Doing Collaborative Research I: What Counts as Knowledge and Lived Experience
We have finally started the fieldwork phase of our project. Getting to this stage, however, took more than two months of preparation. In April 2026, we began working as a research team made up of two academic researchers and six peer researchers with lived experience of the UK asylum system. We first met online to…
Have You Lived in Asylum Hotel Accommodation? We Want to Hear From You
The Peripheralisation of Asylum Accommodation Project (PAAP) is looking for asylum seekers and refugees living in the Birmingham & London areas who have experience of living in Home Office hotel accommodation. In recent years, thousands of people seeking asylum have been housed in hotels across the UK while waiting for a decision on their asylum…
We’re hiring!
Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will engage in research, external engagement, and citizenship activities. These will include working closely with the project PI, Dr Gaja Maestri, to conduct fieldwork, collect and analyse qualitative data, and collaborate with project research partners. The role also involves presenting papers and…