Welcome to COMPAS

The University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) conducts high-quality research, develops theory and facilitates knowledge exchange in the field of migration.

COMPAS analyses what migration means at local, regional, national and global levels. We investigate the dynamics and impacts of migration and the factors that influence the movement of people and their sense of identity and place.

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Migration Governance in the Global South: The Africa Case between Continuity and ChangeTrinity 2024 / Thursdays, 3:45 - 4:45pm (UK time)

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Call Out: Pitch for The Migration Oxford Podcast3 Apr, 2024

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Understanding Migrant Destitution in the UK: Research Findings14 May, 2024

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Co-Director of COMPAS appointed as New Academic Champion for Policy Engagement17 Apr, 2024

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A Battle of Rhetoric and Racism: How Nationalists Pit Jewish and Muslim People Against Each Other and Why This Needs To Stop1 Mar, 2024

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