There’s plenty of research on migration, yet it’s often ignored when shaping policy due to barriers in translating data into action. This event launches the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab, a Horizon Europe-funded project that brings together 12 partner institutions to bridge the gap between research and policy. The project aims to facilitate a step change in the types, scope, forms, and impacts of Migration Research to Policy engagement.

This will be achieved through a series of actions that develop, test, apply, and communicate process innovations grounded in the needs and interests of researchers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders—including migrants—engaged with migration issues across governance levels from local to international. The Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab has both a ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ presence, comprising a Research Exchange, Engagement Hub, and Training Facility.

At this launch meeting, the dataset 'Research Exchange,' that contains information and results from EU-funded research projects, will be presented, along with other ongoing project actions. This will be followed by a round table discussion on ways to improve engagement and effective communication of research results.

The workshop is organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on ‘Epidemics and Contagious Diseases: The Legacy of the Past’, in collaboration with the University of Sassari, Italy. We welcome submissions on any aspect of tuberculosis mortality and/or morbidity patterns during the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, both within Europe and elsewhere. Papers may specifically explore the relationship between tuberculosis fatality and socioeconomic and/or employment status, as well as occupational exposure and segregation. They can explore the relationship between tuberculosis and certain other diseases and/or epidemics or pandemics, such as the 1918/19 flu pandemic. Papers investigating tuberculosis co-morbidities and seeking to identify spatial patterns among communities in the past are also welcome. From a methodological point of view, the papers can be based on quantitative as well as qualitative methods. In this perspective, studies may also focus on the state interventions to address high tuberculosis mortality.

The workshop will be held in Alghero, Sardinia in September 2024, hosted by the Department of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of Sassari.