Majella Kilkey

Professor Majella Kilkey is a Professor of Social Policy and Director of Research at the University of Sheffield's School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations. She holds additional roles as Director of the CDT in New Horizons in Borders and Bordering and leads the ESRC-funded Centre for Care. Her research focuses on migration studies, transnational families, care systems, aging, gender, and geopolitical transformations. She has earned a PhD, MA, and BSSc (Hons).

Her work emphasizes marginalized groups such as migrant care workers, asylum seekers, and older migrants. Key projects include the ESRC-funded 'Storying Life Courses for Intersectional Inclusion' (2022–2025) and the EU H2020 projects MIMY and MIGREC. She also leads research on borders and care within the Centre for Care. Her publications span transnational care dynamics, migration policies, and Brexit's societal impacts.

Funded grants total over £10 million, including leadership in projects addressing migrant youth integration, Serbia’s migration challenges, and care systems’ bordering processes. She co-founded the University of Sheffield’s Migration Research Group and supervises PhDs on topics like transnational care networks and asylum seeker transitions.