Dr Lucy Mort

Principal research fellow and head of qualitative research

Lucy is a principal research fellow and head of qualitative research at IPPR working on policy issues related to migration and integration.

Lucy has expertise in qualitative research, and she has led and contributed to a number of research projects, including studies on the 10-year route to settlement, integration and social cohesion, the hostile environment, the NHS charging system, and homelessness among EEA migrants.

She is currently leading on the Migration Policy Unit, a major IPPR programme that seeks to build a fairer immigration system through working collaboratively with the migrants’ rights sector and with people with lived experience of the immigration system.

Lucy has written for a number of outlets, including Open Democracy, New Statesman and The House magazine. She has appeared on BBC and Bloomberg radio and is a member of the NEON spokesperson network.

Prior to joining IPPR, Lucy worked as a support worker with refugees and migrants and with domestic abuse survivors. She is a qualified social worker and her PhD research focussed on the experiences of migrant families in the context of austerity.

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  1. Supporting people on the 10-year route to settlement in the North West: Briefing for local authorities

    This briefing aims to provide local authorities with practical information to support residents on the 10-year route to settlement.

  2. Forging ahead: Deciding the direction of IPPR's Migration Policy Unit

    In our last blog post for the Migration Policy Unit we shared our new way of working as we endeavour to be inclusive and transparent in our policymaking process. In this blog we set out what our first and flagship project is for the policy…
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    Making strides: Refugees’ employment trajectories in Yorkshire and the Humber

    This study is concerned with the job progression opportunities that are available to refugees and people with humanitarian leave.

  4. Not yet settled? Assessing the government’s new policy on indefinite leave to remain

    This month’s white paper represented the most significant shake-up in immigration policy since Brexit.

  5. Dr Lucy Mort at the Home Affairs Committee discussing asylum accommodation

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    Citizenship: A race to the bottom?

    The ability to move from temporary immigration status to settlement, and ultimately to citizenship, is the cornerstone of a fair and functional immigration system.