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