How do political processes and the politics of the everyday shape the evidence we produce, and the policies we inform?

Join us for the Spring School on Researching Migration & Health in Africa, taking place 27 – 30 October 2026 at the University of the Witwatersrand and online.

Organised by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) and the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Migration & Mobility, this year’s Spring School focuses on knowledge production, translation, and evidence-informed policy making in migration and health, with a focus on the African context.

The programme creates a dynamic, interdisciplinary learning space integrating academic knowledge, policy expertise, and practitioner experience. Speakers include international and local research experts, NGO representatives, and policy-making actors from South Africa, Regional Economic Communities, and the African region.

A high-level policy dialogue will take place on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

Participation is free. In-person spaces are limited.

Applications for both in-person and remote participation will be submitted online. APPLY here by 9 October 2026
Applicants will need to submit the following:

• Bio (max 400 words)
• Profile photo
• An overview of your experience and motivation for participation (max 200 words)
• Summary of current work/studies and relevance to the Spring School (max 200 words)
• Motivation for participation (max 300 words)
• Expected learning outcomes (max 150 words)
• Outline of preferred focus area/s for group project
• 2-page CV (pdf)
• Details of 2 references

Partners in the 2026 Spring School in Migration and Health:

• African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University
• School of Public Health, Wits University
• ARUA-Guild Cluster of Research Excellence in Migration & Health
• National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Group on Disrupting the cycle of gendered violence & poor mental health among migrants in precarious situations in India, Cambodia, South Africa and Zimbabwe (GEMMS)
• NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in southern Africa (Nuture4Youth)
• Global Health & Migration Unit, Dept of Women’s & Children’s Health, Uppsala University – the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Migration and Health Data and Evidence
• Migration Health and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI)