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
Blogs and Online Coverage
Printed News Coverage
Radio and TV Coverage
Podcasts

 

Opinion Editorials

7 October 2010, 'The price of cheap labour', by Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson, The Guardian

29 May 2007, 'Migrants who have to work hard to feel at home in Britain', by Sarah Spencer, The Yorkshire Post

22 July 2006, 'East European immigration expected to continue', by Martin Ruhs, The Irish Times

17 May 2006, 'Migrant workers face tough choices', by Martin Ruhs, The Irish Times

26 September 2005, 'Public debate on economic migration to Ireland is now needed', by Martin Ruhs, The Irish Times

20 September 2005, 'Super-diversity Revealed', by Steven Vertovec, BBC News Online

16 September 2005, 'A commong framwork for the integration of migrants', by Sarah Spencer, European Policy Centre - Challenge Europe Online Journal

28 April 2004, 'Employment laws must be enforced', by Martin Ruhs, The Irish Times

26 February 2004, 'Find cohesion in human rights', by Sarah Spencer, The Guardian

24 December 2003, 'How welcoming does Ireland want to be?', by Martin Ruhs, The Irish Times

28 October 2003, 'Mousetraps are not enough', by Sarah Spencer, The Guardian

Comments

September 22 2011, Bridget Anderson speaks at the TEDx East End conference on "Imagining a World Without Borders"

March 2011, Franck Düvell submits written and oral evidence to the Home Affairs committe on the implications for the Justice and Home Affairs area of the accession of Turkey to the European Union

November 2007, Bridget Anderson submits oral evidence (video file) and written evidence 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.

March 2006, Comment on the Home Office announcement about new points-based migration system - 'Making Migration Work for Britain'.

October 2005, 'Making Migration Work for Britain': Response to Home Office Consultation on proposals for a new points-based system for managed migration from COMPAS.

October 2004, Professor Steve Vertovec comments on the report written by the Global Commission on International Migration.

Blogs and Online Coverage

17 December 2011, Domestic labour: The servant problem, The Economist (from print) (Bridget Anderson comments on the results of research questionnaire on domestic work)

17 December 2011, The psychology of service: Why have servants?, The Economist (from print), (Bridget Anderson quoted on the employment of immigrant domestic staff)

26 August 2011, The Right realises that net migration targets are daft, Bagehot's notebook, Economist (blog) (quoting the Migration Observatory on net migration)

25 August 2011, Immigration Soars 20% in a Year, Express.co.uk, Martyn Brown (Migration Observatory comments on net migration)

25 August 2011, Analysis: Can the net migration target be met, Dominic Casciani, BBC Online (on Migration Observatory figures)

23 August 2011, Cuts in aid for migrants and asylum seekers may inflict hardship on 100,000 children born in UK, report to warn, Joshya Layton, Daily Mirror (on the forthcoming report on undocumented migrant children by Nando Sigona)

1 August 2011, Migration: controlling the unsettled poor, Bridget Anderson, Open Democracy

25 July 2011, Local authorities should coordinate local services, Doug Taylor, The Guardian.co.uk (Michael Keith comments on local government and changing populations)

7 June 2011, A Manageable Enemy, Ukrainian Weekly (Nando Sigona discusses European external borders)

21 April 2011, London Enriched: The research behind the report, Ben Gidley, Migration Pulse blog, Migrants' Rights Network

19 April 2011, British Jews and Muslims: two myths (Part 1), Ben Gidley, Muslim Institute blog (part 2)

4 April 2011, Living Together, Ben Gidley and Hiranthi Jayaweera, The New Londoners

6 April 2011, Integration in the UK: why the silence?, Sarah Spencer, Open Democracy

17 March 2011, The Dark Side of Globalisation, Sini Ramo, The Beaver (newspaper of the LSE Student's Union) (Bridget Anderson comments on trafficking and domestic work)

07 March 2011, How Human Trafficking can be a Middle-Class Crime, Ali Sheikholeslami, Euronews (Bridget Anderson comments on domestic workers)

