GLIMER (Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe’s Refugees)The purpose of GLIMER is to understand how the governance and local integration of migrants and Europe’s refugees is developing, and in ways that can be utilised through best practice sharing and reporting. Inspired by the success of ‘welcoming cities’ in southern Italy, we will work with civil society groups, local authorities, citizens and refugee groups in order to support sustainable the meaningful integration of diverse communities.

Examination of Firearms and Forensics in Europe and aCross Territories (EFFECT).The EFFECT project will provide EU policy-makers with a definitive body of knowledge concerning the nature, extent and impact of gun enabled crime (gec), the effectiveness of interventions aimed at combating gec and the cross-border sharing of ballistic intelligence. This will facilitate: evidence-based policy and intervention development across Europe; improvements in information sharing regarding the illegal trafficking and use of firearms, and determine if maximum benefit is being derived from current approaches to sharing ballistic intelligence between European Countries.

Reserch on ethnic business and economic integration of immigrants