@OUSanctuary

We are a group within @OpenUniversity, working towards becoming a University of Sanctuary (@UniofSanctuary).

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Joined November 2021
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Open Justice@OU_OpenJustice20 Dec 2024
In the fifth of our Christmas blog series Dr Neil Graffin writes about sanctuary and finding a home for the 'urban fox' at Christmas time. university.open.ac.uk/open-j… @OU_Law @OU_FBL @NeilGraffin
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In this short article, @NeilGraffin discusses OU becoming a University of Sanctuary open.edu/openlearn/becoming-… #sanctuary #openlearn #refugeeweek

Becoming a University of Sanctuary

This year, The Open University has been recognised as a University of Sanctuary. Neil Graffin, Senior Lecturer in Law, Head of Department and Chair of the Sanctuary Advisory Network at The OU, ...

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During Refugee week 2024, Associate Lecturer Laura Guillaume looks at the relationship between universities, empire, and refugees: open.edu/openlearn/universit… #openlearn #refugeeweek #sanctuary

Universities, empires and refugees

Laura Guillaume looks at the important role universities have to play, both in changing the lives of refugees and in changing attitudes to them.

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During Refugee Week 2024, OU Law Lecturer @KateRitchie8 writes about the recent Supreme Court cases concerning sending asylum claimants to Rwanda: open.edu/openlearn/rwan… #refugeeweek #openlearn @ou_law
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During Refugee Week 2024, Prof Natalia Szablewska discusses the vulnerability of refugees to modern slavery @OU_Law #openlearn #refugeeweek The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery | OpenLearn - Open University
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Refugee Week is approaching! Here’s a thread of the online events we are holding next week 🧵 All events are free and are open to staff, students and externals 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w…
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On Wednesday 21st June, Jen Ang, Director of Development and Policy at Just Right Scotland will be giving her talk on Widening Access to Education for Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees Register your place on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w… @jenanglaw
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On Thursday 22nd June we have invited Immigration and Human Rights practitioner, David Jones, to speak on Recognition as a Refugee in the United Kingdom Register your place on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w… @DavidJonesHJT
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📢 We've added a new seminar to our Refugee Week events on Recognition as a Refugee in the UK! Sign up for these events via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w…
Sanctuary Advisory Network@OUSanctuary5 Jun 2023
We are inviting @OpenUniversity students, staff, and external guests to attend our events during @RefugeeWeek 2023! Sign up for our events via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w…
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We are inviting @OpenUniversity students, staff, and external guests to attend our events during @RefugeeWeek 2023! Sign up for our events via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w…
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Refugee Week is a festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Our events focus upon ways of improving access to education for those from asylum seeking and refugee backgrounds.
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The events are free, and will run 12:00 - 13:00, so tune in while you enjoy your lunch! We look forward to seeing you there. You can sign up for our events via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-w…
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An Open Futures Sanctuary Scholarship allows new, UK-resident students displaced from their homeland, the opportunity to study for free. Learn more, including full details about eligibility, and apply for your place before midnight, 12 July 2023. ow.ly/fxnt50NMOxF
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The OpenLearn sanctuary hub is now live! This is a space of welcome for refugees, people in the asylum system and the wider community. It offers free courses covering a range of subjects. @OUFreeLearning open.edu/openlearn/education…
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Help enable Olga to buy a generator for a shelter for women and children internally displaced by the war in Ukraine who are currently freezing:
Covid Chronicles from the Margins 🧡@cov19chronicles16 Dec 2022
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Please consider helping Olga to help others by #donating to this Go Fund Me. Every penny will go directly to paying electricity for families: gofundme.com/f/help-olga-hel…

Donate to Help Olga Help Displaced Families in Ukraine, organized by Marie Gillespie

Hello One year after Russia's war on Ukraine, what's it like for those w… Marie Gillespie needs your support for Help Olga Help Displaced Families in Ukraine

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Sanctuary Advisory Network retweeted
University of Glasgow
@UofGlasgow22 Nov 2022
'UofG is sending a powerful message that we're an open & welcoming institution with a proud history of reaching a hand of friendship to refugees' @sabir_zazai We've been awarded @UniofSanctuary status for our commitment to supporting people who have experienced forced migration
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1 WEEK LEFT: APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL 22ND JULY a) 12 full scholarships b) 50 free places on Open Access Modules (for those not yet ready to take on a degree level course) open.ac.uk/courses/fees-and-…
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@CityofSanctuary @UniofSanctuary
If you would like a more accessible intro to the scholarships – take a look at the powerpoint we have prepared fass.open.ac.uk/research/con…
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