{"id":2,"date":"2021-08-06T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/crstest\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:14:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/crs\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Refugee Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) at York is an interdisciplinary community of researchers dedicated to advancing the well-being of refugees and others displaced by violence, persecution, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation through innovative research, education, and policy engagement. Since its inception in 1988, CRS has been recognized as an international leader in the creation, mobilization, and dissemination of new knowledge that addresses forced migration issues in local, national and global contexts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information about: Access to Education at York University for Students with Forced Migration Backgrounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Nations peoples have lived on this part of Turtle Island for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, the culture and presence of First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples enrich the lands and people of this territory where York University is located.\u00a0Visit the official webpage to learn more about the cross campus Land Acknowledgment statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 16, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Recipient of the Anthony Richmond Scholarship - Mohammad Rakibul Hasan<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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May 6 - June 17 2025
Workshop Series: Making Migration Methodologies - A Hands-On Exploration of Mobility through Creative Tools<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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August 26 2024
Saying goodbye to Michael Creal<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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July 2 2024
Announcement of the 2024 Anthony Richmond Award<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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June 28 2024
Message from outgoing CRS Director Sean Rehaag<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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June 27 2024
Michael Creal (CRS Emeritus) appointed a Member of the Order of Canada<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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June 19 2024
Marriage economics, bargaining and strategic agency: Egyptian-Syrian intermarriage practices in the context of displacement<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (Dina Taha, International Journal of Intercultural Relations<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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May 5 2024
Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (Yvonne Su, Corey Robinson, Sean Rehaag, The Conversation<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dec 28 2023
Wenona Giles appointed to the Order of Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nov 16 2023
Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (Yvonne Su, Will Greaves, The Conversation<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nov 8 2023
Unpacking Elon Musk\u2019s convoluted U.S.-Mexico border visit<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (Yvonne Su, The Conversation<\/em>, Nov 5 2023)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nov 6 2023
Recipient of the 2023 Anthony Richmond Scholarship<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Oct 18 2023
Job Posting: CRS Program Administration Assistant<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Oct 4 2023
Introducing the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sept 18 2023
International students are not to blame for Canada\u2019s housing crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sept 14 2023
Job Posting: Director, Centre for Refugee Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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August 31 2023
Project to explore experiences of Syrian, Ethiopian refugees<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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July 25 2023
Saying Goodbye to Howard Adelman<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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July 24 2023
Yvonne Su on CBC Radio: How climate change is affecting people's movements around the planet<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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May 2 2023
York student seeks to improve lives of refugees<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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April 30 2023
Canada\u2019s costly housing market leaves international students open to exploitation<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (The Conversation<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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April 24 2023
Fellowship for Refugees on Surveillance Technologies<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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January 6 2023
Refugee Hub Podcast: Christopher Kyriakides on sponsor-sponsored pre-arrival interaction<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sept 12 2022
Geopolitics of Education for Peace: Spaces of Struggle & Resistance<\/strong><\/a> (featured project website)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Aug 24 2022
Recipient of the 2022 Anthony Richmond Scholarship<\/strong><\/strong> - Mara Mahmud<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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June 9 2022
Central America\u2019s caravan of mothers: Personal grief and political grievance<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (The Conversation<\/em>)

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June 8 2022
How LGBTQI+ to LGBTQI+ support is helping Ukrainian refugees find safety in the EU<\/a><\/strong> (The New Humanitarian<\/em>)

Co-authors: Yvonne Su, Tyler Valiquette, Aydan Greatrick, Corey Robinson<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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May 30 2022
Visualizing Asylum Applications (Canada 2000-2020)<\/a><\/strong>

The CRS-co-hosted Refugee Law Laboratory has released new asylum data visualizations, using UNHCR data.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Jan 24 2022
Why migrants risk everything to cross borders in unsafe conditions<\/a><\/strong> (Global News)<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Dec 9, 2021
Access To Justice for Refugees: How Legal Aid and Quality of Counsel Impact Fairness and Efficiency in Canada\u2019s Asylum System<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nov 25, 2021
Immigrant workers at Alberta meat plants vulnerable to dangerous conditions, research finds<\/a><\/strong>, (Calgary Herald<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sept 23, 2021
Wildfire and flood disasters are causing \u2018climate migration\u2019 within Canada, by Yvonne Su<\/a><\/strong>, (The Conversation<\/em>)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sept 22, 2021
New Publication: \u201cNo Safe Place\u201d: Documenting the migration status and employment conditions of workers in Alberta\u2019s meatpacking industry during the pandemic<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Aug 6, 2021
Recipient of the 2021 Anthony Richmond Scholarship<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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May 5, 2021
Clear safeguards needed around technology for border checkpoints<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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March 31, 2021
Moria 2.0: The EU\u2019s sandbox for surveillance technologies<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Feb 12 2021
Refugee Law Lab Receives Grant to Build Free Legal Analytics App<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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January 2021
Message from the Director<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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January 2021
2020 Winner of \"Haiku Your Research\" Contest<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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November 11 2020
UN warns of impact of smart borders on refugees: \u2018Data collection isn't apolitical\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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November 9 2020
Report: Technological Testing Grounds: Border tech is experimenting with people\u2019s lives<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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