Leeds University is offering a postgraduate scholarship for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region. Please see below for a link and information from the website. The scholarship has an application deadline of 12th March. Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship https://www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scholarships-bursaries/doc/gazan-humanitarian-scholarship-1 We offer Postgraduate Taught (PGT) scholarships for […]
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Migrant Women in Business Report Launch event – Migration Yorkshire and Leeds University Business School – 13th Feb 2025
Leeds University Business School and Migration Yorkshire invite you to a report launch event to share the outcomes, recommendations, and next steps of the ‘Migrant Women in Business’, funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The event will be led by Dr Deema Refai (University of Leeds) and Ewa Lelontko (Migration Yorkshire). The ‘Migrant Women in Business’ project supported […]
📢 FREE ESOL CLASSES AT MEMEC! 📢
📢 FREE ESOL CLASSES AT MEMEC! 📢 Looking to improve your English and boost your confidence? Join our FREE Pre-Entry ESOL courses at MEMEC in Leeds! ✨ What we offer: ✅ Confidence in English ✅ Get Ready for Work ✅ Digital Skills ✅ Confidence Building for Improvers 📅 Starting in February 2025! 📍 Location: MEMEC, […]
Weekly Women only Iranian Dancing Classes at RETAS from Thursday 30th January 2025
From next Thursday at 12.45 pm we will have Iranian dance classes at RETAS. Our sessions are led by one of our lovely volunteers who is a qualified dancer/instructor in Iran and has over 20 years experience! These are women only sessions and we expect demand to be high so please ask people to contact [email protected] […]
Asylum Matters update 22nd January 2025 – advocacy, campaigns and resources
By Jon from LASSN on 23rd January 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Education, Training & Work, Jobs, Policy & Research, Resource
Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Fight the Anti Refugee Laws Calls grow louder for safe routes With the new Government’s continuation of tough border enforcement and criminalisation leading to a record number of Channel fatalities in 2024, pressure is growing to establish safe routes for people seeking asylum to reach the UK. Australian offshoring deemed a breach of […]
Leeds Lift the Ban campaign event 13th February 2025
Dear friends in Leeds, Please join us on Thursday 13th February 6-8pm at Leeds Playhouse for an event to re-launch the Lift the Ban campaign for the right to work for people seeking asylum! Right now, the vast majority of people seeking asylum are banned from working and forced to live on asylum support, often […]
King’s College London: Sanctuary Scholarship 2025 Applications Now Open
Applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship 2025 at King’s College London are now open. This scholarship provides financial and academic support to eligible students from forced migration backgrounds who wish to pursue Postgraduate Taught (PGT) courses in the 2025/26 academic year. Award Details Full tuition fee waiver for the programme’s duration. A £20,000 annual living cost […]
Migration, Work Rights and Collective Justice conference from Migrant Action, 21st January 2025
English for Job Seeking and Volunteering – assessments Tuesday 7 January (and ESOL with creche in Little London)
English for Job Applications at City Centre Hub, Merrion House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 8LX. Assessments: 7 January at 12.30 to 2.30pm Speak to Jobshop staff at Merrion House, or email [email protected]. (It’s not possible to join these classes if you are aged 18 or younger; already attending ESOL at Leeds City College; or studying at […]
Ukrainian Employment Survey by Migration Yorkshire
Migration Yorkshire has published its report based on findings from their employment survey of Ukrainians living in Yorkshire and Humber. 141 responses were received from across the region, 43% of them from West Yorkshire. Common themes include access to ESOL, understanding existing services available, qualifications being recognised, and more. The report makes recommendations on how […]
Jobs: Leeds Volunteer Interpreting Service (part of Manuel Bravo Project) are recruiting an Adminstrator and a Coordinator
Leeds Volunteer Interpreting Service (Leeds VIS) is an exciting new service being developed by a partnership of organisations working with vulnerable migrants in Leeds. The project is hosted by Manuel Bravo Project. Thanks to a generous three year grant from National Lottery Reaching Communities, Leeds VIS are recruiting two staff to run the project: a […]
English for Job Seeking and Volunteering – assessments Tuesday 5th November 2024
ESOL for Job Seeking and Volunteering – Assessments Tuesday 5th November, 11.30am to 1.30pm There are places available to join ESOL for Job Seeking and Volunteering after half term. Assessments and enrolments will be on Tuesday 5 November, at 11.30am to 1.30pm at the Jobshop desk, Merrion House. The Entry 2 and 3 level course […]