migration research

“A Step in the Right Direction”: Perspectives on Prioritizing Scholars from the Global South

10.12.2025 , in ((International Academic Mobility)) , ((No Comments))
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Since 2014, the nccr – on the move has supported researchers on the move by funding short-term visiting fellowships, fostering international collaborations, and helping early-career scholars join its annual Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies (NGC). Over time, the center began prioritizing applicants from the “Global South” to ...

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Reddit Migration Trajectories – Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Migration Research

24.09.2025 , in ((Practices)) , ((No Comments))

With the advent of big data, new approaches in migration studies have proliferated. However, they remain predominantly quantitative, focusing heavily on geospatial data and often missing the human stories and complex experiences behind each migration journey. Some researchers take a more narrative and qualitative approach, exploring the stories people construct ...

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