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Thursday, February 12, 2026
To be led by the project’s postdoctoral fellow each year, this group allows Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the project to connect, reflect on the project, and present their research and receive mentorship from established scholars. According to SSHRC, an Early Career Researcher (ECR) is a researcher within five years of their first... More
Led by Lama Mourad at Carleton University, this group helps bring the results of our research into our classrooms, including through experiential learning opportunities. This group explores the possibility of class-based research projects that would respond to priorities of our refugee-led partner organizations, while also thinking about the... More
Co-led by Daniel Ghezelbash and Tristan Harley at the University of New South Wales, this group develops and expands mentorship programs for emerging scholars who have been affected by displacement to support the publication of their research in leading peer-reviewed outlets in the field and in other forms that are identified as important to... More
Co-led by Rez Gardî at R-SEAT and Martina Ranieli at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law, this group will expand the R-SEAT advocacy training program for forced migrants engaged in policy processes, especially in Geneva and New York. Leads... More
Led by Nimo Bokore at Carleton University, this group will be responsible for offering LERRN’s online research ethics and methodology course and developing a proposal for the course to become a permanent on-line course. Leads... More
Led by a representative of the partner organization hosting the summer school that year, starting in Year 2 with Roberto Yamato at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, this group will plan regional summer schools on forced migration to provide training and community-building opportunities for members of the research, policy... More
Friday, August 23, 2019
The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) was excited to participate in an innovative training program on forced migration issues. The week-long program opened Monday, 26 August, in Nairobi, Kenya. Organized by the Peace Institute at Moi University, under the seasoned leadership of the Institute’s Director, Dulo Nyaoro, the Regional... More
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