Educational Media We specialize in making complex research findings and diverse perspectives accessible and engaging.

Dive into our vast collection of over 150+ bite-sized educational videos on migration and diversity topics. Featuring insights from academic researchers, migrants, practitioners, and the public, our video series challenge preconceptions and foster a deeper understanding of issues like integration, the impact of climate change on migration, and perspectives from both destination and origin countries. Explore, embed, and share our videos to promote nuanced dialogue on migration, whether in classrooms, trainings, or on social media.

Documentary Series

Migrant Lives in Pandemic Times

How have migrants been affected by Covid-19? This series of documentary shorts explore the stories of 12 migrants in 11 countries and scholars share which policy change can improve their conditions.

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Video Series

I Am European

Stories of migration, belonging, and identity: We asked 17 young people in Europe what it’s like to be a migrant or how it feels to be perceived as a migrant when you’re actually a local.

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Video Series

The Big Climate Movement

with François Gemenne, Yvonne Su, and Caroline Zickgraf

You’ll never look at a headline about “climate refugees” the same. In this series, three experts and eight climate activists dissect the complex interactions between migration and climate change.

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Video Series

Rethink Populism

with Sinem Adar, Oliviero Angeli, Israel Butler, and Ertuğ Tombuş

Learn about the topic of populism from the lens of migration, diversity, democracy, and human rights. Our four experts hone in on Europe and Turkey to offer you new perspectives on this current phenomenon.

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Video Series

Rethink Nationalism

with Nando Sigona and Anna Triandafyllidou

The debate surrounding nationalism often grabs hold of the right to belong and to exclude. This 12-part series explores this topic as part of an interactive open online course within the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange project.

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Video Series

Rethink Migration… Our Best-Of Series

with Irene Bloeemrad, Naika Foroutan, Hein de Haas, and Nassim Majidi

We’ve remixed some of our most popular clips and voices on topics such as smuggling, borders, German identity, and multiculturalism, adding a bit of moderation for a new take on old favorites.

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Massive Open Online Course

Rethinking ‘Us’ & ‘Them’

with Irene Bloemraad and Naika Foroutan

Increased diversity in Europe is a problem for some, a cause for celebration for others, and a lived reality for many. This course offers nuanced and evidence-based insights on integration and identity.

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Video Course

Migration 101 with Hein de Haas

Is migration as big a deal as we make it out to be? In this course, we take a look at some of the most commonly-held preconceptions about migration with acclaimed academic Hein de Haas.

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Video Series

A Migrant’s View with Nassim Majidi

This course gives you 8 key insights into migration that come from the largely overlooked perspectives of migrants. Delivered by origin country expert Nassim Majidi.

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Video Course

Six Impossible Ideas (after Brexit)

We teamed up with the London School of Economics (LSE) to bring you the most original ideas and findings on migration after Brexit, from jobs to borders to media.

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Videos available online

All 150+ of our videos are on YouTube (subscribe to our channel!) and can be embedded and shared under Creative Commons Attribution License. We can make native files available for special purposes. We’re always happy to learn how you used the videos and receive feedback on how they impacted your target audience, event, or program.

How to use our videos

Our videos impart research in accessible language and break down commonly-held preconceptions. They can complement your work online or offline: you can incorporate them into lesson plans and curricula, embed them into articles or blog posts, use them in teacher or journalist trainings, or show them in workshops and conferences.

Language translations

Our videos are translated into up to 10 languages. Almost all contain German subtitles and various series are also translated into Arabic, Czech, French, Italian, Polish, Turkish, and more. You can find all subtitled videos and language playlists on our YouTube channel. If you’re interested in translating a video or series into your local language, get in touch!

Nando Sigona

Nando Sigona

Professor of International Migration & Forced Displacement, University of Birmingham

Migration Matters videos are accessible and yet never banal, a great tool for advancing the conversation on migration in an informed and intelligent way. I regularly use them for my teaching.