Nation of Refuge is a 4-year Research and Public Engagement Project to Understand and Reimagine Britain’s Relationship with Refugees
“Too often, asylum-seeking in Britain is seen as an isolated issue, removed from its historical context and global connections. Our project seeks to change that by joining the dots between refugee movements to Britain from around the world over the last 100 years, exploring British reactions at each stage.“
Dr Ellen Pilsworth, Project Leader and Associate Professor, University of Reading
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Book Launch! Reading Hitler’s Victims: Refugee Memoirs of Nazi Persecution for British Readers during Appeasement and War
Dr Ellen Pilsworth’s forthcoming monograph Reading Hitler’s Victims: Refugee Memoirs of Nazi Persecution for British Readers during Appeasement and War is now in production with Berghahn Books. It will be…Read More >
Nation of Refuge at Reading’s Centenary Community Festival
Our Nation of Refuge team joined Reading Community Festival, celebrating 100 years of the University and its special relationship with the local community. Reading’s rich refugee history made this festival…Read More >
The Nation of Refuge team at Reading Community Festival
We’re delighted to have a stall at Reading Community Festival. This year the Festival celebrates 100 years of the University of Reading! We’ll be discussing our work and inviting people…Read More >
Call for Papers: 10 September 2026 Symposium
Mapping a Nation of Refuge across Time, Space, Institutions and Disciplines Symposium | 10 September 2026 | Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), Reading Research on displacement, asylum, and refuge…Read More >