Media work at COMPAS
COMPAS aims to distribute its research findings into key public debates. Information on our published research and expert opinions can be found in the following:
Press Releases
Opinon Editorials
Comments
COMPAS in the News:
Printed News Coverage
Radio and TV Coverage
Press Releases
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11 Aug 2008 | Press release issued by TUC: 'Female migrant workers most at risk of not being paid minimum wage'. Click here for press release [external link] |
19 Mar 2007 | Press release issued by JRF: Migrants say discrimination undermines their sense of belonging in Britain. Click here for press release [external link]. Click here for final report and findings. |
6 Sept 2007 | Press release issued by TUC: 'Study finds thousands of Eastern European migrants are exploited by UK employers'. Bridget Anderson publishes a report on East European Migrant workers. |
5 July 2006 |
30 Jun 2006 | University of Oxford brings Business, Unions and Voluntary Sector together to Debate Integration of Migrants For details on event, click here |
01 May 2006 | |
06 Dec 2005 | New Directions for International Migration: implications for Britain UK Launch of the Report of the Global Commission on International Migration. For details on related event - click here. |
20 Oct 2005 | |
1 Sept 2005 | Immigration: Europe's eyes on Dublin : As Ireland debates how welcoming it wants to be |
19 May 2005 | Will Ireland become a model for managing labour immigration in the enlarged EU? |
2 Jul 2004 |
16 Jun 2004 | Migrant Pupils ‘Enhance and Enrich’ Oxford Classrooms Despite |
11 Feb 2004 |
Opinion Editorials
29 May 2007 | Migrants who have to work hard to feel at home in Britain |
22 July 2006 | East European immigration expected to continue |
17 May 2006 | Migrant workers face tough choices |
26 Sept 2005 | Public debate on economic migration to Ireland is now needed |
20 Sept 2005 | 'Super-diversity Revealed' |
16 Sept 2005 | 'A common framework for the integration of migrants' |
28 Apr 2004 | 'Employment laws must be enforced' |
26 Feb 2004 | 'Find cohesion in human rights' |
24 Dec 2003 | 'How welcoming does Ireland want to be? |
28 Oct 2003 | Mousetraps are not enough |
Comments
Nov 2007 | Bridget Anderson submits oral evidence (link to video file) and written evidence (download .pdf) to the House of Lords Economic Affairs select committee enquiry on the economic impact of immigration. |
April 2006 | Response to "Tackling Human Trafficking - Consultation on Proposals for a UK Action Plan" by Bridget Anderson. Click here to download (.pdf) |
Mar 2006 | Comment on the Home Office announcement about new points-based migration system - 'Making Migration Work for Britain'. Click here to download (.pdf) |
Oct 2005 | 'Making Migration Work for Britain': Response to Home Office Consultation on proposals for a new points-based system for managed migration from COMPAS. Click here to download (.pdf) |
Oct 2004 | 'Migration in an Interconnected World: New Direction for Action' - Professor Steve Vertovec comments on the report written by the Global Commission on International Migration. Click here to download. |
COMPAS in the news
Printed news coverage
12 Aug 08 | University of Oxford News pages - Female migrants most likely to be illegally underpaid - highlights work by Bridget Anderson and Hiranthi Jayaweera - Link |
11 Aug 08 | Financial Times, p.2, Female migrants "worst paid", Quotes a report written by COMPAS and published that finds female migrant workers were more likely than any other group to be paid less than the national minimum wage. |
11 Aug 08 | The Press Association, Female migrant workers underpaid, COMPAS Report cited - Link |
18 Oct 07 | The Mirror: 'Immigration: The true cost to Britain', Quotes Bridget Anderson on migrant labour. |
26 Sept 07 | Guardian Unlimited: Partrick Barkham quotes Sarah Spencer and the work of COMPAS in article on whether migrants are more likely to be the victims or perpetrators of crimes. |
4 Sept 07 | BBC News Online: Migrant workers 'being exploited', Quotes a report written by Bridget Anderson on East European migrants. |
17 May, 07 | The Irish Sun:'3m Poles heading here & UK', Quotes Sarah Spencer about report on East European migrants. |
29 May, 07 | BBC News Online: "Migrants 'want to settle in UK'". Mentions Oxford University (COMPAS) study about East European migrants. |
29 May, 07 | InTheNews: "Migrant workers 'have difficulty integrating'". Mentions Oxford University (COMPAS) study about East European migrants. |
29 May, 07 | The Guardian: "European migrants who opt to stay need more help, says survey". Quotes Sarah Spencer about report on East European migrants. |
22 May 2007 | migrationonline.cz: Interview with Martin Ruhs about labour immigration and temporary migration programmes in the EU. |
14 Feb, 07 | Time Magazine: "The Many Faces of Europe". Quotes Steve Vertovec about multiculturalism, integration and social cohesion. |
23 Dec, 06 | Kurier (Austria), "Land der Arbeiter". Quotes Martin Ruhs on East European migrant workers and economic growth in Ireland |
8 Dec, 06 | Birmingham Post: "Brum 'divided' by rising migrant population". Reference to COMPAS report on Mapping of Race and Poverty in Birmingham, from the Cities in Transition conference. |
