The EuroMedMig PhD Network will gather for the first time next week, on 4–5 December 2025, for its inaugural Icebreaker Event at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Ciutadella Campus. This two-day meeting will bring together PhD candidates, supervisors, partner institutions, associate partners, and advisory board members from across the Mediterranean region to officially launch the Network’s activities.

The programme includes:

• Opening Lecture, open to all attendees
• ESR Poster Presentations, where the 12 Early-Stage Researchers will showcase their initial research designs
• A Research Lab on Ethics in Migration Research, led by Dr. Nena Mocnik and Dr. Evren Yalaz
• A Strategic Coordination Roundtable with the consortium, advisory board, and associated partners
• Presentations by associated partner institutions such as IOM, Eurac Research, IEMed, AUC, CERICMED, and UM5R

Opportunities for networking and strengthening cross-Mediterranean collaboration

Reminder: Opening Lecture (Open to Everyone)

“Missing, Manipulated, or Meaningful? What Data (Doesn’t) Tell Us in Mediterranean Migration Politics”
Speaker: Prof. Gerasimos Tsourapas (University of Birmingham)
📅 4 December 2025
🕓 14:30–16:00
📍 UPF Ciutadella Campus, Room 24.112
💻 Online participation available

👉 Register here

The Icebreaker marks the official launch of the EuroMedMig PhD Network and the beginning of a four-year collaborative journey to advance Mediterranean Migration Studies through research excellence, ethical engagement, and multilateral knowledge co-production.