06 March 2011, Britain's growing reliance on migrant labour: inevitability or policy choice?, Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson, Open Democracy

16 February 2011, A Migration Observatory, The Global Conversation, interview with Martin Ruhs by Henry Peck, Brown University

13 February 2011, Yet annother 'state of emergency' in Italy, Nando Sigona, commentary piece

13 January 2011, Who is Looking After You Parents, Carol Goar, The Toronto Star

7 December 2010, The Migrants Who Care, Alessio Cangiano, Open Democracy

18 November 2010, Cutting immigration: Shutting the door, The Economist

18 November 2010, Government faces immigration cap dilemma, Wesley Johnson, The Independent

9 November 2010, Triple Vulnerability: the lives of Britain's undocumented migrant children, Nando Sigona, Open Democracy

9 November 2010, Health for all 'whatever their need or background', Hiranthi Jayaweera, Open Democracy

24 October 2010, Perspective: Human Trafficking as the new slavery, Bridget Anderson takes part in a podcast interview

3 October 2010, Myth Busting, James Boxell, Financial Times

11 November 2010, Integration in the United Kingdom, Interview with Dr. Scott Blinder, The Forum (Fall 2010), Migration: Character and Scope, Economic Potential, Regional Perspective - Interviews, Essays, Editorials, pp. 134-138

14 October 2010, Will the Migration Cap Fit, Martin Ruhs, British Politics and Policy Blog at the LSE

28 July 2010, Interview: Keith Kahn-Harris and Ben Gidley, Simon Round, The Jewish Chronicle Online

30 June 2010, On Brick Lane: Are Jews the Model Immigrants?, Ben Gidley, Dissent Magazine

24 June 2010, Who Are the English Defence League? And Are They Fascist?, Ben Gidley, Dissent Magazine


Printed News Coverage

17 December 2011, Domestic labour: The servant problem, The Economist (Bridget Anderson comments on the results of research questionnaire on domestic work)

17 December 2011, The psychology of service: Why have servants?, The Economist, (Bridget Anderson quoted on the employment of immigrant domestic staff)

27 August 2011, Yorkshire Post, UK immigration shows jump of 21pc to 239,000

27 August 2011, Inside Housing, Migration claims are unrealistic

25 August 2011, The Independent, Net immigration up by more than 20%, by Wesley Johnson. Migration Observatory comments on net migration

25 August 2011, FT, Migration into UK rises 21% as fewer leave, by Helen Warrell. Migration Observatory comments on net migration

25 August 2011, The Guardian, Migration to UK rises by 21% despite coalition clampdown, by Alan Travis. Migration Observatory comments on net migration

21 July 2011, The Guardian, Why make paupers and foreigners fight over a crust?, Zoe Williams, article based on discussion in Sarah Spencer's recent book (The Migration Debate)

Spring 2011, Migrant Research Outlined at Event, Network - the Magazine of the British Sociological Association, Issue 107, pp 19 - 20, Bridget Anderson comments on immigration policy

November 2010, Britain's demand for migrant labour, by Martin Ruhs and Bridget Anderson, in Britain 2011, Annual Magazine of the Economic and Research Council, p. 80 - 81

26 November 2010, Morgenbladet, Landet med to ansikter (The country with two faces), Sarah Spencer comments on British integration politics. (Note: the article is in Norwegian)
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3 October 2010, Financial Times, 'Migrants give boost to public finances', Martin Ruhs comments on immigration subsidy to UK public sector.

14 April 2010, Ukrainian weekly paper, New Era, published online at the Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg, Exclusive with Dr. Franck Düvell

12 August 2008, University of Oxford News pages - Female migrants most likely to be illegally underpaid

11 August 2008, Financial Times, p.2, Female migrants "worst paid", Quotes a and published that finds female migrant workers were more likely than any other group to be paid less than the national minimum wage.

