The Impact of the UK Immigration Act on Housing and Public Services

Friday 8th June 2018, 10am-16.15pm

University of St Andrews

 

 9.30 – 10.00       Registration & Coffee

10.00- 10.05       Kim McKee (Chair), University of St Andrews – Welcome

10.05 – 11.00     Hannah Jones, University of Warwick
‘Go Home – whose home? How both immigration and the ‘hostile
environment’ are ordinary in the UK

11.00 – 12.15     Sharon Leahy, University of St Andrews
‘Propelling Precarity through the Immigration Act’

David Robinson, University of Sheffield
‘Migration, Housing and Marginality in England: a retreat into the past’

12.15 – 13.00     Lunch

13.00 – 14.15     David McCollum, University of St Andrews
‘Patterns and Perceptions of Migration, How Distinct is Scotland?

Eloise Nutbrown, COSLA
Title TBC

14.15 – 15.00    Anna Pearce, ASH Project
‘The Hole is Getting Deeper’

15.00 – 15.15    Coffee

15.15 – 16.00    Regina Serpa, Heriot-Watt University
‘Second Class Citizens? The Experience of Homeless EEA Nationals in
the UK and Brexit’

16.00 – 16.15   Conclusions

 

Registration
To register please email Kim McKee (km410@st-andrews.ac.uk). Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis with registration closing 21st May 2018. This is a free event and lunch and coffee will be provided on the day. Please advise if you have any special dietary requirements.

 

Bursaries
A small number of travel bursaries (up to £50) are available for delegates to support attendance at this event. Please indicate in your registration whether you would like to be considered for one. Priority will be given to early-career researchers.