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)
 22
United Kingdom average
 37
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Jacqui Broadhead & Madeleine Sumption
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Jacqui Broadhead & Madeleine Sumption
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Carlos Vargas-Silva
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 75
United Kingdom average
 33
Global average
 87
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 29
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 27
% Female staff
2025
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 49%
United Kingdom average
 48%
Global average
 50%
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 55%
2023
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 56%
% Female researchers
2025
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 44%
United Kingdom average
 45%
Global average
 47%
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 62%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 9
United Kingdom average
 41
Global average
 58
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
 40,643
Global average
 26,974
Followers (2025)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 15,810
United Kingdom average
 30,269
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 16,336
Subscribers (2025)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 592
United Kingdom average
 11,910
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 556
Subscribers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 526
Followers (2025)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 11,000
United Kingdom average
 16,450
Global average
 16,415
Followers (2024)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 9,000
Followers (2023)
COMPAS (Centre on Migration Policy and Society)
 3,441

Data notes

Last updated: 09/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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