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Derya Ozkul
@deryaozkul.bsky.social
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Sociology, University of Warwick | previously @refugeestudies, University of Oxford | researching migration and digital technologies | working on Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees | Digitising Identity projects
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madianou.bsky.social
📣 Registration is open for our event Reimagining Digital ID @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social w/ findings from our www.redid.net project and talks by colleagues working on implications of Digital ID in Global South, migrant & refugee contexts explore.gold/digital-id All welcome! ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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anavaldi.bsky.social
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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albertalisalah.bsky.social
“Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, published #OpenAccess in JEMS:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

edited by:
@mariegodin.bsky.social @deryaozkul.bsky.social @rachelhumphris.bsky.social

@koenleurs.bsky.social @kinanalajak.bsky.social #RianneDekker
Digital technologies and migration: behind, beyond and around the black box
Digital technologies have often been criticised due to their tendency to operate as ‘black boxes’, owing to their complexity and opacity, which pose challenges to understanding their inner mechanis...
www.tandfonline.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
New Publication 📘

Happy to share that our special issue, “Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, with Marie Godin and @rachelhumphris.bsky.social has now been published.

🔗 Available open access here: doi.org/10.1080/1369...
July 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...
SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...
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July 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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sociowarwick.bsky.social
📣Warwick Antiracism Archive Launch! Come discover our new resource on knowledge b/w generations of student antiracist activists at Warwick. 20/06 2-4pm in R0.12. Register & details: link.outsavvy.com/antiracism led by
@uncomfiest.bsky.social
w/ support from Anna Numa Hopkins & 6 student researchers.
June 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...
AFAR researchers inform UN guidelines on digital border governance in 2-day event
Researchers from the Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AFAR) Project inform UN guidelines in two-day Geneva event.
www.hertie-school.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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hertiecfr.bsky.social
Now, on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Algorithmic Fairness in Asylum Seekers and Refugees Project in spotlight. @volkswagenstiftung.de
June 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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hertiecfr.bsky.social
Are you attending the ‪@cpdpconferences.bsky.social conference today? We are the organisers of this year's 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭!
The discussion will be grounded in the #𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥 project.
𝟭𝟳.𝟮𝟬 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲!
https://tinyurl.com/42ffau5n
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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francescapalmiotto.bsky.social
✨ Highlights from CPDP 2025 ✨

Spoke at #CPDP2025 on digital rights of asylum seekers & refugees. Shared insights from my work on automated decision-making & strategic litigation in migration governance. Grateful for the vibrant exchange with researchers, NGOs & DPAs. CPDP, you were terrific!
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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cpdpconferences.bsky.social
Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Organised by @hertiecfr.bsky.social with @profccostello.bsky.social (moderator), @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social, @deryaozkul.bsky.social, Joanna Parkin, Eleftherios Chelioudakis

More information: cpdp.be/2851
#CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #asylum
Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees As displaced populations increasingly interact with technologies, effective digital rights protection is more urgent than ever. This panel discusses the role data protection law plays in safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. It examines the legal and practical challenges that arise in ensuring privacy, consent, and fairness for these vulnerable individuals. Our panel aims to foster a collaborative dialogue between academia (particularly researchers of the AFAR project), NGOs, and data protection authorities to close gaps between law and practice and to empower displaced individuals to exercise their digital rights. To create a dynamic session, we will invite stakeholders from the fields of Data Privacy and New Technologies to attend our panel as guests. These stakeholders will be engaged during the Q&A session to provide additional perspectives and foster a vibrant, interdisciplinary exchange of ideas. Questions to be answered: - What specific challenges do asylum seekers and refugees face in enforcing their digital rights? - How can data protection officers (DPOs) and related professionals make use of emerging regulations like the AI Act to safeguard privacy and fairness for asylum seekers and refugees? - What role does collaboration among data protection authorities, NGOs, and academia play in protecting digital rights for displaced populations? - How can digital rights frameworks for asylum seekers and refugees be strengthened to address the challenges posed by surveillance and automation? Organised by Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School with Cathryn Costello (moderator), FRANCESCA PALMIOTTO, Derya Ozkul, Joanna Parkin, Eleftherios Chelioudakis More information: https://cpdp.be/2851
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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sociowarwick.bsky.social
Join us in person (Ramphal Building, central campus) on Wednesday 26th of Feb at 11am.
deryaozkul.bsky.social Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 9
📌 Save the Date!

