Gary Younge becomes a Professor at The University of Manchester
Gary lived in Hertfordshire with his Barbadian parents until going to Sudan to teach English in a UN…
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Baroness Valerie Amos appointed the first-ever black College Head at Oxford University
The Right Honourable Baroness Valerie Amos CH PC, has been appointed as the new Master of University College,…
What is the Impact of the UK Government’s Increasing Reluctance to Issue Visas to Visiting African Academics?
Despite the UK advocating a position of global cooperation in international research and academic collaboration, there is an…
De Montfort University – Leading the way in Diversity and Equality
Last year DMU became the first higher education institution in the UK to have the prestigious Race Equality…
Leading Caribbean scholar appointed Director of UCL’s Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership
Leading scholar in Caribbean history, Professor Matthew Smith, has been appointed the new Director of UCL’s Centre for…
Universities acting to close BAME student attainment gap
UK universities must demonstrate their commitment to university-wide change as they seek to eliminate the black, Asian and…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Teaching Black History in Academia
The high calibre of UK contributions to historical research in these areas was conspicuous at the Public History…
Race equality award for Oxford University
De Montfort University was also successful in renewing its bronze award in the July 2017 submission round and…
Davenport University – A beacon of diversity and equity in the higher education sector.
Diversity Dashboard spoke to Dr Rhae-Ann Booker, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to hear more about…
ECU subscribing institutions win awards at the Guardian University Awards 2017
The fifth annual Guardian University Awards took place in London on Wednesday 29 March 2017 to recognise outstanding…
Diversity in Higher Education
Black History Month talks to Ben Browne, Chief Operating Officer at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) about Diversity…
LSE Black Achievement Conference
Hosted by presenter and entertainer Kat B from MTV, the Conference includes a line-up of high profile engaging…
WATCH: Imperial College London’s Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre realising the talent of BAME leaders.
IMPACT focuses on helping staff who wish to further their careers at Imperial by developing and fine tuning…
Equality and Diversity at Imperial College London
Imperial was recently named as a finalist at the Race Equality Awards 2016 for IMPACT, your talent development…
Diversity in Engineering
Black History Month speaks with Bola Fatimilehin, Head of Diversity at Royal Academy of Engineering who is heading…
Women in STEM Lecture Series – Chi Onwurah MP
Drawing on her experiences in life and in government, Chi will explore what more proactive and positive action…
Eight universities recognised at launch of new Race Equality Charter
Eight universities recognised at launch of new Race Equality Charter as Minister applauds this ‘welcome step’ towards diversity…
Advancing Diversity and Equality In Higher Education
Since then, ECU has developed into an independent organisation, delivering a number of programmes which directly support universities…
LJMU Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Conference Wednesday 4th November 2015
The aim of the day is to review the past 5 years since the Equality Act 2010; the…
Facing the taboo of race discrimination in higher education
Over the past two years we have seen a significant increase in work related to gender equality. Over…
