The Book of Refugees Podcast

After an emergency surgery three weeks ago, our host reflects on the global team of NHS professionals—from Iraq to Poland—who saved his life. This episode challenges the anti-immigration rhetoric of the hard right by highlighting how the UK’s most vital service is powered by the very people the movement seeks to exclude.

The "Flagshagger" fever dream: the UK’s latest "patriot" trend of duct-taping £2 nylon crosses to every lamppost in sight. 

One is a Priest. One is an Imam. And both are fighting for the same thing.   We often hear stories about how religion divides us. But this episode is about how it connects us. Paul Wordsworth and Ahmed Khaleel are colleagues and friends working together through York City of Sanctuary.

We are back. In this season premiere, Huw re-introduces the podcast and sets out a new manifesto for Series Two. 

Final episode in Book of Refugees podcast series 1. A round up and reflection on the series

Alice Richardson a PhD student in the Department of Language & Linguistic Science Art the University of York, talks about interpretation in the UK asylum seeking process.

Martin Jones, Professor of International Human Rights Law at the York Law School at the University of York discusses the UK's legal obligations toward asylum seekers.

The University of York welcomes those who are displaced. We seek to be a safe place for refugees, asylum seekers and other people who have been forced to migrate. York was founded in 1963 on the principles of excellence and opportunity for all. This ethos of inclusivity has endured to the present day.

Common Ground - Songbook and Network provides music/dance/art workshops for York’s refugee/asylum seeker community.

Karla Evans, a senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of York, talks about her experiences during the Yugoslav wars 1991 - 2001.

This episode is about York City of Sanctuary

Following on from Episode 2 Language Attrition, this episode looks at how Ukrainian refugees in UK are trying to actively loose their Russian language.

Dr Monika Schmid of the Department of Language & Linguistic Science in the University of York discusses her research on language attrition.  

The book of refugees: a multilingual record of memories, dreams and aspirations of refugees in the UK The experiences and aspirations of refugees living in the UK remain largely unknown to the communities that host them.  The main objective of this project is to create a bridge between refugees and the community in which they live and to fight racism and hate with knowledge, dialogue and understan...