Resources
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Digital Technology and AI in Asylum Claims
A co-produced infographic explaining how digital technology and AI are used in UK asylum claims, drawing on lived experience and professional insight.
Infographic
Challenges of Asylum Seeking: Survivors' Voices
On Thursday 5th May 2022, CSEL was thrilled to premiere a new short film aimed at helping asylum seekers and refugees navigate the UK system. This video was made in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Life Seekers Aid. The project was funded by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Public Engagement and Unbound Philanthropy. Involved in production were Yulia Hauer Visuals Home (yuliahauer.com) and Pen Mendonca Graphic Facilitator Pen Mendonca | Graphic Facilitator, Cartoonist, Artist.
Available in English, Farsi and Arabic
The Emotional Impact of Interpreting in Asylum Interviews
This research explores how interpreting emotional content in asylum interviews affects interpreters’ accuracy and wellbeing, highlighting the need for better support and trauma-informed practice.
Available in English
Working in UK Prisons During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This comprehensive report presents a preliminary analysis of a confidential survey carried out in early 2021 by the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law at Royal Holloway, University of London, involving Prison Officers’ Association members from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Available in English
How do Adults with Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder from Childhood Trauma talk about Single Versus Repeated Traumas?
This research explores how adult survivors recall experiences of childhood abuse, comparing memory reports of single and repeated incidents to better understand accuracy in forensic settings.
Available in English
Vulnerability to Interrogative Suggestibility and the role of negative life events: A comparison of unaccompanied asylum seeking youth with age-matched peers, Personality and Individual Differences.
This study examines the vulnerability of young asylum-seekers to interview pressure, showing that those separated from caregivers in childhood are more likely to change their testimony in response to interviewer feedback, highlighting implications for policy and practice.
Available in English
Collaborating For Creativity In The Preservation Of Digital Memories: An Experiential Approach
This interdisciplinary event explored collaborative creativity through critical engagement with memory, bringing together diverse perspectives to inform the digital preservation of marginalised histories.