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The RLI is the only academic centre in the UK focusing specifically on international refugee law | Home of the Refugee Law Clinic | Part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London https://linktr.ee/rli_sas
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Refugees in the 21st Century - FREE ONLINE COURSE offered by the Refugee Law Initiative at the University of London on Coursera!

Register now for our free 6-week introductory course:

www.coursera.org/learn/refuge...

#OnlineShortCourse #Refugees #RefugeeProtection
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Join our community and connect with the research specialists, policy experts, fellows, and students that make the Refugee Law Initiative so unique. You’ll also tap into our unmatched global network of researchers and affiliates. Hear from RLI Director Prof David Cantor👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻@sas-news.sky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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👋 Hi Bluesky!

The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.

Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
School of Advanced Study
Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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There’s still time to register for this online evening dialogue happening TOMORROW 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

rli.sas.ac.uk/events/ethic...
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Forthcoming Evening Dialogue 👇👇👇

'Ethical Futures in Research and Publishing: Centring Ethics, Access and Equality in Refugee Studies', 14 November 2025, Online, 3pm- 4:30pm UK time | 5pm-6:30pm Beirut time

rli.sas.ac.uk/events/ethic...

#Refugees #GlobalSouth #Ethics #Equality #RefugeeStudies
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Register now for the next Expert Witness Training Day on 5 December 2025 held in-person at the University of London. ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT!

New registration deadline: 17 November 2025

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#ExpertWitnessTraining #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims #Refugees
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Join us at our forthcoming seminar next month in London:
'Irregular migration responses: small boats, return hubs and the future of the refugee regime', 9 December 2025, 6pm-7pm UK time, Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU
rli.sas.ac.uk/events/irreg...

#Migration #RefugeeProtection
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New on the #RLI blog: 'Bird’s Eye View Politics and the Invisibilization of Syrian Refugee Realities' by Marwan Issa

This post is part of the 'Durable Disillusionment: (Ir)Relevance of Solutions in Protracted Crises' blog series.

rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/30/b...

#Politics #Syria #Refugees
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) for our live Human Rights Day webinar to learn more about our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies.

www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

#Refugees #Displacement #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy #HumanRightsDay
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Forthcoming Evening Dialogue 👇👇👇

'Ethical Futures in Research and Publishing: Centring Ethics, Access and Equality in Refugee Studies', 14 November 2025, Online, 3pm- 4:30pm UK time | 5pm-6:30pm Beirut time

rli.sas.ac.uk/events/ethic...

#Refugees #GlobalSouth #Ethics #Equality #RefugeeStudies
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Read this new piece in The Conversation by Professor Sarah Singer where she explains the logistical and legal issues that complicate removals.

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#Deportation #Offenders #TheConversation
Why is it so difficult for the UK to deport foreign criminals?
Under UK law, the home secretary has a duty to pursue removal of foreign national offenders.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I am happy to discuss Environmental Displacement in Latin America with outstanding colleagues Andrea Pacheco Pacífico and Beatriz Eugenia Sánchez-Mojica on the 06/11/2025 1pm-2pm(GMT) online organised by the @rli-sas.bsky.social

More info and registration here : rli.sas.ac.uk/events/displ....
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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There's still time to register for this event THIS WEEK 👇👇👇

Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, Thursday 6 November, 6pm-7pm, Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU

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#FundingCrisis #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs
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Register now for our next seminar:

Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, 6 November, 6pm-7pm, Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House

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#Funding #FundingCrisis #UN80 #IOM #UNHCR #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs #InternallyDisplacedPeople
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Use your country expertise to help inform asylum decisions - Train as an expert witness for asylum cases - Register now for our next session on 5 December 2025.

Early bird rates available until 6 November - register here: rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...

#ExpertWitness #RefugeeLaw #AsylumClaims
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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New on the #RLI podcast:

'Fit for the future? Climate change, global crises and the capacity of refugee law' which was part of the ⁠16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: The Future of Refugee Law⁠.

Listen here:
rli.sas.ac.uk/podcasts/fit...

#ClimateChange #RefugeeLaw #Podcast
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Registration is NOW OPEN for our MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies from the University of London!

Apply by 1 February for the March 2026 start:
www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

#Refugees #RefugeeProtection #ForcedMigration #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning
MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies
This practice-focused master's is one of the largest degrees on forced migration in the world, developed by leading experts from the Refugee Law Initiative.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The #RLI is delighted to welcome Dr Tosin Durodola as a new Visiting Fellow.

Based on extensive fieldwork in #WestAfrica, his work examines how the end of #RefugeeStatus shapes belonging, statelessness and the afterlives of exile.

rli.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-to...

#ForcedMigration #Humanitarianism
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Register now for our next seminar:

Funding crisis, UN reform and the future of humanitarian work, 6 November, 6pm-7pm, Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House

rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fundi...

#Funding #FundingCrisis #UN80 #IOM #UNHCR #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs #InternallyDisplacedPeople
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Read the RLI's latest monthly update: mailchi.mp/london/refug...

And subscribe here: sas.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

#refugees #refugeeprotection #migration #displacement #refugeelaw
October 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Register NOW for the RLI's 2026 #ResearchMethods in the Refugee and #ForcedMigration Field short course running from from 2-6 March 2026 at Senate House, University of London.

Visit our website to learn more and to hear what students have said about this course: rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
September 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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New on the #RLI blog: 'Opening doors and preventing childhood statelessness' by @cynthiaorchard.bsky.social, Manager of the @refugeelawclinic.bsky.social and an individual member of the European Network on Statelessness.

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#Statelessness #Children #Citizenship
September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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New on the #RLI blog: 'The Dilemma of Pakistani Refugees in India Following the Baisaran Valley Attack' written by Shivani Dutta, Assistant Professor, School of Law, DSU and PhD Research Scholar, NLSIU, Bangalore.

rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/22/t...

#India #Pakistan #Refugees
September 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Only a few days left to register on our seminar this week!

'Fit for the future? Climate change, global crises and the capacity of refugee law' 25 September 2025, 6pm, Senate House, London.

Learn more and book here: rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fit-f... 👇 👇 👇
September 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Forthcoming webinar: 'Displacement due to Environmental Factors: Lessons from #LatinAmerica', 6 November 2025, 1pm-2pm UK time

This webinar will discuss new research on how Latin American societies have addressed legal/policy challenges posed by #environmentalfactors.

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Displacement due to Environmental Factors: Lessons from Latin America
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September 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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The RLI at 15: From seminar series to a global community of refugee law researchers 👇 👇 👇

"The networks and infrastructure hosted by the RLI are crucial to promoting and facilitating research in this fragmented academic field."

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#Refugees #Migration #RefugeeLaw
The Refugee Law Initiative at 15: From seminar series to a global community of refugee law researchers
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September 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Join us for the 16th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: The Future of Refugee Law

First seminar: Fit for the future?, 25 September 2025

rli.sas.ac.uk/events/fit-f...

View other sessions in the series here: rli.sas.ac.uk/annual-semin...

#RefugeeLaw #ClimateChange #HumanRights #RLI
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM