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The MRU is a cross-departmental and interdisciplinary research unit based within the Geography Department at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ which has academic members and researchers from many different areas of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾.

The MRU is currentlyÌýled by Co-DirectorsÌýProfessorÌýElena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, ProfessorÌýJohanna Waters, Dr Mette Berg and ProfessorÌýEmeritus John Salt. The Unit was established in 1988 by Professor Salt and the late ProfessorÌýClaire Dwyer was Co-Director of the MRU untilÌý2019.

The MRU has an established reputation for high-quality funded academicÌýresearch, including grants from ESRC, AHRC, the EU and the Leverhulme Trust and consultancies for clients including the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Home Office. Current research focuses particularly on refugees, humanitarian assistance, diasporas and remittances, religion and multiculturalism.

The MRU runs theÌýMSc in Global MigrationÌýwith around 20 students a year, has more than 15 affiliatedÌýPhD students, and convenes an annual graduate student conference. The MRU is also the home of theÌýRefuge in Moving World NetworkÌýwhich brings together scholars from across Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ working specifically on forced migration. TheÌýÌýjournal is co-edited by MRU Co-Directors DrÌýMette Berg, ProfessorÌýElena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and ProfessorÌýJohanna Waters.