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Britain's hidden brain waste Crisis - Voices from the community

In this podcast episode, John explores a rarely discussed issue affecting thousands of highly skilled migrants across the UK: the underemployment of qualified professionals. Despite holding degrees, professional certifications, and years of experience, many engineers, nurses, IT specialists, academics, and finance professionals struggle to access careers that match their skills. Drawing on his own experience as an engineer from Ghana, John examines the barriers that prevent talented individuals from contributing fully to the British economy, including challenges with qualification recognition, professional accreditation, employer expectations, and access to networks. This episode…

In this podcast episode, John explores a rarely discussed issue affecting thousands of highly skilled migrants across the UK: the underemployment of qualified professionals. Despite holding degrees, professional certifications, and…

Reflection on Refugee Week 2026 - Voices from the community

In this podcast episode, Sibati shares a personal perspective on Refugee Week 2026 as someone with lived experience of migration, a community leader, and an active volunteer supporting refugees and migrants across London. Drawing on experiences from the Borough of Greenwich, Sibati highlights the challenges faced by individuals and families living with insecurity, particularly those affected by the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy. The podcast explores the importance of dignity, belonging, and creating space for people with lived experience to speak for themselves rather than having their stories…

In this podcast episode, Sibati shares a personal perspective on Refugee Week 2026 as someone with lived experience of migration, a community leader, and an active volunteer supporting refugees and…

Responding to the riots, Birmingham voices

In 2024, following that summer’s far-right riots across the country, we came together in online spaces and in person to share our feelings, the impact of the riots and talk about what actions should be taken to mitigate recurrence of such events. In Birmingham our members also recorded podcasts sharing some of their views. This is a three part series, listening to the voices of Birmingham residents impacted by the far-right riots in the Summer of 2024. Episode 1: D, Morshed and Virginia - listen here Espide 2: Gift and…

In 2024, following that summer’s far-right riots across the country, we came together in online spaces and in person to share our feelings, the impact of the riots and talk…

NightWorkPod: A podcast about working the night shift - Episode 1

NightWorkPod (NWP) documents experiences of working the night shift. NWP is inspired by my research into the sociology of the invisible migrant night shift workers in London. I am Julius-Cezar MacQuarie, and I am an anthropologist. I took up research at night when I learnt that night shift workers were invisible in the scholarly literature (mostly focusing on night life), as well as from public debates. Seven years later, NWP was born. NWP does not focus on night life in global cities, but it acknowledges that in such cities that…

NightWorkPod (NWP) documents experiences of working the night shift. NWP is inspired by my research into the sociology of the invisible migrant night shift workers in London. I am Julius-Cezar…

Changing Lenses, London stories of integration podcasts

These podcasts were created as part of our ‘Changing Lenses, London stories of integration’ project which brought communities together to explore integration and create shared messages to build stronger communities. From August 29th – September 21st 2018 we exhibit a selection of photos from the project at the Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. The full collection of photos, writing and podcasts are available on our website here. This project saw participants from 13 countries - including the UK - come together to build skills in photography…

These podcasts were created as part of our ‘Changing Lenses, London stories of integration’ project which brought communities together to explore integration and create shared messages to build stronger communities.…

A story in a poem podcasts

A Story in a Poem is an innovative project that brought young migrants and non-migrants together to tell their stories in poetic form, and is presented here as an open-access multimedia education resource. Migrant Voice organised this project in Glasgow over several months, and encouraged people to use the medium of poetry to discuss their own journeys and lives. The project aimed to ensure new voices are heard on the issue of migration and to strengthen relations between migrants and non-migrants in Glasgow. Scroll down to read the poems, listen…

A Story in a Poem is an innovative project that brought young migrants and non-migrants together to tell their stories in poetic form, and is presented here as an open-access…