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Borders in Globalization Lab
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Global research lab advancing border studies and policy, publishing open-access content, and training young scholars. @uvic.bsky.social #BIG_Review
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Check out the latest episode of the Frontlines Are Everywhere podcast🎙️

Host Jeff Corntassel sits down with Chris Teuton and Roger Fernandes to discuss storytelling as a tool for transformation, education, and more!

Tune in here: tinyurl.com/Frontlines-15
July 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Join us on July 28th @ 8–11am PST for a FREE special keynote from the Director General of Customs of Madagascar, Zafivanona E. Lainkana!

Register here: forms.office.com/r/7Brfzfqtju

#borders #customs #ai
July 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Join us on Monday, July 21st @ 8AM PST for a FREE open-access session exploring environmental law across borders! 🌎

Register here: forms.office.com/r/7Brfzfqtju
July 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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What do Indigenous internationalisms encompass? 🌎

Program director and institute lead Jeff Corntassel explores this question and more.

Register today for the Indigenous Internationalisms and Border Crossings institute: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-I...

#Indigenous #borders #BIG_Lab
July 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Discover how AI is transforming the ways we manage #borders 🌍

Join experts from around the world to learn about AI’s practical applications in trade facilitation and to become a principled consumer and designer of #AI systems.

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-AI
July 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Jamie Ferrill (Professor, Charles Sturt University) shares a sneak-peek into the #BIG_Lab Modern #Border Security Management Summer Institute exploring the contemporary border #security issues.

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-SEC
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Discover the latest in trade and customs facilitation and enforcement 🌍

Join experts from around the world to deepen your knowledge of trade and customs networks.

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-TC
July 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Have you ever wondered how international actors and states manage the flow of people across borders? 🌍

Join experts from around the world to explore the migration regimes that facilitate international mobility.

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-MOB
June 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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As #borders continue to make headlines, understanding contemporary border issues is increasingly important.

That's why we're pleased to offer a new institute exploring the #management of border disputes 🌏

Seats remaining: ✅

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-MBD
June 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Oliver Brandes (Co-Director, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance) shares a sneak-peek into the #BIG_Lab Ecological #Border Management Summer Institute. #Borders

Keep an eye out for session previews of our other Summer Institutes! 👀
June 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Why enrol in a #BIGLab Summer Institute exploring contemporary #borders?

Project Director Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly has the answers.

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme
June 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Looking to make global connections in your field of work or study? 🌎 🤝

Collaborate with like-minded scholars and professionals from around the world through the BIG Lab Summer Institute program. #Borders #BIG_Lab

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Join us for the next CFGS-BIG Talk featuring Dr. Andrew Burridge!

📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168)
📷 June 4th, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm PST

Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal...

More details: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal...
May 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Anthony Asiwaju!

📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168)
📅 May 26th, 2025, 10-11:30am PST

Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/Big-Talk-Reg...

More details: tinyurl.com/Asiwaju-BIG-...
May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Join us on May 14th for a dynamic discussion with Ben Rohrbaugh exploring how digital tools are transforming how borders are secured, managed, and modernized.

📆 May 14th, 2025 @ 12pm PST (19:00 UTC)
📍 Online via Microsoft Teams

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-Web-May-14
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Join us to learn from Jean Peyrony (Director General, MOT) how strong leadership and smart planning enable organizations to respond to complexity and crisis!

📆 May 7th, 2025, 8am PST (3pm UTC)
📍 Online via Microsoft Teams

Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-Web-May-7
May 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Professional Development Opportunity 🚨

Discover the latest in border research and policy through one of our Summer Institutes exploring contemporary border issues 🌎

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme
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April 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Irasema Coronado and Hector Antonio Padilla Delgado!

📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168)
📅 April 28th, 2025, 10–11:30am PST

Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Reg...

More details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Apr...
April 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Congrats to BIG_Lab grad students Emma Bowick, Nazia Arifa, and Ben Ajabuin on their engaging panel at the @absborders.bsky.social Annual Conference in Seattle! 🎉
April 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Thank you to all who submitted a paper proposal for the chance at tuition-free fellowship in a BIG_Lab Summer Institute!

Applications are now closed.

Look out for more info on registering for our Summer Institutes in the coming weeks 👀
April 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED!

We're pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline for applications for tuition-free fellowship in our 2025 Summer Institutes!

Submit your 500-word paper proposal by Sunday, April 6th at 11:45PM (PST).

Learn more: t.co/2wrhomCYky
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Check out the latest article from Jeff Corntassel and Andrew Ambers on Indigenous internationalism and kinship diplomacy!

📘 Rooted: A Publication on Indigenous Law, Vol. 3, No. 2

Read it for free here: tinyurl.com/53rcr5uu
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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📢 There are just TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your paper proposal for academic and policy research on cross-border management issues and challenges 🌎

Successful applicants will receive a tuition-free fellowship for one of our Summer Institutes in July 2025!

Learn more: tinyurl.com/4py5r3up
Call for Paper Proposals. Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Italian photographer Valerio Vincenzo!

📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168)
📅 March 31st, 2025, 10–11:30am PST

Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Register

Visit our website for more details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Mar-31
March 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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We hope you'll join us for a special screening of Twice Colonized, featuring a post-screening keynote from co-producer Aaju Peters.

📆 Friday, March 14th @ 7pm
📍 UVic Cinecenta

No need to register in advance! Entry is by donation (recommended $5–15).

Learn more here: tinyurl.com/3bpd9zy7
March 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM