COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)

Oxford, United Kingdom

The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) is a research centre at the University of Oxford. Since 2003, COMPAS has established an international reputation for original research and policy relevance. It undertakes multi-disciplinary research, publication, teaching, and user engagement activities with a broad set of academic and non-academic users worldwide. COMPAS research covers a spectrum of global migration processes and phenomena, from conditions in places of migrant origins, through to institutions and activities affecting mobility, to social and economic effects in receiving contexts.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk

Address:
COMPAS, School of Anthropology, University of Oxford, 58 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6QS

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
2003
Age (years)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 21
United Kingdom average
 36
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Carlos Vargas-Silva
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 27
United Kingdom average
 41
Global average
 66
% Female staff
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 56%
United Kingdom average
 51%
Global average
 50%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 15
United Kingdom average
 46
Global average
 65

Social

Likes (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 12,000
United Kingdom average
 44,614
Global average
 27,094
Twitter
Followers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 15,700
United Kingdom average
 29,197
Global average
 18,119
Subscribers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 526
United Kingdom average
 12,248
Global average
 6,305
Followers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 3,441
United Kingdom average
 6,086
Global average
 12,007

Data notes

Last updated: 17/04/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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