11 August 2008, The Press Association, Female migrant workers underpaid, cited

18 October 2007, The Mirror: 'Immigration: The true cost to Britain', Quotes on migrant labour.

26 September 2007, Guardian Unlimited: Partrick Barkham quotes and the work of COMPAS in article on whether migrants are more likely to be the victims or perpetrators of crimes.

4 September 2007, BBC News Online: Migrant workers 'being exploited', Quotes a report written by on East European migrants.

17 May 2007, The Irish Sun:'3m Poles heading here & UK', Quotes about report on East European migrants.

29 May 2007, BBC News Online: "Migrants 'want to settle in UK'". Mentions Oxford University (COMPAS) study about East European migrants.

29 May 2007, InTheNews: 'Migrant workers 'have difficulty integrating'. Mentions Oxford University (COMPAS) study about East European migrants.

29 May 2007, The Guardian: "European migrants who opt to stay need more help, says survey". Quotes about report on East European migrants.

22 May 2007, migrationonline.cz: Interview about labour immigration and temporary migration programmes in the EU.

14 February 2007 Time Magazine: "The Many Faces of Europe". Quotes about multiculturalism, integration and social cohesion.

23 December 2006, (Austria), "Land der Arbeiter". Quotes on East European migrant workers and economic growth in Ireland

8 December 2006, Birmingham Post: "Brum 'divided' by rising migrant population". Reference to on Mapping of Race and Poverty in Birmingham, from the Cities in Transition conference.

8 December 2006, La Tribune:"L'immigration peut-elle relancer la croissance?", interviewed about migration and economic growth.

5 December 2006, The Guardian: "Would-be settlers will have to pass the Britishness test". Reference to COMPAS report.

5 October 2006, Newsbreak Article: "Fortress Europe" quoted on the state of Filipino nurse migration to the UK.

September 2006, ESRC Society Today: "Poles apart - families feel the strain as migrants flock to Britain." Refers to COMPAS report.

August 2006, Freight Transport Review: "A positive boost?" interviewed and cited extensively about impact of accession state workers on UK labour market.

August 2006, Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum (MRCF) Newsletter: Report on the COMPAS Annual Conference. Link

24 July, 2006, Newsweek article: Down the Drain. Quotes in article about Eastern Europe's brain drain.

7 July 2006 ESRC Society Today online: "Migration - 'brain gain' or threat to UK jobs?". Article about COMPAS Annual Conference 2006.

5 July 2006, BBC Online News: 'New questions on illegal working'. Quotes research about migrants who are living in the UK legally but breaking the employment restrictions on their immigration papers.

1 July 2006, Listener - The Things That Matter: "Far-Flung Whanau". Quotes DPhil student on the New Zealand diaspora.

20 April 2006, ESRC Society Today. consulted for a feature on migration issues (UNHCR state of the world's refugees report).

14 January 2006, Slobodna Dalmacija: 'Zbogom Srbiji' (Goodbye to Serbia). A commentary on new asylum seeker figures in the EU. Quoted at length.

16 January 2006, IPS News Service: 'Britain couldn't run without illegal immigrants'

8 October 2005, The Economist: 'Be my guest; Economics Focus'. Cites ' paper on temporary migration written for GCIM.

2 October 2005, The Boston Globe: 'Missing Zimbabwe Athletes Posing A Mystery In Britain' by Alana Semuels, Globe correspondent. Quotes on religious diasporas.

16 September 2005, The Irish Times: Opinion; An Irishman's Diary. Cites ' work on labour immigration policy.

13 August 2005, Der Bund: 'Die Polen mögen es auf der Insel'. Cites work on migrant workers in Ireland.

4 August 2005, 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 on multicultural youth.

20 May 2005, The Irish Times: 'Labour laws key to immigration policy, report says' By Alison Healy. Discusses ' paper on Managing the Immigration and Employment of non-EU Nationals in Ireland'

1 May 2005, BBC Online News: 'Barriers still exist in larger EU' by Gavin Stamp. Quotes on the impact of migration since accession on the UK Labour market.

