Making Britain Home: Celebrating Migrant Women Academics (Book Launch)

When: March 12, 2026

Where: London, United Kingdom

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To celebrate International Women's Day join us for the launch of our new book exploring the trajectories of migrant women academics.

We would like to invite you to the book launch of Central and Eastern European Women Academics in the UK: Making Britain Home.

The event will take place at the University of Greenwich and will be hosted by the co-editors of the book Dr Agnieszka Rydzik (University of Lincoln) and Dr Maria Gebbels (University of Greenwich), with the participation of various contributors and readings from the book.

- This is a free event (registration link: https://makingbritainhome.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Doors open at 1pm with refreshments and networking.
- The event will start at 2pm and ends at 4:30pm.

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About the upcoming book:

Central and Eastern European Women Academics in the UK: Making Britain Home brings together creative, reflexive and conceptually-rich contributions from 30 women academics of Central and Eastern European heritage who have established careers in UK higher education.

Through essays, poetry, soundscapes and visual storytelling, the volume explores their migration trajectories and academic working lives, and the ways in which they negotiate identities and construct spaces of belonging within their communities and workplaces. The book situates these widely resonant and universal narratives within the socio-political and economic transformations of post-2004 Britain, including the 2008 financial crisis, the 2016 EU referendum, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing marketisation of higher education. It critically examines the evolving nature of academic labour and the challenges faced by migrant academics in navigating these shifting landscapes.

Central and Eastern European Women Academics in the UK: Making Britain Home is key reading for academics in the UK, Europe and beyond who are navigating the challenging landscape of higher education, as well as scholars in sociology researching migration, identity and belonging.
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About the editors:
Dr Agnieszka Rydzik is Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln. She has published widely on gender, migration and work. She is currently leading a major British Academy-funded study into technological change and the future of hospitality work.

Dr Maria Gebbels is Associate Professor at the University of Greenwich. She publishes on gender, career perceptions and critical hospitality; her research explores belonging, inclusion and unconventional applications of hospitality, including in carceral spaces and adventure tourism.

Image by Dr Sabina Fiebig Lord (also an author of one of the book chapters).

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