8 Dec, 06 | La Tribune:"L'immigration peut-elle relancer la croissance?". Martin Ruhs interviewed about migration and economic growth. |
5 Dec, 06 | The Guardian: "Would-be settlers will have to pass the Britishness test". Reference to COMPAS report and Sarah Spencer. |
5 Oct, 06 | Newsbreak Article: "Fortress Europe" Lourdes Gordolan quoted on the state of Filipino nurse migration to the UK. |
Sept, 06 | ESRC Society Today: "Poles apart - families feel the strain as migrants flock to Britain." Refers to COMPAS Fair Enough? report. |
Aug, 06 | Freight Transport Review: "A positive boost?" Martin Ruhs interviewed and cited extensively about impact of accession state workers on UK labour market. |
Aug, 06 | Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum (MRCF) Newsletter: Report on the COMPAS Annual Conference. Link |
24 July, 06 | Newsweek article: Down the Drain. Quotes Martin Ruhs in article about Eastern Europe's brain drain. |
7 Jul, 06 | ESRC Society Today online: "Migration - 'brain gain' or threat to UK jobs?". Article about COMPAS Annual Conference 2006. Quotes Martin Ruhs. |
5 Jul, 06 | BBC Online News: 'New questions on illegal working'. Quotes Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson on research about migrants who are living in the UK legally but breaking the employment restrictions on their immigration papers. |
1 Jul, 06 | Listener - The Things That Matter: "Far-Flung Whanau". Quotes DPhil student Alan Gamlen on the New Zealand diaspora. Link |
20 Apr, 06 | ESRC Society Today. Nick Van Hear consulted for a feature on migration issues (UNHCR state of the world's refugees report). |
14 Jan, 06 | Slobodna Dalmacija: 'Zbogom Srbiji' (Goodbye to Serbia). A commentary on new asylum seeker figures in the EU. Nick Van Hear quoted at length. |
16 Jan, 06 | IPS News Service: 'Britain couldn't run without illegal immigrants' |
8 Oct, 05 | The Economist: 'Be my guest; Economics Focus'. Cites Martin Ruhs' paper on temporary migration written for GCIM. |
2 Oct, 05 | The Boston Globe: 'Missing Zimbabwe Athletes Posing A Mystery In Britain' by Alana Semuels, Globe correspondent. Quotes Steven Vertovec on religious diasporas. |
16 Sept, 05 | The Irish Times: Opinion; An Irishman's Diary. Cites Martin Ruhs' work on labour immigration policy. |
13 Aug, 05 | Der Bund: 'Die Polen mögen es auf der Insel'. Cites Martin Ruhs' work on migrant workers in Ireland. |
4 Aug, 05 | Business Week Online: 'In England 's Ghettoes, bin Laden Beckons; Poorly educated, often unemployed, and disdaining the permissive ways of their host society, some young Muslims turn to Al Qaeda for consolation'. By Stanley Reed. Quotes Steven Vertovec on multicultural youth. |
20 May, 05 | The Irish Times: 'Labour laws key to immigration policy, report says' By Alison Healy. Discusses Martin Ruhs' paper on 'Managing the Immigration and Employment of non-EU Nationals in Ireland' |
1 May, 05 | BBC Online News: 'Barriers still exist in larger EU' by Gavin Stamp. Quotes Martin Ruhs on the impact of migration since accession on the UK Labour market. |
22 Apr, 05 | El Pais: 'Los 'tories' pinchan en hueso'. By Walter Oppenheimer. Quotes Martin Ruhs on labour immigration. |
28 Feb, 05 | Time: 'A Secret Success: Immigration works far better than Britons realize, by JFO McAllister. Quotes Steven Vertovec on the benefits migrants bring in terms of increased demand. |
3 Feb, 05 | The Guardian: Comment & Analysis: 'The third way's dirtiest secret: Ministers have tried to cover up their dependence on forced labour' by Felicity Lawrence. Discusses Bridget Anderson's report on Forced Labour in the UK. |
17 Jan, 05 | Newsweek: 'New Imams' By Carla Power. Quotes Steven Vertovec on religious diasporas. |
11 Jan, 05 | The Guardian: Special investigation: 'Polish workers lost in a strange land find work in UK does not pay' by Felicity Lawrence. Quotes Bridget Anderson on the problems of flexible labour markets and Sarah Spencer on irregular workers. |
20 Nov, 04 | South China Morning Post: 'All aboard the Euro express' by Helen Leavey. Quotes Frank Pieke on the migration of Chinese students. |
09 Oct, 04 | The Economist: Immigration: Out of Africa. Quotes Steven Vertovec on the diversity of sending countries and transnational links. |
11 Jul, 04 | The Sunday Herald: 'Care homes accused of nurse slavery;Foreign staff risk deportation and get £5 a week' By Liam Mcdougall. Quotes Bridget Anderson on the exploitation of care workers. |
26 Jun, 04 | The Independent: 'Immigrant Children Make Learning A Richer Experience For All', Study Shows. By Arifa Akbar. Discusses event and report organized by Bridget Anderson on 'Diversity in the classroom' |
10 May, 04 | The Independent: 'The New Equal Rights Body Won't Work' By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Cites Sarah Spencer's views on multiculturalism. |
12 Feb, 04 | The Economist: 'The parable of the cockle-pickers'. Quotes Frank Pieke on the role of agents and remittances in the migration process. |
12 Jan, 03 | The New York Times: 'Off The Shelf; A Poor Woman's Work Is Never Fun' By Diana B. Henriques. Quotes Bridget Anderson's work on migrant domestic workers.
