Megha Amrith

Megha Amrith is a Professor at Maastricht University, holding a professorship since 2025. She was previously the leader of the Max Planck Research Group 'Ageing in a Time of Mobility' from 2018 to 2024 and was a guest at MPI-MMG in 2025. Her academic journey includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Metropolitan Studies, University of São Paulo (2012–2013), and a research fellowship at the United Nations University Institute for Globalization, Culture and Mobility, Barcelona (2014–2017).

• Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge (Gates Cambridge Scholar)

Her research centers on migrant labor, care, ageing, inequalities, belonging, and citizenship, with a focus on Southeast Asia and comparative ethnographic perspectives. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Singapore, Hong Kong, and São Paulo, examining the lives of long-term migrant domestic and medical workers. Her work critically engages with the temporalities of migration, the ethics of care, and the structural precarity faced by non-citizen workers.

The 15 most recent publications reflect a strong trajectory in migration and ageing studies, with a focus on transnational care, emotional labour, and the lived experiences of ageing migrants. Her work appears in leading journals such as Global Networks, American Anthropologist, and Urban Studies, and she has contributed to influential edited volumes and special issues.

Megha Amrith has no listed scientific awards in the provided text.

She has led significant research projects, including 'Retiring from temporary lives: ageing migrant labor in Asia' and 'Ageing in a Time of Mobility'. She has advised and collaborated with numerous scholars and co-edited key volumes on gender, work, and migration. Her research is deeply engaged with policy and social justice, especially in the context of migrant rights and social protection.

She is actively involved in public scholarship, contributing to online platforms like Somatosphere and the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology, and participating in exhibitions and documentaries that highlight migrant experiences.