Imran Mir
Imran Mir is a Campus Head and Programme Lead at Apex College, Leicester. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training (FSET),...
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The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology
This ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...
Editorial: The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology
This ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...
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Architects of our own belonging: Reclaiming the university through the Each One Take One solidarity
For two years after completing secondary school, my life was on pause. I was not unqualified; I had the university requirements and the ambition. But I was trapped by the financial reality of...
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Facilitating access and participation through higher education access programmes and connected education for students with refugee backgrounds
Achieving 15 per cent refugee enrolment in higher education by 2030 remains a significant global challenge. Currently, only 9 per cent of refugees access higher education, far below the 42 per...
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Offline-first learning and the right to participation in education: When ‘online’ education fails to include
In low-resource and displacement contexts, digital learning is widely promoted as a way to expand access to education, including by UNHCR and UNESCO. Yet many learners remain excluded because...
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The right to education in displacement: Beyond access to connection
Uganda hosts approximately 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. This reflects the country’s progressive refugee policy, which grants...
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Call for Convenor: Education for Environmental Sustainability
We are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Education for Environmental Sustainability SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years. Role & responsibilities of SIG Convenors: Plan &...
From training to livelihoods: Why soft skills and systems support matter for displaced learners
Digital remote work is often presented as a route to livelihoods for forcibly displaced people (Easton-Calabria, 2023). In practice, the pathway is rarely straightforward. It is shaped by fragile...
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Reflections on photovoice method for a participatory needs assessment of teachers in Gurku IDP camp, Nigeria
There are currently 82.2 million internally displaced people (IDP) globally. Nigeria has about 3.5 million IDP, one of the highest in Africa (UNHCR, 2025; IDMC, 2025). A large percentage of the...
Continue reading blog postHigher education works when it responds to students’ needs and realities: Lessons from the COS model
Introduction Access to higher education (HE) remains extremely limited for displaced learners despite strong demand. As programmes expand, attention has shifted from access alone to the quality...
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