Refugee Studies at UEL | News | Resources | Themes of the Programme | Programme Structure & Content | Curriculum | Staff | Student Testimonies | Additional Information | Programme specification
The programme draws upon expanding research, archival and online resources at UEL. Students benefit from access to the Refugee Council Archive, a unique collection of materials housed at the Learning Resource Centre at the Docklands Campus (see below). The physical collection of books and journals is complemented by on-line subscriptions to most major journals related to the field of refugee studies.
The programme provides Academic Language Support classes, which are designed to enhance research, study, and writing skills at the postgraduate level. It also uses WebCT, an online learning resource designed to further access and communication, and which provides dedicated resources for each and every study module. In addition the course maintains a tutorial system which provides students with access to academic staff for discussion of general issues and of all assessed work.
The Refugee Studies programme liaises closely with the Refugee Research Centre at UEL (see below). The Centre organises research activities and networks, co-ordinates documentation and dissemination of materials, promotes local and international links, presents public events, and provides a forum for researchers, associates, and students.
For more information about the Refugee Research Centre and its activities please contact the acting director, Maja Korac (m.korac@uel.ac.uk).
The Refugee Council Archive at the University of East London is one of the largest collections of materials on refugees and forced migration. It is a source of information and analysis on displacement, flight and exile; on legal, political and social issues; and on refugee community life.
The Archive contains materials on refugees in all parts of the world, with special emphasis on Britain. It serves students, academics, researchers, policy makers, agencies and community groups, and in particular refugees, for whom access to dedicated materials on forced migration is often difficult.
The University welcomes additions to the Archive, especially "grey" literature - unofficial data, surveys and reports; unpublished documents and proceedings; and personal and community records and histories.
All visitors are welcome, and although the collection is reference only, access to material is free of charge.
Please notify the archivist in advance of your visit and let us know if you have specific requirements regarding access to library materials and services. Contact the archivist, Paul Dudman, tel +44 (0)20 8 223 7676: email: p.v.dudman@uel.ac.uk
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Click here to download 2005 Refugee Studies Brochure in PDF format [776K]
Refugees: Questions of inclusion and exclusion
4th Annual Forced Migration Post-graduate Student Conference
University of East London - 18-19 March 2006
New scholarships for MA Refugee Studies at UEL
UEL has teamed up with the Pauline Ortiz Memorial Fund to offer fee waiver scholarships to applicants from refugee backgrounds wishing to study for the MA in Refugee Studies. UEL is one of the leading universities in the UK in the field of refugee studies, with a highly-regarded postgraduate and research programme, including the Refugee Council Archive based at Docklands campus. Around one third of current students are from refugee backgrounds.
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