Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

The mission of the Refugee Studies Centre is to build knowledge and understanding of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the worlds most vulnerable people. Founded in 1982 by Barbara Harrell-Bond, the Centre has won an international reputation as the foremost institute for research and teaching on forced migration and refugee studies. An integral part of the Oxford Department of International Development, it runs a prestigious Masters degree in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, an annual Summer School, and an International Online School. Through its Refugee-Led Research Hub based in Nairobi, it offers the RSC Pathways online course to learners from displacement backgrounds, a graduate access fellowship programme to learners from displacement backgrounds in East Africa, and supports refugee-led research projects. The Centres main outreach publication is Forced Migration Review, the most widely read publication on forced migration in the world