Press office
This area is where journalists can access the Migration Observatory's Press Releases and supporting materials, see recent coverage featuring the Observatory and get answers to frequently asked questions about who we are and what we do. Journalists can also sign-up to our Twitter feed and register to receive press releases and email updates from the Observatory.
Press releases
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Exceeding expectations: Net migration decreases faster than government projections
23rd May 2013The new Migration Observatory commentary, The Halfway Point, explains that latest ONS statistics show net migration at 153,00,000 for the... -
Progress toward net migration target; most difficult part still to come
28th February 2013Today’s (Thursday, 28 February 2013) data from the ONS show that net migration to the UK continued to fall in the year to June 2012 -... -
Guesstimates won’t help the UK prepare for Romanian and Bulgarian migration
15th February 2013This means that any numbers provided will be, at best, informed guesses and therefore not reliable enough to develop policy responses. The... -
Census shows 2.9 million increase in England and Wales' foreign-born population. India and Poland dominate.
11th December 2012New Census data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the foreign-born population of England and Wales increased by more... -
Net migration decreases across all routes - but ‘old EU’ bucks the trend
29th November 2012Dr Scott Blinder, Deputy Director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University said: “The fact that this decline appears to be across... -
The UK population debate: Time to move beyond the rhetoric
5th September 2012The report, Britain’s 70 Million Debate, has been produced by the Migration Observatory to inform policy makers ahead of Thursday’s (... -
New data shows uncertainty around migration estimates.
30th August 2012The ONS notes that the 2011 decline in the estimate of net-migration is “not statistically significant” – which means that it cannot be... -
Any plans to limit the UK population must be evidence based
16th July 2012Today’s release of data from the UK census shows that the population of England and Wales stands at 56,075,900. This means that if the... -
Media advisory: The role of the EU in UK net migration
29th June 2012In its latest commentary, The EU Shuffle, the Migration Observatory shows: That freedom of movement within the EU is responsible for more... -
Women, young people and non-Londoners are most affected by changes to family migration policy
12th June 2012The Government announced today that those people who hope to bring a spouse or other family member from outside the EU to the UK will need... -
Press Release: The Net Migration Bounce
29th February 2012In its latest commentary the Migration Observatory demonstrates how this bounce takes place by looking at short-term and longer-term...
Observatory in the news
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The Economic Times cites our London Census profile
21st May 2013The Economic Times cites our London Census profile. -
MSN News cites our London Census profile
21st May 2013MSN News cites our London Census profile. -
Fullfact cites our briefing on London census data
21st May 2013Fullfact cites our briefing on London census data in a post correcting the Sun's coverage of our research. -
La Repubblica cites our London Census profile
20th May 2013La Repubblica cites our London Census profile. -
The International Business Times cites our London Census profile
20th May 2013The International Business Times cites our London Census profile. -
The Sun cites our briefing on London census data
20th May 2013The Sun cites our briefing on the 2011 London census data. -
Dr Scott Blinder appears on BBC Sunday Politics Scotland
19th May 2013Dr Scott Blinder appears on BBC Sunday Politics Scotland discussing Scottish public opinion toward immigration (clip at 1:32). -
The International Business Times cites our briefing on the fiscal impact of immigration in the UK
10th May 2013The International Business Times cites our briefing on the fiscal impact of immigration in the UK -
A Telegraph blog mentions the Migration Observatory
10th May 2013A Telegraph blog mentions the Migration Observatory in a post discussing our charity funders. -
The Guardian cites our briefing on immigration, population and ethnicity
6th May 2013The Courier cites our briefing on immigration, population and ethnicity. -
The Courier cites our briefing on immigration, population and ethnicity
3rd May 2013The Courier cites our briefing on immigration, population and ethnicity.
Frequently asked questions
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