Louisa Brain @_LouisaBrain
Project Manager @migration_team & @REFHorn | Doctoral researcher @QMULGeography | she/her London, England Joined June 2018-
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Ph.D. scholarship available for a project on Picturing Climate Migration. This is a @UniofExeter @UQ_News scheme. The candidate spends time & graduates with a joint degree from both universities. Main supervisor @SaffronJONeill, me secondary. exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/…
Please circulate: we are looking for a Ph.D. student (fully funded) to work with us on a four year @arc_gov_au Linkage Project on “Visualising Humanitarian Crises: How Images Can Transform Aid Policy." Scholarship details here: graduate-school.uq.edu.au/project/politi…
We have several jobs at lecturer level in Development Studies @SOAS @SOASDevelopment Apply by 1 June. Check it out and share widely! vacancies.soas.ac.uk/?param=2
Catch-up on our latest news and research - quarterly newsletter out now 📩mailchi.mp/baf38fbdca73/q…
What welcome can young people expect in Britain, especially those who are arriving by sea? @JenniferAllsopp and @dr_elainechase reflect on the publication of their new book, Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing, over on our blog: blogs.soas.ac.uk/lidc-mlt/2021/…
🔅New newsletter🔅 We're proud to have published lots of great papers with researchers from the Horn of Africa in 2021. Read our newsletter for a round-up of our latest reports and blogs: mailchi.mp/6308a923b11a/q…
We've had a flurry of research in December! Check out our 3 latest papers: ⭕️ Moving in contexts of environmental change: a rural-urban livelihoods perspective ⭕️ Circular refugee returns between Kenya and Somalia ⭕️ The migration economy of Metema blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
NEW REPORT: 'Moving in contexts of environmental change'. Presenting a new perspective of rural-urban livelihoods from Laikipia, Kenya. Thread of key findings... blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
THREAD: The @REFHorn literature review on migration/mobility and ICTs in the Horn of Africa that I’ve been working on with @Y_Haile is now online: rb.gy/vi0lrz 1/
How do ICTs 📲💻 affect mobility and migration in the Horn of Africa? Read our new research from @PeteChonka & @Y_Haile: blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
Now live! Map UKRI-funded migration & displacement research by theme, discipline, geography, funding. We hope this tool helps show the coverage of UKRI-funded research as well as where there might be opportunities for further research.
Now live! Map UKRI-funded migration & displacement research by theme, discipline, geography, funding. We hope this tool helps show the coverage of UKRI-funded research as well as where there might be opportunities for further research.
Excited to launch the UKRI Migration Research Support Tool! The tool maps UKRI-funded migration & displacement research data in a single, accessible place. Search by theme, geography, discipline & funding source at ukri-migration-research.org @ESRC @ahrcpress
What does COVID-19 mean for migrants in Uganda🇺🇬? Read our blog by @kalyango_sebba on the socio-economic impacts, in particular poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and livelihoods, and the ways in which these interact with mobility. ➡️ blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
New @REFHorn piece by @kalyango_sebba on the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Uganda for people on the move: blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
Former Mayor of Baidoa Municipality @Abdullahiwatiin shares his experience of initiatives on population displacement and urbanisation in the South West State of Somalia. Read his views on key lessons learned and the way forward in our new working paper. blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
New blog from Anna Lindley of @SOASDevelopment on Immigration Detention, Risk and COVID-19. detentionforum.org.uk/2020/07/24/det…
See below video interview of @osborncate speaking to @REFHorn about the analysis & key learning in relation to the application of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework-CRRF in Horn of Africa: youtu.be/JZ1usvf02fY Get more of the analysis here: bit.ly/2CEPBqN
See below video interview of @osborncate speaking to @REFHorn about the analysis & key learning in relation to the application of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework-CRRF in Horn of Africa: youtu.be/JZ1usvf02fY Get more of the analysis here: bit.ly/2CEPBqN
Catch up on all things @REFHorn in our quarterly roundup. Featuring impacts of #COVID19, key drivers of migration from Ethiopia to South Africa, migration management on the Ethiopia-Sudan border & more: mailchi.mp/b1549e41da3a/q…
Catch up on all things @REFHorn in our quarterly roundup. Featuring impacts of #COVID19, key drivers of migration from Ethiopia to South Africa, migration management on the Ethiopia-Sudan border & more: mailchi.mp/b1549e41da3a/q…
Watch our video on the achievements, challenges and opportunities from the application of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) with @osborncate from @ReDSS_HoA youtu.be/JZ1usvf02fY More at ➡️ blogs.soas.ac.uk/ref-hornresear…
Our weekly selection is out: "Disasters and Covid-19 as social and political phenomena" with contributions by: @EwelinaUO @sal_tra @Jessalex811 @DeganAli @HeadUNDRR @_LouisaBrain @lhammondsoas @emrys_s and from @NoNatDisasters @ISS_Blog @PreventionWeb - mailchi.mp/4de01d03927b/d…

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