Tag: asylum seeker

  • Being a refugee in 2025

    Being a refugee in 2025

    A group of third year social psychology students from the University of Durham prepared some questions that they wanted to ask refugees to the UK as part of their studies into current social issues and intergroup relations. Two refugees recently arrived in Scotland, one from Eritrea and one from Syria, had met each other through…

  • Being an asylum seeker

    Being an asylum seeker

    People coming to the UK as asylum seekers or refugees come in good faith expecting a safe haven. However, it is not an easy process and people often struggle to become settled and integrated. Our two contributors have each faced danger and hardship in their respective countries forcing them to flee and find safety for…