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Official page of the Centre for Minorities Research. We are an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of St Andrews.

We explore the intersectional, lived experiences of minorities in Scotland and beyond. Follow us for our news and events.

17/10/2026

🎓What does it take to respond to a humanitarian crisis?
For two years CMR ran an intensive two-week course on Displacement & Humanitarian Intervention, led by an interdisciplinary team spanning Social Anthropology, International Relations, History, Medicine and more.
Built for policymakers, NGO and government practitioners, humanitarian professionals, and anyone wanting to bridge theory and practice‚ in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Follow along as we take you through more of CMR's projects!

29/09/2026

We are excited to welcome everyone back for the first session of My Life In…

📅 Wednesday, 7 October 2026
🕒 3:00–4:00 PM (UK time)
💻 Online via Zoom (https://shorturl.at/Sk10B)

In this session, Professor Anne Revillard (Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po (CRIS) and Director of LIEPP) will be in conversation with Sylvana Lakkis, a Lebanese disability rights advocate who has led the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities since 1986 and chairs the Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The My Life In… series highlights the professional journeys of people working with minorities and vulnerable communities across different sectors, bringing together academic and non-academic perspectives.

The session will also be recorded and later adapted into a podcast episode and YouTube video.

We hope you can join us!

02/09/2026

Have you seen CMR’s past and current projects? 
From our Seminar Series to our Podcast, our work has ranged from inviting students to converse with human rights leaders, to fostering interdisciplinary, academic and non-academic reflections and conversations.  Over the coming weeks, we’re taking you through each one - the ones we’ve built experience with, and the ones happening right now. Stay tuned!  

07/08/2026

🎙️ New Episode | CMR Podcast

When healthcare research, biomedical datasets, and diagnostic tools are built predominantly around white, Western populations, what happens to everyone else?

In Episode 4, Hani Nasar, Master’s student in Health Data Science at the University of St Andrews, explores the persistent underrepresentation of minority ethnic groups in healthcare research—and the real-world consequences of being left out.

From skewed drug trials and missed diagnoses to AI systems that fail to work effectively for the patients who need them most, this episode asks us to think critically about who healthcare systems have historically chosen to study, whose experiences are missing from the data, and what this means for health equity.

Drawing on research from the UK, Australia, and the US, Hani makes the case that we cannot achieve equitable healthcare without first confronting the inequalities embedded in the data and research that underpin it.

🎧 Listen to Episode 4: https://shorturl.at/j8SBR

06/08/2026

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