22 Apr 2005, El Pais: 'Los 'tories' pinchan en hueso'. By Walter Oppenheimer. Quotes on labour immigration.

28 February 2005, Time: 'A Secret Success: Immigration works far better than Britons realize, by JFO McAllister. Quotes on the benefits migrants bring in terms of increased demand.

3 February 2005, 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 's report on Forced Labour in the UK.

17 January 2005, Newsweek: 'New Imams' By Carla Power. Quotes on religious diasporas.

11 January 2005, The Guardian: Special investigation: 'Polish workers lost in a strange land find work in UK does not pay' by Felicity Lawrence. Quotes on the problems of flexible labour markets and on irregular workers.

Radio and TV Coverage

8 February 2012, Immigration Debate, Voice of Russia, Carlos Vargas Silva discusses the contemporary immigration picture and net migration on a panel with Gawain Towler of UKIP and Ceri Dingle of WorldBytes Part One Part Two

4 January 2012, Paris Live, Radio France International, Iain Walker discusses corruption and laws on alcohol in the Comoros (0:9:50)

26 October 2011, BBC Radio Oxford, Bridget Anderson discusses Polish migration to the UK (1:37:40)

10 October 2011, 5 Live Drive, BBC Radio 5, Martin Ruhs (Director, Migration Observatory), discusses David Cameron's announcement that immigration laws are to be tightened (0:41:26)

25 August 2011, BBC Radio 4 'PM', Carlos Vargas Silva, (Migration Observatory) discusses net migration (0:16:40)

25 August 2011, BBC Radio Five Live, Carlos Vargas Silva (Migration Observatory) discusses net migration (1:50:47)

27 July 2011, Cittadinanza e integrazione nel Regno Unito, Sky-Italy, Ben Gidley discusses citizenship and integration

12 May 2011, YLE Radio News 12 o'clock report, Nando Sigona discusses African migrants arriving at Lampedusa (at 9.15 minutes) (Please note the item is in Finnish)

30 March 2011, TODAY Programme, BBC Radio 4, New migration research centre opens, Martin Ruhs and Mark Easton discuss the new Migration Observatory

06 February 2011, BBC Radio 5 live, Drive, Interview with Scott Blinder about public attitudes to immigration in Britain and statistics (mp3)

04 February 2011, London's Biggest Conversation, Interview with Bridget Anderson about public attitudes to immigration in Britain (LBC, 97.3 FM, 08:05)

25 November 2010, BBC Radio Oxford Midmorning, Interview with Martin Ruhs about highly skilled migrant and British workers in the UK (0:28:40 to 0:37:40)

23 November 2010, London's Biggest Conversation 97.3 FM, What should be the cap on immigration? Interview with Bridget Anderson.

22 November 2010, BBC Radio 4, You and Yours series, Cross-cultural Care, interview with Sarah Spencer and use of COMPAS research findings on migrant care workers in the UK.

9 November 2010, BBC Radio 5 Live Drive, Interview with Nando Sigona about the Roma activist Olmazu case (1:12.30 to 1:17.30)

29 May 2007, The Jeremy Vine Show, Radio 2. Interview with on report findings about East European migrants.

29 May 2007, Radio 4 Today Programme. Interview with on report findings about East European migrants.

29 May, 2007, BBC Breakfast News. Interview with on report findings about East European migrants.

30 October 2006, Radio Canada. Interview with on "East European labour immigration in the UK".

9 August 2006, BBC Radio 4, "World at One". Radio interview with about employment and likely duration of stay of workers from the new EU member states.

17 July 2006, Newstalk106 (Dublin), "The Breakfast Show". Radio interview with about "labour immigration debates in Ireland and the UK".

