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

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)
 22
United Kingdom average
 37
Global average
 33
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Jacqui Broadhead & Madeleine Sumption
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Carlos Vargas-Silva
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 29
United Kingdom average
 25
Global average
 78
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 27
% Female staff
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 55%
United Kingdom average
 54%
Global average
 58%
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 56%
% Female researchers
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 62%
United Kingdom average
 58%
Global average
 52%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 11
United Kingdom average
 36
Global average
 42
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 11
2022
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 15

Social

Likes (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 12,000
United Kingdom average
 42,910
Global average
 26,980
Followers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 16,336
United Kingdom average
 29,532
Global average
 21,221
Subscribers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 556
United Kingdom average
 12,029
Global average
 7,742
Subscribers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 526
Followers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 9,000
United Kingdom average
 19,466
Global average
 14,586
Followers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 3,441

Data notes

Last updated: 07/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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