Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford

The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford
Type education
Location
Director
 Madeleine Sumption
Website www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk

The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford (the Migration Observatory) is a project providing analysis of immigration and migration issues affecting the UK. It is a part of the Oxford University's Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS) and was launched in March 2011 with the broad aim of improving public discourse on migration in the UK by looking at key migration issues.[1]

Impact

The Migration Observatory’s outputs are used by the media in the UK and its staff are often quoted in the media on issues regarding immigration.[2]

Funding

The Migration Observatory is a project of COMPAS, a multidisciplinary research centre at Oxford University. Funding for the Observatory comes from Unbound Philanthropy, The Barrow Cadbury Trust, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Independence: What it means to us". Migration Observatory.
  2. ↑ "Observatory in the news". Migration Observatory.
  3. ↑ "Funders". Migration Observatory.
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