Join us on 26 February 2025 for a talk by @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, who will be discussing her forthcoming book, "Making Sanctuary Cities" @sociowarwick.bsky.social

This seminar will take place at 11 AM in room RO.14 of the Ramphal Building.
February 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
🚨 New article from our AFAR project w
@francescapalmiotto.bsky.social

We explore strategic litigation against newtech in Europe and the various obstacles that must be overcome to reach the litigation stage.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@sociowarwick.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
“when you terminate the app you also eliminate the actual route to access asylum” www.migrationtechmonitor.com/blog/the-sud...
The sudden end of CBP One leaves thousands of asylum seekers in limbo at the U.S. and Mexico border — Migration and Technology Monitor
Veronica Martinez, MTM 2023 Fellow CIUDAD JUAREZ: With the return of Donald Trump to the White House this past Monday came an array of executive orders setting up the immigration agenda of the Re...
www.migrationtechmonitor.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
So the digital driving licences will not be mandatory but digital immigration status will be mandatory for all migrants in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Digital driving licences to be introduced this year
The government says technology should
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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algorithmwatch.org
The EU's #AIAct experts consultation on the definition of an AI system and on prohibited AI practices closed on Dec 11. But loopholes still threaten #FundamentalRights. The #AIActCivilSociety and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions call for guidelines that prioritize human rights & justice.
January 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
📌 Save the Date!

Join us on 26 February 2025 for a talk by @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, who will be discussing her forthcoming book, "Making Sanctuary Cities" @sociowarwick.bsky.social

This seminar will take place at 11 AM in room RO.14 of the Ramphal Building.
January 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
"Use expired ID to get to UK"

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

It’s the right decision, but it’s difficult to understand why it was made in December, just weeks before many were set to travel.

How are migrants expected to convince airlines and border officials to process expired cards?
Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas
People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:12 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
“An internal assessment of a machine-learning programme used to vet thousands of claims for universal credit payments across England found it incorrectly selected people from some groups more than others when recommending whom to investigate for possible fraud.” www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud
Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:07 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
Asymmetrical Sympathies: the Global North’s Response to Protection Seekers

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Asymmetrical Sympathies: the Global North’s Response to Protection Seekers
The welcoming response of European countries towards Ukrainian refugees from 2022 onwards has been marked by its strength and rapidity. This recent example recalls other moments of openness from past ...
podcasts.ox.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
Happy to see our work w Natalie Welfens published in the Journal of Refugee Studies

“UNHCR–state relations: transfer of authority over refugee status determination”👇

academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
November 28, 2024 at 9:31 AM
deryaozkul.bsky.social
Earlier this year, @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social and I presented our work on legal mobilisation against automated systems in a workshop on digital rights.

The organisers even created a playlist for strategic litigation. The list has some fantastic tracks! 🎶 open.spotify.com/playlist/1fF...
Strategic litigation workshop
Playlist · Pola · 52 items · 15 saves
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November 24, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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sociowarwick.bsky.social
yesterday our Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social and colleagues launched their collaborative 'Digitising Identity' project & held their first stakeholder event exploring how digitalisation impacts migrants' lives.👇🏽
migrantvoice.bsky.social Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social · Nov 15
We were thrilled to hold today's stakeholder event on Navigating the Digital Immigration System, and are so grateful for the people who attended.. We had a wonderful discussion on the issues and potential solutions. look forward to continued collaboration on this.
Group shot of participants at our event
November 16, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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migrantvoice.bsky.social
We were thrilled to hold today's stakeholder event on Navigating the Digital Immigration System, and are so grateful for the people who attended.. We had a wonderful discussion on the issues and potential solutions. look forward to continued collaboration on this.
Group shot of participants at our event
November 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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sociowarwick.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Emily Gray & Stephen Farrall on this American Society of Criminology award 🥳@thatcherlegacy.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 2:12 PM