Dr George Tan
Senior Lecturer
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
George is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population. He was previously a Research Associate at the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population, the Public Health Information Development Unit and the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. George has over 10 years of teaching and research experience in Geography, specifically in the fields of migration and population research. He has a keen research interest in international migration, particularly around international students, skilled migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Some of his recent work includes understanding the post-study migration outcomes of international students in Australia and the experiences of skilled migrants in regional migration programs.His work connects strongly with industry and all levels of government. George previously sat on the Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Council for Skilled Migration (MACSM) and regularly consults for Federal, State, and Local Governments and think tanks. He also frequently contributes to media pieces and articles on matters regarding migration and population.
George is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population. He was previously a Research Associate at the Hugo Centre for Migration and Population, the Public Health Information Development Unit and at the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. George has over 10 years of teaching and research experience in Geography, specifically in the fields of migration and population research. He has a keen research interest in international migration, particularly around international students, skilled migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Some of his recent work includes understanding the post-study migration outcomes of international students in Australia and the experiences of skilled migrants in regional migration programs.
His work connects strongly with industry and all levels of government, as demonstrated by his recent appointment by the Hon. Alex Hawke, Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, to the Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Council for Skilled Migration (MACSM). George is also collaborating with colleagues from various organisations and Australian universities to host an upcoming forum on exploring the resettlement of refugees in regional Australia, which will seek to highlight new and emerging issues in this space.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2014 - 2014 | Co-Course Convenor | University of Adelaide |
| 2014 - ongoing | Tutor | University of Adelaide |
| 2012 - 2016 | Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2008 - 2010 | Postgraduate Representative | University of Adelaide |
| 2006 - 2011 | Tutor | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
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| 2012 | Award | John Lewis Silver Medal for Geography | Royal Geographical Society of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2002 | Invitation | Golden Key International Honour Society | Golden Key International Honour Society | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
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| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, speak and understand spoken |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| 2005 - 2011 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philiosphy |
| 2003 - 2003 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Arts Honours |
| 2000 - 2002 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Arts |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Radford, D., Tan, G., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., & Hetz, H. (2025). Intersectional precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in rural Australia. Sociologia Ruralis, 65(1), 1-19. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Tran, L. T., Tan, G., Bui, H., & Rahimi, M. (2025). Evolving pathways: From the education-migration nexus to the education-work-migration nexus in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 61(2), 273-290. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Cranston, S., & Tan, G. (2025). Infrastructures of Highly Skilled Family Migration: Political Economy of the Family in Migration. Population Space and Place, 31(8), 11 pages. |
| 2024 | Radford, D., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., Hetz, H., Roberts, R., Soong, H., & Tan, G. (2024). Everyday refugee integration: A holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration through the everyday practices of Hazara Afghan refugees. Journal of Sociology, 61(2), 235-254. |
| 2023 | Radford, D., Tan, G., Hetz, H., Krivokapic-Skoko, B., & Hassani, A. (2023). A whole-of-community approach: local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia. Australian Geographer, online(1), 1-21. Scopus7 WoS4 |
| 2023 | Tan, G., Rung, D. L., & Golebiowska, K. (2023). Coordinating settlement (im)mobilities: exploring secondary migration patterns and settlement geographies among refugee-humanitarian migrants in regional Australia. Australian Geographer, 56(1), 1-25. |
