Taking place on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July, the Diversity and Equity in Education: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture virtual conference is open to both students and staff for free to consider and share discussions on race, ethnicity and culture.?

The event is organised by the University’s Student Partnership for Education Reform group, in collaboration with the Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP), the School of Education, and the Widening Participation and Social Mobility Team. ?

The conference will feature a variety of panel discussions, talks, and keynote speeches from staff, students, members of the local community, and specialists in Equality, Diversity, and Ethical Education, focusing on the importance of diversity and equity in educational settings and, in particular, exploring the lived experiences of Black students and steps to anti-racism. ?

The schedule is as follows: ?

Wednesday 6 July ?

13:00-13:15 – Welcome Talk from Professor Deborah Gill, Vice-President of Education and Student Experience at the University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载?

13:30-14:00 – ‘The lived experiences of Black and Black-mixed students at prestigious Higher Education Institutions’ by Stephen Grant ?

14:00-14:30 – ‘The lived experiences of Black students in Higher Education Institutions’, Student Panel discussion featuring Stephen Grant, Osasere Osayimwen, and more?

14:35-15:30 – ‘Putting the Black back into British History’ by Dr Angelina Osborne?

16:00-16:55 – ‘We’re in this together: Explaining the benefits to the local and wider community of creating truly inclusive schools’ by Harry Kutty ?

17:00-17:45 – ‘Why is anti-racist practice important in the early years?’ by Liz Pemberton ?

17:50-18:30 – ‘Faith in Medical Education and Practice’, by?Aiman Alzetani, Muhammad Shan Zaib Ilyas, Yasmin Sheikey, Muhsin Zaiq, Ruqayyah Karim and Professor Sally Curtis?

Thursday 7 July ?

12:15-12:55 – ‘Ethnicity and race: Experiences of working and learning in the Faculty of Medicine, University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载’ by Samantha Mills, Dr Aude Campmas, Dr Gary Hickey, Dr Kathleen Kendall, Dr Alejandra Recio Saucedo, and Dr Lucy Green?

13:00-13:30 – ‘Minding the Gap: An insight into student-led interventions for awarding gaps’ by Chido Chipato?

13:35-14:30 – ‘The inclusive university: Why we need to reimagine curricula to make them more culturally sensitive’ by Dr Dave Thomas ?

14:35-15:30 – ‘Building reflection on everyday racialisation processes into a module’ by Dr Paul Bridgen, Professor Rosalind Edwards, Isabelle Asghar-Williams, Emily Lanham, Melissa Powell, and Dr Bindi Shah?

16:00-16:55 – ‘Primary Schools and teacher positionality: towards a transformative praxis of anti-racism education’ by Niamh McGuirk ?

17:00-18:00 – ‘Justice, Diversity and Belonging: A Framework to Transform Higher Education’ by Dr Pathik Pathak ?

18:00-18:20 – Closing by Partnership for Educational Reform ?

You can register to take part in the conference on Eventbrite for free. ?