Word count (including notes and references): 6289 AbstractAs an approach to the internationalisation of higher education, Internationalisation at Home (IaH) looks beyond the mobility of a minority of students, emphasizing instead the delivery to all students of an internationally-focussed curriculum, and the embedding of intercultural communication. This can be expanded to include extra-curricular activities and building relationships with local cultural and ethnic community groups. The MA in International Development at Nottingham Trent University UK has implemented this approach, looking beyond both mobility and curriculum to apply IaH directly to student employability, embracing intercultural competence as a key professional skill. This paper explores the efficacy of this combination in the MA's Professional Development Pathway, which requires students to complete a placement which demonstrates international and intercultural engagement, usually undertaken "at home", and to critically reflect not just on their professional skills, but on their ability to engage in the ethical practice which is a key element of IaH.(150 words)

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The low-lying atoll states of Tuvalu and Kiribati have gained international attention due to their vulnerability to climate change and associated sea-level rise. They have been referred to as 'sinking islands', with some commentators predicting they could become completely uninhabitable within a generation. This work acknowledges that climate change is having a negative impact on these island communities. However, it would be too simplistic to only focus on this as the key factor in patterns of migration from the outer islands to the urban centres of each state. There are multiple drivers for both internal and international migration, and also for the desire to reside in these communities for as long as they remain habitable. Through fieldwork interviews with residents of Vaitupu, an outer island of Tuvalu and Abaiang, an outer island of Kiribati, this work seeks to understand the key determinants in residents deciding whether or not to relocate. Interviews were also conducted with former members of these communities that are now resident in the respective urban centres of Funafuti and Tarawa. Further context was supplied via interviews with government officials, donor agencies and civil society groups.

Review of: Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military’s Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange, Jon Mitchell (2020) Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 320 pp., ISBN 978 1 53813 033 9 (hbk), US$24.95

The low-lying atoll states of the Pacific region, including Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, face numerous challenges as a result of climate change and the related rise in sea level. A health transition from communicable to noncommunicable lifestyle-related diseases among these communities is placing a significant burden on medical services and broader welfare provision. This article considers the broad range of both internal and external factors that influence the options available and choices made in relation to being able to maintain a healthy lifestyle in these communities.