Wednesday, 14 September 2022Join Professor Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos for a workshop on migrant communities in Japan and New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, 7 September 2022Join us as Professor Ma Reinaruth D. Carlos from Ryukoku University in Japan examines Philippine nurse migration during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for New Zealand
Monday, 5 September 2022In this talk, Kris Clancy and Gillian Wess from the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand explore how the aftermath of the Holocaust has had lasting effects on subsequent generations through epigenetics, trauma, and communal cohesion
Tuesday, 23 August 2022This on-line seminar from Dr Melissa Kelly of Ryerson University in Canada will examine international migration to small and mid sized cities from the perspective of a comparative place-based approach
Wednesday, 27 April 2022Professor Francis Collins, Professor of Geography and Director of Te Ngira: Institute for Population Research at the University of Waikato, will examine three key emotional dimensions of workplace exploitation: inducement, entrapment, and exploitation.
Monday, 9 August 2021Kris Clancy and Chris Harris from the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand examine certain war criminals, from Nazis to the modern day, who were able to escape prosecution and the role New Zealand played in bringing them to justice.
Wednesday, 12 May 2021Join us as Professor Henry Johnson examines the contributions of Chinese musical performance in the making of New Zealand.
Thursday, 25 March 2021As part of Race Relations Week 2021, the Centre for Global Migrations is co-sponsoring a forum on race relations in Aotearoa.
Thursday, 25 March 2021Join Kris Clancy from the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand speaking on Jewish migration to New Zealand.
Wednesday, 24 March 2021Join us to hear Robyn Kramer discuss her research on kurī teeth as a proxy to investigate Maori migration and mobility patterns.
Monday, 14 December 2020Join Professor Sara Kindon as she discusses arts-based methods in refugee resettlement situations.
Friday, 11 December 2020Join our 2020 Visiting Scholar Professor Sara Kindon from Victoria University of Wellington as she explores the ways that New Zealand's Refugee Resettlement Strategy could be reframed to better honour people's lived realities and foster more belonging in place.
Thursday, 3 December 2020A two-day multidisciplinary workshop to examine narratives of migrant and refugee discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Thursday, 8 October 2020A film by Arash Kamali Sarvestani. A worldwide online screening premiere co-hosted by the Centre for Global Migrations at the University of Otago.
Wednesday, 8 July 2020Join Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie as she examines the discrimination Kiwi-Indians have faced in Aotearoa.
Thursday, 19 March 2020A forum with Meng Foon (New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner), Guled Mire (former refugee and community leader), and Tania Williams (Dunedin Araiteuru Marae leader) to discuss race relations in New Zealand.
Wednesday, 18 March 2020A public lecture from the Centre for Global Migrations Visiting Lecturer, Professor Ruth Carlos.
Wednesday, 11 March 2020Join Seán Brosnahan from Toitū Otago Settlers Museum as he outlines the development of a new documentary which will examine early Scottish migration to Otago.
Friday, 7 February 2020Join us for an evening of conversation between Professor Alison Phipps, the 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lecturer, and Iranian writer, filmmaker and refugee Behrouz Boochani.
Wednesday, 29 January 2020Join us as Professor Alison Phipps, the 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lecturer, discusses her reflections on refugee integration in Dunedin and New Zealand.
Thursday, 5 December 2019Thursday, 28 November 2019Join us for the seventh lecture in the De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic 'Idioms of Distress: Wellbeing and Resilience in Displaced Peoples, Refugee Populations and Global Mental Health'.
Thursday, 28 November 2019This two-day conference will bring together experts in research, policy and practice for sharing, learning and paving the way for optimising migrant and refugee health and wellbeing.
Sunday, 17 November 2019Join us for the final talk in the 2019 Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Professor Angela McCarthy explores the Scottish role in developing the Ceylon tea enterprise.
Sunday, 20 October 2019Join us for the fourth talk in the 2019 Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Dr Rachel Rafferty discusses educational outcomes of former refugees in New Zealand.
Sunday, 15 September 2019Join us for the third talk in the 2019 Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Professor Henry Johnson discusses Chinese musical performance in colonial New Zealand.
Friday, 6 September 2019Join us for the sixth lecture in the De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic 'Researching Multilingually with Displaced Peoples'.
Wednesday, 21 August 2019Join us for the fifth lecture in the De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic 'Rent and Refuge: Scotland's Street-wise History of Sanctuary and Solidarity'.
Sunday, 18 August 2019Join us for the second talk in the 2019 Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Professor Hallie Buckley, Dr Charlotte King and Dr Peter Petchey discuss life and death on the Otago goldfields.
Tuesday, 13 August 2019Join us for the fourth lecture in the De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Langauges and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic of 'Refugee Integration and the Arts of Hospitality'.
Monday, 12 August 2019Join us for the third lecture in the 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic of 'Destitution, Deportation and their Consequences: Considerations from Law and Language'.
Wednesday, 7 August 2019Join us for the second lecture in the De Carle Distinguished Lectureship Series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic of 'Ceremonial and Spiritual Reflections on Creativity and Reconciliation in Integration'.
Tuesday, 30 July 2019Join us for the first lecture in the 2019 De Carle Distinguished Lectureship series given by Professor Alison Phipps (UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow) on the topic of Arts-based methods and cultural approaches to refugee integration.
Sunday, 21 July 2019Join us for the first talk in the Global Migrations Public Lecture Series as Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith discusses DNA and ancient migration.
Sunday, 23 June 2019Join us for an evening with Kurdish-Iranian writer, filmmaker, and refugee Behrouz Boochani, who is currently incarcerated by the Australian government in the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (Papua New Guinea).
Wednesday, 20 March 2019Join Dr Ruth De Souza from the University of Melbourne during Race Relations Week 2019 as she examines migration, race and health
Tuesday, 6 November 2018This two-day conference brings together former refugees, academics, students, NGOs, policymakers and the general public to examine the opportunities and challenges of refugee resettlement in urban New Zealand.
Thursday, 2 August 2018Join Dr Tiffany Cone from the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh as she speaks on narratives of migrant and refugee women in higher education.
Friday, 13 July 2018This one-day workshop, co-hosted with the Collaboration of Ageing Research Excellence, brings together academics, practitioners, migrants and the general public to address the challenges of migrant elder care.
Wednesday, 14 March 2018Join Professor Hallie Buckley from the Department of Anatomy as she examines how historic cemeteries provide a wealth of biological and cultural information about Otago's early migrants.
Wednesday, 6 December 2017Join Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair of Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow, as she explores the responses of civil society and policy makers in Scotland towards refugees.
Sunday, 26 November 2017This one-day multidisciplinary research symposium will examine the connections between education, migration and translation.
Thursday, 29 June 2017Join Dr Yassir Morsi of La Trobe University and Visiting Scholar of the Centre for Global Migrations as he discusses how Muslims re-build and 'become Western' in a free public lecture at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on 29 June 2017 at 12.30pm.
Monday, 15 May 2017Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Centre for Global Migrations seminar, The Longest Journey: From Africa to Aotearoa