Vacancies: 7 PhD positions for the iBOF-Unpack project
The UNPACK project integrates insights from four disciplines – linguistics, anthropology…
Extended deadline CESSMIR call for contributions
The new deadline for the CESSMIR conference is the 23th of february. More information can…
Job opening: research position
The vacancy is in Dutch. More information can be found on this page: https://cessmir.be/un…
Seeking Safety: SOGI and International Protection
Proud to present this new podcast series, made by Zaen, Kabuye and our dear colleague Lise…
Save the Date: Migration research in Practice
Almost time for a major day in the CESSMIR working year: the ‘Migration Research in Practi…
Cocreative information video explains the appellate asylum procedure through the eyes of young people
On the occasion of Children’s Rights Day, 20 November, we want to highlight that children…
CESSMIR Seminar: The Politics of Social Work in an Era of Welfare State Bordering
The Politics of Social Work in an Era of Welfare State Bordering. CESSMIR Seminar, in co…
“Psychological costs of migration policies are underestimated” – Radio 1, De Ochtend
The psychological costs of migration do not receive sufficient attention in Belgian migrat…
Vacancy job student CESSMIR – communication and organisation international conference
CESSMIR, the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees, at Ghent University, i…
First episode podcast Bed, bath, bread and beats: ‘The Scratch Band & Vlamingstraat 55’
CESSMIR colleague Tina Reynaert works on a PhD about participatory musicking projects in r…
Call for contribution CESSMIR conference: ‘Looking back, moving forward: Migration studies in times of societal transformation’
CESSMIR celebrates its tenth anniversary with a conference! A warm welcome to researchers…
Family reunification: why the new legislation reduces our care workers to their labour
In a recent article for Knack (in Dutch), CESSMIR member Marlies Casier and thesis student…
From one reception crisis to the next: where has solidarity gone?
Ten years after the massive public solidarity with people on the move in Brussels’ Maximil…
Fortress Europe is guarded by shady subcontractors – podcast and op-ed by Thomas Spijkerboer
CESSMIR colleague Thomas Spijkerboer and his colleagues wrote an op-ed in De Groene Amster…
Challenging myths on sexual and gender-based violence in asylum procedures
On 17 October 2025, CESSMIR colleague Lore Roels successfully defended her PhD at Ghent Un…
HAIR: Exploring Beauty, Identity and Religion
CESSMIR member prof. dr. Lisa Franke received an ERC Starting Grant. That is a prestigious…
New Migration Podcast Episode Featuring CESSMIR Member Rossella Marino
A new episode of The Migration Podcast explores a striking feature of European migration g…
International advisory board
CESSMIR is dedicated to interdisciplinary research, education and societal outreach on mig…
Dr. Marloes Hagenaars in PhD cup
Former CESSMIR member Marlies Hagenaars was selected as one of the 16 finalists of the Fle…
CESSMIR team took part in Refugee Walk
No fewer than 35 CESSMIR members, friends and family put their best foot forward once agai…
When geopolitics is personal: short film stories from Georgia and Abkhazia
CESSMIR alumna Gaëlle le Pavic, CESSMIR partner Lennart Soberon and Belgian-Georgian-Ahkha…
When birds fly: graphic novel about loneliness in young newcomers
‘When birds fly: stories of landing’ depicts the experiences of loneliness among young peo…
Broaching cultural identities in psychotherapy
CESSMIR member Hilde Depauw defended her PhD on 10 September! Persistent disparities in me…
The Policy Web: A Multi-Layered Analysis of Language Testing for Migration
CESSMIR member Laura Schildt defended her PhD on 3 September. Her PhD is about the languag…
(Im)mobility, water-related adaptation strategies, and development implications in West and Central Africa
CESSMIR colleague Alix Debray defended her PhD on June 19th. This doctoral dissertation of…
UNPACK: Unpacking the asylum procedure in its intersecting linguistic, sociocultural, psychological and legal dimensions
Asylum procedures are challenging, partly due to the diverse socio-cultural and linguistic…
Vloedgolf
Climate migration is not new, but more urgent than ever. In her new book ‘Vloedgolf? De co…
How are people with a migration background doing on the Belgian labor market?
What do we know from research about their chances on the labor market, and what do these f…
Information video for young people about the Council for alien law litigation
CESSMIR member Sara Lembrechts and Ellen Van Vooren made a short informative video for chi…
Law in distress. Legal assistance for people on the move in contexts of extreme stress and trauma
CESSMIR researcher Maud Martens is currently working, with her supervisors Robin Vandevoor…
