Lucy Mayblin

Lucy Mayblin is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Co-Director of the Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield.

Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

Research reveals the business of Channel security is booming, as companies profit off asylum seekers’ desperation

By Lucy Mayblin, Joe Turner, Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee and Tesfalem Yemane

/ 30 Apr 2025

Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

Has the UK ever managed to control Channel crossings?

Two decades of deals and hundreds of millions of pounds, but the UK hasn’t ever stopped crossings – or deaths

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 13 Feb 2024

Has the UK ever managed to control Channel crossings?

France and UK can stop deaths in Channel – but not by increasing border patrols

Stopping refugees from moving does not solve refugee migration. Here are the building blocks of a sustainable alternative

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 26 Nov 2021

France and UK can stop deaths in Channel – but not by increasing border patrols

What will Brexit mean for asylum in the UK?

Brexit was a vote largely against regular movement from the EU, but what about refugees? A new series seek to explore what Brexit will mean for those in search of safety.

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 6 Dec 2016

The politics of asylum: the boring bits matter

Legislation isn't very exciting, but after the feverish rise of #refugeeswelcome there is a real need to engage with this boring, complex, often hard to follow process.

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 10 Dec 2015

The politics of asylum: the boring bits matter

Legislation isn't very exciting, but after the feverish rise of #refugeeswelcome there is a real need to engage with this boring, complex, often hard to follow process.

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 10 Dec 2015

Why the UK’s 2015 Immigration Bill is bad for vulnerable migrant workers

BTS guest editor Lucy Mayblin introduces a series on the UK’s 2015 Immigration Bill, which passed the House of Commons last week and now heads to the House of Lords.

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 7 Dec 2015

Why the UK’s 2015 Immigration Bill is bad for vulnerable migrant workers

BTS guest editor Lucy Mayblin introduces a series on the UK’s 2015 Immigration Bill, which passed the House of Commons last week and now heads to the House of Lords.

By Lucy Mayblin

/ 7 Dec 2015