18 May 2006, BBC Radio 4, Today programme. is on a panel discussing numbers of illegal immigrants in Britain.

3 May 2006, BBC Radio Manchester, Lunchtime News. interviewed on migration and demand for labour.

2 May 2006, BBC Radio Oxford. interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report.

1 May 2006, BBC Radio Ulster, "Good Morning Ulster", speaks on East European migrants in low-wage employment in the UK

1 May 2006, Sky News, "Evening News", interviewed on Illegal immigration in the US and UK

1 May 2006, BBC Radio 5 Live, "Morning News", talks on East European migrants in low-wage employment in the UK

1 May 2006, BBC Radio 4, The Today Programme, interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report.

1 May 2006, BBC Radio 5 Live, Wake Up To Money, interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report.

1 May 2006, BBC Radio Scotland, Good Morning Scotland. interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report.

1 May 2006, BBC News 24, Lunchtime News, interviewed on the 'Changing Status, Changing Lives?' report.

11 April 2006, Swedish National Television. interviewed for a documentary on work and social networks.

March 2006, BBC Radio 4, 'Analysis' programme, interviewed on migration.

March 2006, BBC Radio 4"You and Yours Programme", interviewed on discrimination.

March 2006, Al Jazeera, London Office. Consulted for a documentary on irregular migration.

20 February 2006, BBC Radio Scotland, interviewed for a piece on trafficking.
November 2005, German radio SWR2. Interviewed on migrants, integration and multiculturalism.

September 2005, Swiss radio (also broadcast on Austrian radio). Interviewed on labour migration after EU enlargement, for a piece on EU enlargement and migration to Ireland and the UK.

September 2005,"Spectrum", RTE Radio 1. participated in a discussion of proposed new labour migration policies in Ireland, in connection with Ireland's Employment Permits Bill 2005.

7 July 2005, Analysis, BBC Radio 4. interviewed on British Muslims for a piece on Political Islam.

14 June 2005, Boston national Radio. interviewed on migrants and forced labour.

13 June 2005, ABC Radio Australia. 30 minute interview on labour immigration in Ireland and the UK, for a piece on Polish Plumbers.

March 2005, BBC Radio 5 Live. interviewed on Eastern European migrants.

5 May 2005, Dispatches, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. interviewed on the future of multiculturalism for the weekly programme.

22 April 2005, Afternoon Drive Time programme, BBC Radio 5 Live. interviewed on illegal immigration in the UK.

7 February 2005, Dublin City, Irish Radio. interviewed on migrant domestic workers in the EU.

21 January 2005, The world Tonight, BBC Radio 4. interviewed on migration and flexible labour markets for a piece on migrant workers.
January 2005, Radio Five Live. gave live comment on Conservative migration policy.

Podcasts

All the below recordings can be listened to at the Oxford University podcast feed and through iTunesU. 

One-off seminars and lectures

11 October 2010
Political Organizing of Temporary Migrants in Asia
Michele Ford, Sydney University and Nicola Piper, Swansea University

10 March 2011
Astor Lecture 2011: The Immigrant Divide: How Cuban Americans Are Changing the US and Their Homeland
Susan Eckstein, Professor of International Relations and Sociology, Boston University and Astor visiting lecturer 2011
22 June 2011
Mapping Turkish International Migration Studies: Old Questions, New Challenges
Prof Dr. Ahmet Icduygu, Migration Research Centre, Koc University

Breakfast Briefings

October 2011
What could be the impacts of a cap on overseas higher education students?

November 2011
Who needs migrant workers?

December 2011
What are the latest trends in migration into and out of the UK?

February 2011
What does the "Big Society mean for migrant communities?

April 2011
What does migration mean for the "white working class" in the UK?

May 2011
What are the key evidence gaps in Britain's migration debate, and what are the implications for policy?

June 2011
Where is the UK going on migrant integration policy? A comparison to Europe and North America

July 2011
Who are the UK's new citizens?

September 2011
What is migration policy for?

October 2011
What are the impacts of restrictions on participation in the labour market and civic life on young migrants?

November 2011
How will climate change impact on migration?

December 2011
What does new Home Office evidence on the Migrant Journey and family migration tell us about migration to the UK?

Seminar Series