We are recruiting an ESRC Funded PhD as part of the Cambridge Doctoral Training College PhD opportunities.https://lnkd.in/eTxeWVkuOur studentship provides scope for the successful candidate to come and join our team (Professor Margaret Greenfields, me, and Dr Chantal Radley) to explore accessibility to, and use of services by, LGBT+ and/or members of minority (when compared to other refugees from the same region/country of origin) faith groups; who are refugees. The PhD will also link into the work of our large-scale Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities project with refugees/asylum seekers and migrants in 12 localities in the UK; the hashtaghashtag#inter_university_migration_network (ARU/Greenwich/Middlesex) hashtag#refugeehealth hashtag#LGBTQ+ Details below:This inter-disciplinary PhD will explore the experiences of refugees/asylum seekers (R/ASs) in the UK who may experience identity-specific barriers to accessing services and community assets. More precisely, it will focus on those discriminated against due to sexual orientation, gender reassignment or membership of a minority faith group within their national diaspora/refugee population. Services delivered to R/ASs through local authorities, religious or civil society agencies are largely predicated on the demographics of a 'mainstream' refugee population. Thus, people from a region or country where they are a member of a faith or sexual minority group and who may already have experienced persecution or discrimination in their country of origin are likely to self-censor when seeking asylum accommodation, or healthcare. This can severely impact their well-being. This studentship aligns to an inter-disciplinary UKRI cross-council investment, which utilises creative methods to understand use of community assets by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to support health/wellbeing. The successful applicant will benefit from access to diverse policy makers, practitioners, and health and creative arts professionals. This supervisory team has extensive experience working with diverse refugee/asylum seeking populations. The student will be embedded into Anglia Ruskin's 'inter-university migration network' and ‘New Routes: Old Roots’ refugee support network. This will offer collaborative opportunities, including with LGBT+ faith groups; the University of Cambridge and the United Nations Faith for Rights network. ESRC Research Priority Areas Health & Social Care Understanding Behaviour Research skills you must have if applying for this topic Knowledge of legislation, policy and practice in relation to seeking asylum in the UK Understanding of ‘inclusion health’/Social Determinants of health which impact refugees and asylum seekers. Research skills helpful to have if applying for this PhD: Understanding of decision-making pathways/evidence impacting disposal of asylum claims by the UK Home Office Please share with your networks!…more