The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» achieved the award of University of Sanctuary in November 2020
From scholarships to wellbeing support, volunteering to research and teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has been recognised for its efforts to welcome refugee and asylum students.
Find out more about the national network of staff, lecturers, academics and students working to make Higher Education institutions a place of sanctuary.
The Sanctuary Working Group brings together representatives from across the University and SU to coordinate our support for people seeking sanctuary.
In 2020 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» became a University of Sanctuary in recognition for our efforts to welcome refugee students, including through our Sanctuary Scholarship.
Keep up to date with the latest news and events
From 7–14 May, you are invited to experience a powerful new exhibition showcasing photographs of “home", created by students from our refugee student population
On 20 June the University’s Sanctuary Working Group held a special event to mark World Refugee Day.
Twinning is a meaningful and sustainable way to support Ukrainian universities through institution-to-institution collaboration.
Warm Welcome PhD scholar, Mir Abdullah Miri shares his thoughts in a guest blog for Refugee Week.
The Centre for the Study of Violence recently hosted an event to share perspectives on the phenomenon of forced migration and refugee experiences.
Learn more about the support available at the University for Undergraduate, PGR and PGT students.
Information about financial and other support, including how to apply for our Undergraduate and PGT Sanctuary Scholarships.
Find out about the annual studentship for candidates who hold Refugee, Humanitarian Protection, or Asylum Seeker status in the UK and check if you are eligible.
Students from forced migration backgrounds share information about teams and web pages they’ve found helpful, including videos with people who are here to help.
If you're a refugee, asylum seeker or have limited leave to remain in the UK, there may be support available to help finance your studies.
Hear from real life students about their experiences and tips to help future students adapt and make the most of life at university.
In this video series, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alumnus, Mohammad, talks about his experiences of studying at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», and how his Sanctuary Scholarship helped him achieve his goals.
Students from forced migration backgrounds, share their experiences and tips to help future students adapt and make the most of life at university.
PhD scholars Mir Miri and Mustafa Raheal discuss why they came to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» to study and the support they have received here.
From teenage midwife in the midst of the Syrian civil war, to Biomedical Sciences student at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»; Ghazala shares her incredible journey.
After a decade living in a refugee camp, Noorullah Kuchai is now part of a team at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» designing healthy housing for the displaced.
We speak to Masters in International Relations student, Habib Wardak, about what the Sanctuary scholarship and what it means to him.
Find out more about the courses we offer in this area
Develop in-depth understanding and specialist skills in contemporary development issues, peacebuilding, conflict analysis, and humanitarian response.
Develop the skills and understanding to tackle the global challenges of development, social justice and sustainability.
Develop a critical understanding of conflict and humanitarian crises in this distance learning course. Gain skills in peacebuilding and humanitarian response.
The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences offers one year full-time or two year part-time taught postgraduate courses in International Development.
Learn more about some of the organisations where our undergraduate and postgraduate students have recently/currently undertaken placements.
Find out about our research and the impact it's having
We research the drivers of conflict and the individual and collective responses to them, paying particular attention to those who are rendered most vulnerable
Learn more about the work our researchers are doing to highlight and solve the challenges faced by displaced people overseas and in the UK.
Our interdisciplinary and collaborative researchers engage with international development policy and practice.
We explore how to counter violence through open and engaged educational practices. Our aim is to help society rethink how violence operates in the modern world.
Find out more about what we do in the local community and outreach work
Run by our students, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» STAR supports refugees and asylum seekers in the local community by volunteering, campaigning and raising awareness of refugee issues.
The University works closely with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Welcomes Refugees, a charity facilitating the settlement and the path to independence of those seeking refuge in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³».
Learn more about Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» student charity spin-out ‘The Washing Machine Project’
Masters students Hira Aftab and Maryam Khan want ‘Our World Too’ to highlight the stories of individuals who have been forced to flee homes in search of safety
An offshoot of Amnesty International, working to bring more awareness to human rights issues and fight for justice both internationally and locally.
We are a member of Cara, supporting academics experiencing discrimination, persecution, violence or conflict.
If you're involved with a project or research that's supporting refugees or forced migrants, or would like to discuss further, please get in touch with the Chair of the Sanctuary Working Group.