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Postdoctoral Research Fellow @ACCESS_GEOG University of Wollongong, Australia. Researches connections between migration, environmental change and agriculture.

Wollongong, Australia
Joined August 2012
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Our new paper documents hired farmworkers' knowledge and skill: they are more than labouring bodies. @LivDun @ProfLesleyHead @wordsgrow @ACCESS_GEOG link.springer.com/article/10…
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Olivia Dun retweeted
In 2021, #ACIAR commissioned a study to identify the barriers to & enablers of agricultural knowledge & skills exchange between Pacific island & Australian farmers who participate in seasonal worker programs🌏🌾 See the findings of Technical Report 100➡️ bit.ly/3L60NKp
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PhD scholarship opportunity 'Exploring diverse experiences of refugee settlement in regional Australia', supervised by @NataschaKlocker & me @ACCESS_GEOG. Click on the link, then 'Faculty Specific Scholarships'. Scroll down till you find it! Closes June 3 uow.edu.au/research-and-inno…
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@GU_SocialCultur please see Tweet above - might be of interest for some of your Migration Studies students/researchers?
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@MYANAustralia - FYI - grateful if you could please share amongst your networks and Youth Ambassador Network
New on #GlobalOutlook: Why climate justice for Pacific Island people is unlikely to be advanced through labour migration schemes as they currently stand @TodaInstitute @carolfarbotko @TaukieiK @LivDun tinyurl.com/2sxwy5ne
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PhD scholarship opportunity - Exploring diverse experiences of refugee settlement in regional Australia, supervised by me & @LivDun @ACCESS_GEOG Click on the link then 'Faculty Specific Scholarships'. Scroll down till you find it! Applications close June 3 uow.edu.au/research-and-inno…
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We are excited to announce our latest PhD scholarship. It will explore regional humanitarian settlement from the perspectives of refugees and destination communities. Expressions of interest are open until 11 May. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/…
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Olivia Dun retweeted
“Embracing the ideas of our newcomers about our collective future, involving them centrally in the decisions that impact their lives, and giving them the space and support to help shape our society, is no doubt the greatest opportunity ahead.” Spot on @ABellBrown at #RRSF2021
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Ooops. Now with the correct hashtag! Excited that our Regional Refugee Settlement Forum #RRSF2021 is underway. Some amazing speakers on the agenda today. Access the forum program through our website bit.ly/3mGOUjT @ACCESS_GEOG, CDU, WSU, UNISA & GLAPDI
Nice opening address by Alison Larkins at #RRSF2021. Government has identified eleven areas important for refugee resettlement in Australia including a welcoming community. mailchi.mp/6f196024ffc8/regi…
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Excited that our Regional Refugee Settlement Forum #RRFS2021 is almost underway. Some amazing speakers on the agenda today. Access the forum program through our website bit.ly/3mGOUjT @ACCESS_GEOG, CDU, WSU, UNISA & GLAPDI
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Look forward to sharing some of our results and reflections next week! #PacificUpdate @devpolicy
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Our new paper explores former refugees’ affective connections to rural places and the importance of choice in the settlement process. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar… w/ @LivDun @raeduftyjones @celia_mcmichael, Paul Hodge, Karen Block and more. @ACCESS_GEOG
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How can labour #migration better support #climatechange #adaptation in the #Pacific? @LivDun @celia_mcmichael and @carolfarbotko share new research. ow.ly/fWEO50Dj89C
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Our commentary in Nature Climate Change about how "Relocation planning must address voluntary immobility" is out today. Led by @carolfarbotko with Fanny Thornton, @ke_mcnamara and @celia_mcmichael Open access link: rdcu.be/b5Avs
Farmer plants a tree for every protester in 2019 climate strike ift.tt/3gr4CL5
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Some insights from the Transformative Human Mobilities research; Pacific perspectives of climate change & relocation, rural-urban migration, going overseas, and staying put. Great work by Fanny Thornton, @ke_mcnamara @LivDun @carolfarbotko @celia_mcmichael Merewalesi and more!
In an article on ‘Multiple mobilities in Pacific Islands communities’, authors discuss many diverse types of mobility w/ case-studies that offer insights into the actions & agency of communities facing increased climate vulnerability: fmreview.org/issue64/Pacific… #ClimateCrisis
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