Queen's Anniversary Prize for the Refugee Studies Centre
The RSC's contribution to the study of forced migration and refugees has been recognised by the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The Prize is awarded every two years to 20 or so academic units that can clearly demonstrate the outstanding achievement and benefit of their work.
The RSC was commended on its central role in developing Refugee Studies as a distinct field of investigation; its work with UN agencies and international organisations; its teaching programme; the establishment of the world's leading library on forced migration and refugee issues; its wide range of publications, including Forced Migration Review; the development of Forced Migration Online; and the establishment of effective international networks.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Sir Colin Lucas, said: "The work of the Centre demonstrates that research and teaching of the highest academic standard can also be vitally important in providing solutions to real problems that affect millions of people. It also shows the significance and influence that a network of trained practitioners can have in shaping international debate and policy making to represent the interests of those who might otherwise not be heard."
1st Annual Student Conference on Forced Migration
22 February 2003 : Oxford
The organisation of the 1st Annual Student Conference
on Forced Migration (organised by RSC students) aims to create a relaxed and
supportive environment in which postgraduates can meet, present and share their
research and their experience.
To register, email fmsc03@hotmail.com
with the following details: name, contact details (email/tel), university and
department, programme and/or thesis title, year of study. Cost: £10 if
registered by 31 January 31; £15 thereafter. Cost includes
lunch.
Southeast Asia Regional School in Forced
Migration
8-18 December 2003: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
This Regional School, run in collaboration with the
Asian Research Centre for Migration at Chulalongkorn University, aims to
provide those who work with refugees and other displaced people in Asia and
Oceania with a better understanding of the forces and institutions that
dominate their world and the worlds of those who have been uprooted.
Participants typically include host government officials, intergovernmental and
non-governmental agency personnel engaged in planning, administering and
coordinating assistance.
Enquiries to: The SEA Regional School
Administrator, Asian Research Centre for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies,
7th Floor Prajadhipok-Rambhai Barni Building, Chulalongkorn University,
Phyathai Road, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Tel: +66 2 2187462. Fax: +66 2
2551124. Email: Ratcahda.J@Chula.ac.th.
or: The SEA Regional School
Project Manager, RSC (at address above). Tel: +44 (0)1865 270723/270726. Fax:
+44 (0)1865 270721. Email: sea.school@qeh.ox.ac.uk
The Rights of Refugees under International Law
26-27 April 2003 : Oxford
This weekend seminar focuses on the specific human
rights to which all refugees are entitled under the 1951 Refugee Convention and
its 1967 Protocol. Its goal is to equip policy makers, advocates and scholars
with a solid understanding of the international refugee rights regime.
Instructor: Prof James C Hathaway, Director, Program in Refugee and Asylum Law,
University of Michigan Law School. Fee: £130.
Contact Dominique
Attala at rscmst@qeh.ox.ac.uk or at
the RSC address.
Palestinian Refugees and the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
10-11 May 2003 : Oxford
Through a mix of lectures, working group exercises
and interactive sessions, participants engage actively and critically with the
contemporary debates in the human rights movement and analyse the specific
context of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the
West Bank, Gaza and Israel) in light of these debates. Instructors: Dr Randa
Farah (University of Western Ontario, Canada) and Fiona McKay, LLM (Lawyer's
Committee for Human Rights, New York). Fee: £100.
Contact
Dominique Attala at rscmst@qeh.ox.ac.uk or at the RSC
address.
International Summer School in Forced Migration
2003
7-25 July 2003 - Wadham College, Oxford
This three-week residential course provides a broad
understanding of the issues of forced migration and humanitarian assistance;
participants examine, discuss and review theory and practice and develop
communication and analysis skills useful for the workplace. Designed for
managers, administrators, field workers and policy makers in humanitarian
fields. Cost: £2300 (incl. B&B accommodation, weekday lunches,
tuition fees, course materials, social activities).
Contact the
International Summer School Administrator at the RSC (address above). Tel: +44
(0)1865 270723. Email: summer.school@qeh.ox.ac.uk
The Bob Johnson Scholarship
The RSC is delighted to announce the establishment of
a new scholarship for a European student on its Master of Science course. The
scholarship is the gift of Bruna Johnson, the widow of the Centre's most
generous friend, Robert A Johnson.
For more information email
rscmsc@qeh.ox.ac.uk