide for courses running in the 2025-2026 academic year? Would you like to receive 1:1 mentorship as you apply to graduate programmes and scholarships? Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) is running Graduate Horizons again this year: a global application support programme for prospective students who have been affected by displacement, e.g. as refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs, and stateless, among other categories.

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We are delighted to share that Achol Owar Okoo, Amin Bolis and Nima Herfat Poyan have been named as winners of the David Turton Award at the June 2024 Online School in Forced Migration.

The award celebrates the legacy of David Turton, who had a profound influence on the Refugee Studies Centre and a particularly important role in developing the then RSC Summer School into the international forum it has become today.

The June 2024 International Online School in Forced Migration will begin in just under three weeks and we are very pleased to be joined by 47 participants from 24 countries.

Applications have just opened for the December 2024 and March Schools and we hope to see you there. Visit our website for more details on how to apply: https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/international-summer-school

We are pleased to announce that Professor Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor of Law and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney, will be giving the Opening Address at the 2024 June Online School in Forced Migration.

We are very pleased to say that 100% of our Participants at the Online School in Forced Migration in December 2023 reported that they would recommend the Online School to others. Here is what they had to say about the course:

“The course is well paced, hugely informative, challenging and inspirational.”

“Thank you, it was a brilliant week. It has helped guide me in how I shape the next part of my career.”

“Perfect place for practitioners to take some time and space to actually think critically about the work we are doing and how we want to continue moving forward.”

“Thought-provoking concepts and questions, supportive and intelligent instructors, and the chance to learn from practitioners' experiences from all over the world. It exceeded my expectations.”

“It is well tailored to working professionals who seek to deepen their knowledge, challenge set rules on forced migration and debate how to make the solutions better.”

“It’s a great programme for those who want to deepen their knowledge on current issues affecting forcibly displaced people in the world.”

"I absolutely loved the professors and faculty members that facilitated each and every session. From the assigned readings to facilitating small groups to making our opinions/thoughts feel valued --- so appreciated it and I think it built for a great tone/environment that made sharing and learning feel easy and fun.”

Applications are open for places at our Online School in Forced Migration in March 2024. Make you application here:

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Since 2021, we have taught 279 participants from 69 different countries.

We are coming to the end of our a very constructive December Online School in Forced MIgration and we are once again very grateful to our Participants for contributing their time, energy and expertise.

If you would like to join us at the March or June Online Schools, please consider making an application: https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/international-summer-school/apply

Speaker Spotlight:

Dr Omar Hammoud Gallego, Online Roundtable Speaker

Dr. Omar Hammoud-Gallego is a researcher and social data scientist, currently a Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy at the LSE School of Public Policy. His main research interests are in migration and refugee policies, as well as on the challenges to democratic legitimacy worldwide. He holds a PhD in political science from the LSE department of Government.

He has worked with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on corruption issues as well as for the ‘Global Democracy Insight for Cabinet Office’ project, based at the University of Cambridge.

Before joining the LSE, Omar worked as a consultant at the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Italy and has also worked for the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Colombia, among others.

As part of The Young Europeans Network of The3Million organisation, Omar recently co-authored a report on civic and democratic participation in London for the project. Over the last years he has taught various seminars at the LSE, including ‘International Migration, Public Policy and Social Integration’, ‘Politics and Institutions in Europe’, and ‘Introduction to Political Science’. He now teaches ‘Political Science for Public Policy’.

For publications and more information on Omar’s work, go to www.omarhgallego.com

Speaker Spotlight:

Professor Alex Betts

Alex Betts will be taking part in a live in-conversation session about his book 'The Wealth of Refugees'.

Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, William Golding Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College. He serves as the University's Local and Global Engagement Officer in the Vice-Chancellor's Office.

His research focuses on the political economy of refugee protection. He is particularly interested in refugees' access to socio-economic rights and opportunities, and he has undertaken research across Africa and Europe, and also works on broader themes relating to the politics of migration and humanitarianism.

He is author of 12 books and around 100 scholarly publications. His most recent book is The Wealth of Refugees: How Displaced People Can Build Economies (Oxford University Press, 2021), which was awarded the International Studies Association’s ‘Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration’ section Distinguished Book Award for 2022. His other books include Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System (Penguin Allen Lane, 2017 with Paul Collier), which was named by the Economist among the ‘best books of 2017’, The Global Governed? Refugees as Providers of Social Protection (Cambridge University Press, 2020, with Kate Pincock and Evan Easton-Calabria), Mobilising the Diaspora: How Refugees Challenge Authoritarianism (Cambridge University Press, 2016, with Will Jones), Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development (Oxford University Press, 2016, co-authored with Louise Bloom, Josiah Kaplan, and Naohiko Omata), Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement (Cornell University Press, 2013), Global Migration Governance (Oxford University Press, 2011), Refugees in International Relations (Oxford University Press, 2010, with Gil Loescher), and Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (Cornell University Press, 2009).

He leads the IKEA Foundation-funded Refugee Economies Programme, which undertakes participatory research on the economic lives of refugees in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and has created one of the first multi-country data sets focusing on the economic lives of refugees and host communities. He has also received research grants from the ESRC, the MacArthur Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, and the British Academy.

He has been recognised as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, was awarded the ESRC's Outstanding International Impact Prize, has received scholarly prizes from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association, has been named by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the world's top-100 global thinkers, by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, by Friends of Europe as a European Young Leader under-40, and by Thinkers50 on their radar list of emerging business influencers.

His TED talks have been viewed by over 3 million people. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. He regularly speaks to the news media, including the BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera. He previously worked for UNHCR, served as a Councillor on the Canadian-funded World Refugee Council, Chaired the World Bank’s KNOMAD Trust Fund for Research on ‘Forced Displacement and Development’, and served on a range of migration and development advisory groups including for IOM and UNDP.

He previously served as Associate Head (Graduate and Research Training) of the Social Science Division and Director of the ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (with Open University and Brunel University) between 2019 and 2023. He has had two terms as Director of the Refugee Studies Centre (2014-17 and 2022-23). He also serves as the University's academic champion for the Oxford Sanctuary Community and the Chair of the University's Sport Strategic Sub-Committee.