Jean Monnet Postgraduate Summer School in Migration and Refugee Studies

1 - 12 September 2025

In September 2025, the Migration and Refugee Studies Research Network at Oxford Brookes University, is holding its second online Summer School in Migration and Refugee Studies.

The Summer School lasts two weeks, from 1st to 12th September 2025, and is delivered online only. Attendance is free.

The course is transdisciplinary, relying on the interdisciplinary strength in migration and refugee studies at Oxford Brookes University, backed up by selected external specialists.

Who Is It for?

The programme is designed in particular for postgraduate students and for activists working in fields related to migration and refugees. Interested undergraduate students and others may also attend if they wish.

The course will provide an opportunity for you to:

Learn from experienced academics based at Oxford Brookes University.
Meet other course participants interested in this area.
Present on an issue related to migrants and refugees, that has a transdisciplinary angle.
Receive feedback from Oxford Brookes University supervisors.
Receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion.

As the course will be delivered online, all participants must ensure they have a reliable internet connection.

Course structure

There are two-hour classes every day, Monday to Friday for two weeks – 10 classes in total. Each class consists of an initial lecture followed by a seminar for further discussion of critical issues.

All the classes will run from 13:00 to 15:00 (UK time).

The experts come from different disciplines, including Criminology, Business Studies, Development, Literature, Law, Sport Science, and Media Studies.

Students will be asked to form groups. Each group will give a joint presentation the Friday afternoon. The aim of the presentation is for students to address an issue which migrants and/or refugees have to deal with, and which combines at least two disciplines. The presentation will thus be multi-, inter-, or transdisciplinary.