Marcus Nicolson works in the Institute for Minority Rights as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Horizon 2020-funded B-Shapes project exploring how borders shape perceptions of European societies. His PhD project used an ontological security theoretical framework to examine the lived experiences of young adult migrants in Glasgow, UK. This research has foregrounded individual perceptions of security, transnational identity negotiation, and the role of (im)migration narratives in sub-state contexts. Marcus has published research in journals including Comparative Migration Studies, Social Inclusion, and International Migration.