This written evidence submission (from Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity, University of Oxford [CCI0044]) covers evidence gathered through various research and knowledge exchange programmes including:
- A 7-year programme focussed on the integration and inclusion of newcomers, including through community cohesion, called Inclusive Cities, involving 12 UK cities, led by the University of Oxford
- International learning on welcoming and cohesion through the Welcoming International programme, of which Inclusive Cities is a founder member
- Learning from the Churchill Fellowship’s ‘Living Well Together’ programme, which supported 29 UK fellows to learn from best practice on community cohesion internationally, and bring this learning back to the UK, drawn together by the author
- Learning from the Commission on the Integration of Refugees, the author was an independent Commissioner.
This written evidence was submitted to the UK Parliament: Women and Equalities Committee.