During these months the Spanish team has been working closely with five peer-researchers from migrant communities–two women of Ecuadorian and Moroccan origin and three men of Algerian, Colombian and Senegalese…Read More >
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Languages and communication across borders
Language plays a key factor in the protection of familial ties for families who have members in different countries across the world. Transnational families live apart and are now able…Read More >
Project meeting and public seminar in Malmö
At the beginning of February, the project consortium comprising researchers from the UK, France, Spain and Sweden met for a three-day project meeting in Malmö, Sweden. After one and a…Read More >
It’s Good to Talk
As the classic 1988 British Telecom ad says “It’s good to talk”. And it was very good to talk about the Carewell Project with not only the University of Reading…Read More >
France team update: notes from Polina and Assaf
Polina visits Colombia to interview transnational family members One of the researchers from the French team, Polina Palash, traveled to Colombia to continue work on a documentary started in Southern…Read More >
Channel tragedy highlights unfair family reunion policies for transnational families
On International Migrants Day, 18 December 2021, we reflect on the recent Channel tragedy and the impacts of immigration policies on transnational families. On 24 November this year, 27 people…Read More >
Supporting transnational families in the time of COVID-19
We are pleased to share our first blogpost discussing how community organisations in the UK are supporting transnational families during the pandemic. James Simpson, research team member, talks to Julie…Read More >
Caring across borders & inequalities faced by migrant families in Europe – new project launched
Hidden inequalities in access to health, social care and welfare support faced by refugee and other migrant families in the UK and other European countries will be investigated as part…Read More >
Launch of #TransnationalFamilies in Europe research project!
We are delighted to announce the launch of our exciting new research project, Transnational Families in Europe: Care, Inequalities and Wellbeing. This innovative comparative research project will investigate the relationships…Read More >