Next week, the University of Birmingham will welcome researchers, practitioners, activists and policy professionals for the IRiS International Conference 2026, Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism. Taking place from 7 to 9 September, the conference comes at a moment when migration and diversity have become central terrains of political... Continue Reading →
The Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity (IRIS) is delighted to co-host a new Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chair at the University of Birmingham, established in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The Chair will be held by Dr Angelo Martins Junior, Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminology and Co-Director of the... Continue Reading →
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Call for Papers, Panels, and Workshops for the IRIS 2026 international conference, titled Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism. The conference will take place on 7–9 September 2026 at the University of Birmingham, UK. Abstracts should be submitted electronically, using the online... Continue Reading →
The Academy of Social Sciences is delighted to welcome 45 leading social scientists to our Fellowship this autumn. Spanning a range of research and practice areas including urban governance and public policy, health technology assessment, hunger and food insecurity, migration and forced displacement, and international law, our newly elected Fellows highlight the importance, breadth and... Continue Reading →
The Call for Proposals for individual papers, pre-organised panels and workshops for IRIS international conference to be held at The Exchange, University of Birmingham on 5-6 September 2024 is open. Deadline to submit proposal via the online portal is 27 March 2024. Rapidly shifting geopolitical alliances and power asymmetries in an increasingly multipolar landscape rekindle... Continue Reading →
We are delighted to announce the publication of the IRiS anthology to mark the tenth anniversary of the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS). A decade is an important milestone for a research centre. We wanted to take this opportunity to think collectively about past, present and future directions of research on... Continue Reading →
The University of Birmingham’s Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) is an interdisciplinary centre of excellence for research and teaching on diversity, migration and social inequality. The Institute currently engages in international research related to the refugee crisis, asylum policy and practice, superdiversity, undocumented migration, migrant children and youth, socio-economic inequality and diversity, welfare state... Continue Reading →
The University of Birmingham offers a number of ESRC scholarships for students commencing their studies in October 2016 to fund postgraduate training and doctoral research, with both +3 (PhD) and 1+3 (Masters and PhD) funding available. A full ESRC scholarship comprises research fees, an annual Research Council stipend (please see RCUK minimum stipend amounts) and a research... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacement
The Age of Superdiversity 