3rd MigrantLife Symposium
25-26 June 2025
Lower and Upper College Hall, University of St Andrews
An international symposium bringing together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants. Contributions in the following research areas of migration studies were invited: fertility and family; employment and education; housing and residential mobility; and ageing, health, and mortality. We were delighted to present Professor Inta Mieriņa as our Keynote speaker at the Symposium. She is the Director of The Center for Migration and Diaspora Research at the University of Latvia and recently received an ERC grant to study different attitudes towards migrants in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. She has previously led projects studying the integration of refugees in Latvia and the outcomes of Latvian migrants across the world.
The programme can be viewed here.
The Book of Abstracts can be viewed here.
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2nd MigrantLife Symposium
29-30 June 2023
Lower and Upper College Hall, University of St Andrews
An international symposium bringing together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants. Contributions in the following research areas of migration studies were invited: fertility and family; employment and education; housing and residential mobility; and health and mortality. Research using longitudinal data and life course analysis was given priority, and future projections and methodological contributions welcomed. We were delighted to present Professor Nico Keilman and Professor Ayse Guveli as our keynote speakers, and welcome colleagues in the field who joined us for exchanges and discussion.
The full programme can be viewed here.
The book of abstracts can be viewed here.
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1st MigrantLife Symposium
Migrant Family, Employment, and Inequalities in the life course
14-15 March 2022, Online
A two-day virtual symposium, featuring presentations on a range of topics pertaining to migration such as migrant fertility, employment, and family. We were proud to present Professor Helga de Valk as our keynote speaker, and welcome colleagues in the field who joined us for exchanges and discussion.
The full programme can be viewed here.
You can watch three of the presentations from the event here.
