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Based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, the Migration Observatory provides impartial, independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis of data on migration and migrants in the UK to inform media, public and policy debates, and to generate high-quality research on international migration and public policy issues.

The Observatory’s analysis involves experts from a wide range of disciplines and departments at the University of Oxford.

The Migration Observatory receives funding primarily from charitable foundations and research grants. This includes a major, ten-year core grant from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, as well as core support from the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. During FY2022-3, the Migration Observatory’s work has been supported by grants from:

 

In the past, we have also received grants from:

In addition to these grants, the Observatory participates in research contracts and consultancy agreements through Oxford University Innovation.

Academic integrity and impartiality

The Migration Observatory is completely impartial. It promotes no political position, and its analysis aims to enrich the public debate on migration regardless of the views of its users. As a result, it is important that the content of the Migration Observatory’s research is determined solely by its staff with the support of its Expert Advisory Board and cannot be influenced by its financial supporters.

The objectivity and quality of the Migration Observatory’s research is assessed by its Expert Advisory Board. It also follows rigorous peer review processes to ensure that its work is accurate and balanced.

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The Migration Observatory
COMPAS (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society)
University of Oxford
58 Banbury Road
Oxford, OX2 6QS

Email: migrationobservatory@compas.ox.ac.uk

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This Migration Observatory is kindly supported by the following organisations.

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