News – ERC-GRABS

High-Level Policy Dialogue: Migration, Urbanisation and People’s Health: Responding to Urban Crises through Evidence, Policy and Practice

Conferences, NewsBy Jane 3 November 2026

GRABS researcher Aron Tesfai participated in a high level policy dialogue on Migration, Urbanisation and People’s Health hosted by Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa on 29 October 2026. Aron presented some of the findings from the GRABS project in South Africa in a presentation entitled Everyday Bordering as a Structural and Psychosocial Determinant of Health…

Sharing Stories in Toronto, Fieldwork visit report by Jessi Kume, March- September 2026

Fieldwork, News, UncategorizedBy Jessi 2 November 2026

Sharing Stories in Toronto, Fieldwork visit report by Jessi Kume, March- September 2026 My PhD fieldwork research was carried out in Tkaronto, today also known as Toronto, on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Tkaronto is covered by Treaty…

Presenting GRABS Toronto Preliminary Findings at the Global Migration Institute

Conferences, NewsBy Jessi 29 October 2026

On June 10th 2026, GRABS PhD candidate Jessi presented preliminary findings from her research trip to Toronto as part of her visiting fellowship at the Global Migration Institute (GMI). The panel offered an opportunity to introduce the GRABS project and its participatory methodologies as well as share early insights into the experiences of young people…

“Growing Up Across Borders: Speaking for Ourselves” Interview in Art Africa Magazine

GRABS in the media, NewsBy Jane 28 October 2026

Jane Freedman, GRABS PI, was interviewed in Art Africa Magazine. The interview showcases the work of the young people working with GRABS in Johannesburg, and their exhibition at the Bag Factory Artists Studios. Congratulations to all the young people involved in creating this fantastic exhibition and to our partners Refugee Children’s Project. Read the full…

Comics, Photos and Podcasts from K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada. Fieldwork visit report by Juan Manuel, July 2026

Fieldwork, NewsBy Juan Manuel 5 August 2026

Comics, Photos and Podcasts from K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada. Fieldwork visit report by Juan Manuel, July 2026 My PhD fieldwork research is being carried out in K’jipuktuk, today also known as Halifax, which is part of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory where the Mi’kmaq Peoples have lived for over 11000 years. Today, K’jipuktuk-Halifax is the…

GRABS Presentation at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria

Conferences, NewsBy Jane 22 June 2026

On June 11, 2026, the GRABS team were invited to present their research by the IRD–CNRS–CIRAD joint office in Southern Africa and the Future Africa campus at the University of Pretoria. Jane Freedman, Glenda Santana de Andrade and Aron Tesfai gave a presentation entitled The Architecture of ‘Stoppedness’. Focused on participatory research methods and the dynamics…

GRABS at the 2026 CSA Annual Conference

Conferences, NewsBy Juan Manuel 19 June 2026

This work could not be done without the generous and courageous participation of all the young people that joined the various research activities and the amazing support of our community-based and local academic partners in K’jipuktuk-Halifax (Halifax Refugee Clinic, the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programmes Youth Outreach team of Greater Halifax and Dartmouth, and Saint…

Project Activities in South Africa: Exhibitions, Workshops & Community Engagement

Exhibitions & events, NewsBy Glenda 16 June 2026

At the heart of the GRABS Project (Grandir aux frontières)—funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and Université Paris 8—lies a deep commitment to collaboration, participatory research, and elevating community voices. Moving away from extractivist academic models, our recent activities in South Africa used creative methodologies—specifically photography and youth-led podcasts—to allow young people to narrate their…

Building Future Collaboration on Migration, Youth and Young People and Health

Conferences, NewsBy Jane 16 June 2026

Workshop at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 20 May 2026 The GRABS team was invited to participate in a day long workshop at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg We were delighted to engage with colleagues from the GEMMS and…

Une Rencontre Inspirante : Le Cinéma s’invite au Projet GRABS

Fieldwork, NewsBy Glenda 28 April 2026

Le 20 avril dernier, le projet GRABS a eu le privilège d’accueillir une invitée de marque : Carolina Sourdis, cinéaste et chercheuse attachée à l’Université Pompeu Fabra de Barcelone. Explorer, Cadrer, Créer Spécialiste de la production filmique, Carolina a partagé son expertise et sa passion avec nos jeunes participants lors d’une séance de rencontre riche en échanges. Bien…

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