Welcome to the Trinity Centre for Forced Migration Studies

Forced migration represents one of the key societal challenges of our times. According to UNHCR estimates, conflict, violence and other crises left a record 110 million people worldwide displaced from their homes by mid-2023, the highest number recorded since World War II (UNHCR, 2023). The climate crisis is also driving displacement whilst making it more difficult for those who are forced to flee.

The main aim of the Trinity Centre for Forced Migration Studies (TCFMS), is to foster inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research, and develop teaching and training in relation to forced migration. The Centre aims to bridge scholarship, teaching, policy and practice through developing a collaborative community of researchers, practitioners, and experts by experience, in order to seek funding opportunities, develop teaching and training modules and programmes, disseminate research findings and promote networking initiatives.

The Centre will also develop research collaborations between colleagues from Trinity College Dublin and other higher education institutions as well as civic society groups and the community and voluntary sectors and build knowledge and understanding which will ultimately help to improve the lives of those who have been forcibly displaced. Teaching and training delivery will be research-led, collaborative and co-created where this is ethically appropriate.