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Tag: migration

International vs Internal Student Mobilities

One of my colleagues at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Dr Philomena De Lima is doing some work … More

Charlie Ball, Global graduates, Globalisation, higher education, internal, Internal and international migration, international, internationalisation, migration, Mobility, Philomena De Lima, Student Mobility, Sussex Centre for Migration Research

The Outrun – one experience of growing up in, leaving and returning to Orkney

I have just read “The Outrun” by Amy Liptrot, and what a great read it was! Amy’s book is an … More

Amy Liptrot, island, Leaving, migration, Orkney, Outrun, Returning

RETI Conference

The week before last I was lucky enough to attend the latest RETI conference, being held right here in Orkney … More

Centre for Nordic Studies, economic, Island Studies, islands, migration, Orkney, RETI, shetland, sociocultural, University of the Highlands and Islands

Aquapelagos and Island Careers: a case study of Orkney and Shetland

This week I published a paper in Shima: the International Journal of Research into Island Cultures titled “Career Decision making … More

Aquapelago, Careers, Hayward, identity, island, labour market, migration, Orkney, shetland, Shima

New Research Project on Youth Aspirations and Attitudes in the Highlands and Islands

A new piece of research has just been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on the attitudes and aspirations … More

aspirations, attitudes, HIE, highlands, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, islands, migration, Orkney, outer hebrides, western isles, young people, youth

A Tale of 1930s Island Migrations….

Last night I went to see the film ‘The Galapagos Affair’ at the West Side Cinema in Orkney. The film … More

Galapagos Affair, ideals, islands, migration, West Side Cinema

Graduate Mobility and Employment

I have just read Charlie Ball’s excellent report: Loyals, Stayers, Returners and Incomers: Graduate migration patterns. I’ve been interested in … More

Charlie Ball, Graduate, graduate mobility, incomers, Loyals, migration, Returners, Stayers

Cornwall to Orkney: was it destiny….?!

Tidying up, I just found an essay I wrote when I was 16 which was published in the Western Morning … More

Business development, Cornwall, Devon, higher education, internet, migration, Orkney, Regional Development, rural, Rurality, Skills based industries, Tourism, University of the Highlands and Islands, Western Morning News

Place and identity

I have just returned from a tour of the South of England – travelling to Cornwall, Brighton and central London … More

Brighton, Cornwall, Cultural, Fielding, identity, London, migration, Social

Turning points in career and migration decisions

I have just read two quite different research papers, the first by Christopher Atkin looks at young people’s decisions at … More

Atkin, Careership, family, friends, Hodkinson, migration, Ni Laoire, post-16 choices, rural, social space, transition, university

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