Psychosocial-Oncology and Adolescents and Young Adults
As a psychologist, researcher and lived experience with cancer, I am keen to develop a program of research in psychosocial-oncology and particular in the area... Read More
Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Conference
Thursday 15th November, 2018 9am – 5pm Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne MAP BOOK NOW Conference Spotlight: Gender, Identity and Persecution... Read More
Extending a Collective Human Right to Address a Global Challenge: Self-determination for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons
Forced human displacement is one of the signal challenges of the twenty-first century. UNHCR has reported that, in 2017, 68.5 million people were forcibly displaced... Read More
Achieving Change in Australian Refugee Policy: A Case Study in the Limits of Law and Political Activism?
In 2015, the Human Rights Law Centre, acting pro bono on behalf of a Bangladeshi woman (Plaintiff M68),[1] brought proceedings in the High Court seeking... Read More
Book Review: “Refuge – Transforming a Broken Refugee System”, Alexander Betts and Paul Collier
“Refuge –Transforming a Broken Refugee System”, Alexander Betts and Paul Collier, Allen Lane imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017 This book seems very salient given... Read More
“I should do work hard, day and night”: What can universities do to share the burden of ‘success’ with students from refugee backgrounds?
Written by: Evonne Irwin, Shelley Gower, Dr Sally Baker and Professor Jaya Dantas For people from refugee backgrounds, participating in education is a significant priority... Read More
Refugee crisis: the immediate and lasting impacts of powerful images
Emma Thomas, Associate professor, Flinders University; Craig McGarty, Professor, Western Sydney University, and Laura G. E. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Bath This article is about... Read More
How gardening can improve the mental health of refugees
After spending many years living in refugee camps, gardening can provide a safe space to establish identity, rebuild lives and attain happiness. A new study... Read More
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
Storytelling is innate to humans. For millennia, ever since cave paintings were used to record practices, storytelling in all its different forms and genres has... Read More