I look forward to joining the panel for some hard-hitting and constructive discussion.  I’ll be speaking about community-university partnerships at Bright Ideas Nottingham where I have been a Director for 24 years, and my experiences as a post graduate researcher.

SOS Panel Discussion on the Experiences of Black Academics in the UK’s Higher Education System, Thursday 10 September, 2020, 2pm-4pm

This highly anticipated event comprises a panel of five Black academics from a range of scholarly disciplines (including history, economics, political science, and anthropology) who will discuss their personal experiences of learning and working at universities across the UK. More specifically, they will engage in a dialogue concerning their encounters with Black-centred research agendas, teaching and issues relating to the wider operation of universities. The speakers will also deliberate the types of changes (cultural, structural, administrative) that are most likely to create a more supportive environment in which Black members of staff and students can thrive.

The panel will comprise:

• Dr. James Dawkins (Chair of the Panel Discussion and Research Fellow, University of Nottingham)
• Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey (Founder & Managing Director of Element of Inclusion)
• Dr. Meleisa Ono-George (Associate Professor and Director of Student Experience, University of Warwick)
• Toyin Agbetu (PhD Research Candidate, University College London)
• Lisa Robinson (PhD Research Candidate, University of Nottingham)

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