King's College London has partnered with universities across the UK for Universities Refugee Week (1-8 March 2024). There will be a number of events throughout the week at King's and other higher education providers to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, particularly within university communities.
The activities at King's will raise awareness of the global issue of forced displacement and the many ways that King's aims to create positive opportunities for forcibly displaced individuals.
Universities Refugee Week complements Refugee Week, a UK-wide festival held in June to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is a growing global movement. The 2024 theme for Refugee Week and World Refugee Week is ‘Our Home’.
Discover the full range of events taking place at partner universities across the UK.
Seminar: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Somali Refugees in Urban Neighbourhoods of London and Bristol
6 March 2024, 16:00 to 17:30
This session will present findings of a qualitative study that explores the role of urban neighbourhoods in the mental health and wellbeing of refugees, specifically focusing on Somali refugees in London and Bristol, UK. The presentation will foreground reflections from two Somali community representatives and advisory board members who supported the study.
This is an online event that is free and open for all to attend.
Please click here to register for your place on Zoom.
This is the first event in the new Refugee Mental Health and Place Series, organised by the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network and co-sponsored by the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health at King's College London.
The series is organised by the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network at King’s College London which brings together researchers, people with experience of displacement, and community organisations. We explore how pre- and post-migration factors shape mental health and well-being and aim to strengthen interdisciplinary expertise and intersectoral capacity to inform health and social policy to help improve mental health outcomes for refugees and asylum seekers.