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Radio and TV Coverage
29 May 2007 | The Jeremy Vine Show, Radio 2. Interview with Sarah Spencer on report findings about East European migrants. |
29 May 2007 | Radio 4 Today Programme. Interview with Sarah Spencer on report findings about East European migrants. |
29 May, 2007 | BBC Breakfast News. Interview with Sarah Spencer on report findings about East European migrants. |
30 October, 06 | Radio Canada. Interview with Martin Ruhs on "East European labour immigration in the UK". |
9 August, 06 | BBC Radio 4, "World at One". Radio interview with Martin Ruhs about employment and likely duration of stay of workers from the new EU member states. |
17 July, 06 | Newstalk106 (Dublin), "The Breakfast Show". Radio interview with Martin Ruhs about "labour immigration debates in Ireland and the UK". |
18 May 06 | BBC Radio 4, Today programme. Sarah Spencer is on a panel discussing numbers of illegal immigrants in Britain. |
3 May, 06 | BBC Radio Manchester, Lunchtime News. Bridget Anderson interviewed on migration and demand for labour. |
2 May 06 | BBC Radio Oxford. Bridget Anderson interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report. |
1 May 06 | BBC Radio Ulster, "Good Morning Ulster", Martin Ruhs speaks on East European migrants in low-wage employment in the UK |
1 May 06 | Sky News, "Evening News", Martin Ruhs interviewed on Illegal immigration in the US and UK |
1 May 06 | BBC Radio 5 Live, "Morning News", Martin Ruhs talks on East European migrants in low-wage employment in the UK |
1 May, 06 | BBC Radio 4, The Today Programme, Bridget Anderson interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report. |
1 May 06 | BBC Radio 5 Live, Wake Up To Money. Bridget Anderson interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report. Click here to download the sound file. |
1 May, 06 | BBC Radio Scotland, Good Morning Scotland. Bridget Anderson interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report. |
1 May, 06 | BBC News 24, Lunchtime News. Bridget Anderson interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report. |
11 Apr, 06 | Swedish National Television. Ellie Vasta interviewed for a documentary on work and social networks. |
Mar, 06 | BBC Radio 4, 'Analysis' programme. Sarah Spencer interviewed on migration. |
Mar, 06 | BBC Radio 4"You and Yours Programme". Sarah Spencer interviewed on discrimination. |
Mar, 06 | Al Jazeera, London Office. Nicholas Van Hear consulted for a documentary on irregular migration. |
20 Feb, 06 | BBC Radio Scotland. Bridget Anderson interviewed for a piece on trafficking. |
Nov, 05 | German radio SWR2. Sarah Spencer interviewed on migrants, integration and multiculturalism. |
Sep, 05 | Swiss radio (also broadcast on Austrian radio). Martin Ruhs interviewed on labour migration after EU enlargement, for a piece on EU enlargement and migration to Ireland and the UK. |
Sep, 05 | "Spectrum", RTE Radio 1. Martin Ruhs participated in a discussion of proposed new labour migration policies in Ireland, in connection with Ireland 's Employment Permits Bill 2005. |
7 July, 05 | Analysis, BBC Radio 4. Steven Vertovec interviewed on British Muslims for a piece on Political Islam. |
14 Jun, 05 | Boston national Radio. Bridget Anderson interviewed on migrants and forced labour. |
13 Jun, 05 | ABC Radio Australia. Martin Ruhs gave 30 minute interview on labour immigration in Ireland and the UK, for a piece on Polish Plumbers. |
May, 05 | BBC Radio 5 Live. Martin Ruhs interviewed on labour immigration in the UK |
Mar, 05 | BBC Radio 5 Live. Sarah Spencer interviewed on Eastern European migrants. |
05 May, 05 | Dispatches, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Steven Vertovec interviewed on the future of multiculturalism for the weekly programme. |
22 Apr, 05 | Afternoon Drive Time programme, BBC Radio 5 Live. Martin Ruhs interviewed on illegal immigration in the UK. |
07 Feb, 05 | Dublin City, Irish Radio. Bridget Anderson interviewed on migrant domestic workers in the EU. |
21 Jan, 05 | The world Tonight, BBC Radio 4. Bridget Anderson interviewed on migration and flexible labour markets for a piece on migrant workers. |
Jan, 05 | Radio Five Live. Nick Van Hear and Martin Ruhs gave live comment on Conservative migration policy. |