2nd Postgraduate Conference on Migration *"Looking Beyond the Refugee Crisis"* *The University of Sheffield Postgraduate Migration Research Network <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=1821e850bd&e=462e89bba1> *invites submissions for the 2nd Conference on Migration. The conference aims at looking beyond the mediatised refugee crisis by exploring issues about migration and development, evolution of migration policies, challenges encountered in researching migration and representations of migrants, among other topics. *Abstracts in all areas of migration and from all disciplines will be considered.* *The deadline for abstracts submissions is Friday March 11th.* Information about the conference and submission links at *mrg.group.shef.ac.uk <http://mrg.group.shef.ac.uk>* We are pleased to announce that this year Keynote Speaker is *Professor Alexander Betts <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=ba85e98243&e=462e89bba1> (University of Oxford, Director of the Refugee Study Centre)* The aim of the Conference is to provide a space of discussion and dissemination for early career researchers working on different topics in relation to migration. Read about last year event here <http://shef.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=477ac53759&e=462e89bba1>. The Conference is supported by the Faculty of Social Sciences <http://shef.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=a502fc1a9d&e=462e89bba1> , Sheffield Migration Research Group <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=316f2f4254&e=462e89bba1> , Department of Geography <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=61778c9da5&e=462e89bba1> , The Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=8fb39f6633&e=462e89bba1> and Department of History <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=6b1925eb1a&e=462e89bba1>. <http://shef.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=d7f7a21154&e=462e89bba1> <http://shef.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=a428ae6703&e=462e89bba1> <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=41175029a0&e=462e89bba1> *Copyright © 2016 Migration Research at Sheffield, All rights reserved.* *Our email address is:* [log in to unmask] Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/profile?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=4d991f9721&e=462e89bba1> or unsubscribe from this list <http://shef.us12.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=fe1c164008cd0e34d2e20cc01&id=4d991f9721&e=462e89bba1&c=dfe6dddec3> -- Dr Marcia Vera-Espinoza Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Politics University of Sheffield Elmfield, Northumberland Road Sheffield, S10 2TU, UK Phone: 0114 222 1652 Twitter: @MarciaVeraE / @migprosp / @SheffieldMRG http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/politics/people/academic/marcia-vera-espinoza MIGPROSP website: http://www.migrationgovernance.org/ Migration Research Group website: http://mrg.group.shef.ac.uk