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About Us
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982 as part of the Oxford Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) at the University of Oxford.
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Oxford Department of International Development – Queen Elizabeth House
Mission
Our mission is to build knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Vision
We aim to lead the world in research and education in the area of refugee and forced migration studies and to share our work on a national and global scale.
We seek to realise this vision by taking forward new and transformative approaches to research, teaching and engagement with society, informed by Oxford’s long traditions of independent scholarship and academic freedom.
About the Centre
The University of Oxford’s success and reputation are built upon the continuing quality of its scholarship and the richness of its academic resources and community. The goal of the RSC is to work from within this exceptional context to enhance research and learning in forced migration and refugee studies in ways that both support individual achievements and promote collaborative joint enterprise.
As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford has long led the way in pursuing scholarly expertise and knowledge generation for the wider benefit of society. The University’s intense interdisciplinary approach is especially suited to confronting the hugely complex challenges of the modern world.
