Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS) is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC). It explores the lived experiences of young people growing up in situations of forced migration an...

This is a free space for the young people we are working with to share their creative products: poems, pictures, photographs ….. Some of these creations were made during our research workshops, and ot...

Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS) is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC). It explores the lived experiences of young people growing up in situations of forced migration an

Of fenced playgrounds, happy places, and contained spaces Of fenced playgrounds, happy places, and contained spaces is a reflection from a recent field trip part of the GRABS team did to eThekwini / D...

In collaboration with the HEARD team from Kwazulu-Natal University and Refugee Social Services (RSS), the GRABS team conducted focus group discussions with young people.

"On the move: Troubling categories of (im)mobility" is inspired from conversations within the GRABS project team, and the horrific, yet hopeful, sight of bird nests built on top of razor wire fences at the entrance of Calais, France. After the original illustration, I made a composite with a long list of these troubling categories and their definitions using various glossaries, encyclopedias, and dictionaries. Finally, I wrote a short commentary piece to accompany the illustration.

Insights and Challenges at the UK-France Border This blog post shares some initial findings and reflections from our research scoping trip to Calais and Dunkerque at the end of January 2025. By Isabel...