The NORFACE Research Programme on Migration will host its Third Conference, at University of Mannheim, Germany, from 29th — 31st March 2012. The event will bring together the team leaders of the 12 projects, funded by the NORFACE Research Grant on Migration.

The conference will provide an ideal forum for the teams to provide progress updates as well as to discuss their work informally. In addition to this, the teams will present selected papers written during the course of their project.

The event is organised by the NORFACE Migration — Scientific Co-ordination office, headed by Prof. Christian Dustmann of University College London and the CILS4EU Team, headed by Prof. Frank Kalter of University of Mannheim. Attendance to this event is by invitation only.

For further information about the preliminary programme, accommodation, conference dinner and location, please visit: http://www.norface-migration.org

From September 2011 the NORFACE partnership continued in the shape of the NORFACE-II Support Action. The NORFACE-II Support Action aims at further deepening and strengthening the established trans-national co-operation. This new cooperation has been brought about with the aid of the European s Seventh Framework Program. The project will last until March 2013.

The new NORFACE work plan (2011-13) consists of three work packages. Work package 1, Joint Research and Related Activities and Initiatives, deals with the planning and development of a new multidisciplinary research programme: 'Welfare State Futures' and activities aimed at removing and lowering barriers to trans-national research collaboration. Work package 2, Exploiting Data & Research Infrastructure in the Social Sciences, aims to develop co-ordinated strategies and approaches between the NORFACE Partners for the future enhancement and exploitation of the social science data and research. Work package 3, Governance and Management of the NORFACE Network, and Output, Dissemination and Impact, deals with project management issues. Read further