| 2023 | Tan, G., & Cebulla, A. (2023). When what you have is not enough—Acquiring Australian qualifications to overcome non‐recognition of overseas skills. International Migration, 61(3), 175-195. Scopus18 WoS16 |
| 2023 | Tran, L. T., Tan, G., Bui, H., & Rahimi, M. (2023). International graduates on temporary post‐graduation visas in Australia: Employment experiences and outcomes. Population, Space and Place, 29(1), 13 pages. Scopus12 WoS8 |
| 2022 | Tran, L. T., Bui, H., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2022). Post-Graduation Work Visas and Loopholes: Insights into Support Provision for International Graduates from the Perspectives of Migration Agents, Universities, and International Graduates. EVALUATION REVIEW, 46(4), 438-464. Scopus10 WoS8 |
| 2022 | Tran, L. T., Bui, H., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2022). “It is not O.K to think that you are good just because you have graduated from overseas”: Agency and contextual factors affecting Vietnamese returning graduates. International Migration, 60(6), 43-59. Scopus16 WoS10 |
| 2021 | Zander, K. K., Shalley, F., Taylor, A., Tan, G., & Dyrting, S. (2021). "Run air-conditioning all day": Adaptation pathways to increasing heat in the Northern Territory of Australia. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 74, 11 pages. Scopus30 WoS30 |
| 2020 | Tran, L. T., Phan, H. L. T., Tan, G., & Rahimi, M. (2020). ‘I changed my strategy and looked for jobs on Gumtree’: the ecological circumstances and international graduates’ agency and strategies to navigate the Australian labour market. Compare: a journal of comparative and international education, 52(5), 822-840. Scopus30 WoS30 |
| 2020 | Tran, L. T., Rahimi, M., Tan, G., Dang, X. T., & Le, N. (2020). Post-study work for international graduates in Australia: opportunity to enhance employability, get a return on investment or secure migration?. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 18(5), 495-510. Scopus70 WoS53 |
| 2017 | Fatorić, S., Morén-Alegret, R., Niven, R., & Tan, G. (2017). Living with climate change risks: stakeholders' employment and coastal relocation in mediterranean climate regions of Australia and Spain. Environment Systems and Decisions, 37(3), 276-288. Scopus18 |
| 2017 | Tan, G., & Hugo, G. (2017). The transnational migration strategies of Chinese and Indian students in Australia. Population, Space and Place, 23(6), 1-15. Scopus39 WoS26 |
| - | Tan, G., Cebulla, A., Ziersch, A., & Taylor, A. (2019). Australia’s State Specific and Regional Migration Schemes: exploring permanent and temporary skilled migration outcomes in South Australia. Australian Population Studies, 3(2), 16-28. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2017 | A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making (2017). . ANU Press. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2023 | Cranston, S., & Tan, G. (2023). Privileged migration and the family: Family matters in corporate expatriation. In J. L. Waters, & B. S. A. Yeoh (Eds.), Handbook on Migration and the Family (pp. 217-231). Edward Elgar Publishing. Scopus7 |
| 2017 | Hugo, G., Tan, G., & Napitupulu, J. (2017). Indonesia as a transit country in irregular migration to Australia. In M. McAuliffe, & K. Koser (Eds.), A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision Making (pp. 167-196). Canberra: ANU Press. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Reilly, A., Howe, J., Berg, L., Farbenblum, B., & Tan, G. (2017). International Students and the Fair Work Ombudsman. |
| 2016 | Tan, G., McDougall, K., & Feist, H. (2016). International Migration in South Australia: Assessing the Outcomes of Skilled and Business Migration Programs. |
| 2015 | Feist, H. R., Tan, G., McDougall, K., & Hugo, G. (2015). Enabling rural migrant settlement: a case study of the Limestone Coast. Australia: Australian Population and Migration Research Centre (APMRC). |
| 2015 | Hugo, G., Tan, G., Feist, H., & Harris, K. (2015). Population dynamics in regional Australia. Regional Australia Institute. |
| 2015 | Tan, G. T. (2015). Demographic Change in Indonesia and its Implications for the Australian Meat Industry. |
| 2014 | Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G., & Feist, H. R. (2014). The CALD Youth Census Report 2014. Australia: Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY).. |
| 2014 | McDougall, K., Tan, G. T., & Feist, H. (2014). Demographic Analysis of the Catchment Area of ACH Group' s Residential Aged Care Services, Fleurieu Peninsula. |
| 2013 | Hugo, G., McDougall, K., Tan, G. T., & Feist, H. (2013). Demographic Trends in South Australia and their implications for community demands on the Councils and their capacity to meet those demands. |
| 2013 | Sevoyan, A., Hugo, G., Feist, H., Tan, G., McDougall, K., Tan, Y., & Spoehr, J. (2013). Impact of climate change on disadvantaged groups: Issues and interventions (38/13). Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. |
Competitive Research Funding
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| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
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| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Australia Population Association Member | Australia |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Institute of Australian Geographers Member | Australia |
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