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.听
The event is organised by the University鈥檚 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. 听
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. 听
The schedule is as follows: 听
Wednesday 6 July 听
13:00-13:15 鈥� Welcome Talk from Professor Deborah Gill, Vice-President of Education and Student Experience at the University of Southampton听
13:30-14:00 – 鈥�The lived experiences of Black and Black-mixed students at prestigious Higher Education Institutions鈥� by Stephen Grant 听
14:00-14:30 – 鈥楾he lived experiences of Black students in Higher Education Institutions鈥�, Student Panel discussion featuring Stephen Grant, Osasere Osayimwen, and more听
14:35-15:30 – 鈥楶utting the Black back into British History鈥� by Dr Angelina Osborne听
16:00-16:55 – 鈥榃e鈥檙e in this together: Explaining the benefits to the local and wider community of creating truly inclusive schools鈥� by Harry Kutty 听
17:00-17:45 – 鈥榃hy is anti-racist practice important in the early years?鈥� by Liz Pemberton 听
17:50-18:30 – 鈥楩aith in Medical Education and Practice鈥�, by听Aiman Alzetani, Muhammad Shan Zaib Ilyas, Yasmin Sheikey, Muhsin Zaiq, Ruqayyah Karim and Professor Sally Curtis听
Thursday 7 July 听
12:15-12:55 – 鈥�Ethnicity and race: Experiences of working and learning in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton鈥� by Samantha Mills, Dr Aude Campmas, Dr Gary Hickey, Dr Kathleen Kendall, Dr Alejandra Recio Saucedo, and Dr Lucy Green听
13:00-13:30 – 鈥楳inding the Gap: An insight into student-led interventions for awarding gaps鈥� by Chido Chipato听
13:35-14:30 – 鈥楾he inclusive university: Why we need to reimagine curricula to make them more culturally sensitive鈥� by Dr Dave Thomas 听
14:35-15:30 – 鈥楤uilding reflection on everyday racialisation processes into a module鈥� by Dr Paul Bridgen, Professor Rosalind Edwards, Isabelle Asghar-Williams, Emily Lanham, Melissa Powell, and Dr Bindi Shah听
16:00-16:55 – 鈥楶rimary Schools and teacher positionality: towards a transformative praxis of anti-racism education鈥� by Niamh McGuirk 听
17:00-18:00 – 鈥楯ustice, Diversity and Belonging: A Framework to Transform Higher Education鈥� by Dr Pathik Pathak 听
18:00-18:20 鈥� Closing by Partnership for Educational Reform 听
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