Our new article on stay-return motivations among the UK-based Polish migrant essential workers is now out in Mobilities – a major academic journal examining the movements of people, objects, capital and information. The article looks at what encourages migrant Poles to stay in the UK, return to Poland and/or migrate elsewhere and how the combinationContinue reading “New article on stay-return motivations, Brexit & Covid-19”
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New methods article now out
Our new article presenting an innovative method of Facebook-ad sampling that we employed to recruit Polish essential workers is now out. The piece reviews our survey performance over a 4-week period in spring 2021 and how our ad campaign’s reach, impressions and survey clicks (conversions) changed over time. It also analyses whether we recruited different respondents at different stages of samplingContinue reading “New methods article now out”
Watch our talk on stay-return motivations among migrant essential workers
Our talk on stay-return motivations among migrant essential workers is on YouTube! The talk was delivered on 15 May 2024 as part of the joint seminar by the Center for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion (Cracow University of Economics, Poland) and the Jagiellonian Center for Migration Studies (Jagiellonian University, Poland) organised by Dr MichałContinue reading “Watch our talk on stay-return motivations among migrant essential workers”
‘Spaces of (dis)connection’: Revisiting our exhibition
How did our exhibition come to fruition? We reflect on this in a new piece for the Research Matters magazine. We emphasise the role of trust in working with artists and partners, and how being open to new ways of creating and sharing knowledge allow for magic to happen! Read the article HERE.
New article on Covid impacts now out
Our new article on the impacts of Covid-19 on Polish essential workers in the UK is now out in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies – a major academic journal in the field of migration. The article presents key findings from our study and discusses examples of the health, social, economic, and cultural impactsContinue reading “New article on Covid impacts now out”
Mini-article on Brexit & Covid-19
Publication alert! Our new mini-article is now out in Discover Society, an online platform publishing academically informed short pieces for a general audience. In the article, we explore how the combined (institutional, political, social) hostilities of Brexit and the pandemic have impacted Polish essential workers in the UK. We argue that Covid-19 has reinforced pre-existingContinue reading “Mini-article on Brexit & Covid-19”
Podcast on art & research
Our new University of Glasgow Spotlight Podcast is live! Our own Prof. Sharon Wright and Dr Anna Gawlewicz talk to Prof. Kezia Dugdale about how EU migrant essential workers contributed to British society and the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study showed how migrants faced challenges at work and at home, while separated from familyContinue reading “Podcast on art & research”
Our exhibition is online
Our traveling exhibition is available online! Inspired by our research, it toured Birmingham, London, and Edinburgh in 2022. The exhibition is a result of an exciting collaboration with Centrala, an internationally renowned centre for Central and Eastern European art and artists, and features the work of 3 critically acclaimed visual artists Małgorzata Dawidek, Sylwia Kowalczyk and Paulina Korobkiewicz. Enjoy the artworkContinue reading “Our exhibition is online”
Our report on learnings from Covid-19 for supporting minority communities is out
Hot off the press! Our report on Covid-19 innovation in supporting Scotland’s migrant and minority ethnic communities is now out. The report is based on our spin-off project – an expert review funded by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learning and Evaluation Oversight Group set up by the Scottish Government. The study found that third-sector organisations inContinue reading “Our report on learnings from Covid-19 for supporting minority communities is out”
Exhibition launch in Edinburgh
Our traveling exhibition is coming to Scotland! Come join us at the launch on 27 October 2022 at Art27 in Edinburgh. See the artwork and speak to the artists, the curator (Centrala), and the researchers! 6-8pm, 40-42 West Crosscauseway, Newington, EH8 9JP. More information here. The exhibition will be open to the public between 24 October and 8 November 2022.Continue reading “Exhibition launch in Edinburgh”