Breaking Barriers Refugee Week

2023 events

Refugee Week Breaking Barriers will be taking place from 27 February to 3 March 2023.

If you are researching refugeedom and would like to present your research at our next edition, or if you are a member of staff or student at the University of Leicester and would like to suggest/run an event, please contact Pascale Roussel.

2022 events

Watch our 2022 events on Leicester University of Sanctuary's YouTube channel.

• Bright Path Futures - a project supporting Afghans who were recently forced to flee their country
• Researching Refugeedom 
• Workshop for refugee-background students interested in a future career in Medicine and Healthcare
• Sanctuary Scholarships for distance-learning academic programmes
• Citizens of Change Discussion Panel - Journeys into volunteering and activism

2021 events

Watch our 2021 events on Leicester University of Sanctuary's YouTube channel.

• We are Citizens of Change - Breaking Barriers at Leicester University of Sanctuary
• Researching Refugeedom
• Students supporting refugees and creating a culture of welcome
• Building resilience in challenging times - a talk with Angella Nazarian
• Syria's Secret Library - a talk with Mike Thomson
• Workshop for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK considering going to university