Resources to explore
As part of our ongoing commitment to helping staff and students broaden their understanding and knowledge of black history, we provide resources, reading lists and materials to support formal and personal study.
Resources to explore
Articles
- Racial equality in higher education: Is it really one step forward?
- We can feel the promises on race and racism fading already
- White people must commit to antiracist action for the long term
- Don’t let the pandemic overshadow racial inequalities in higher education
- White academics told to support real change on race
- Inclusive teaching is harder then it looks – but there is a way
- White privilege: unpacking the invisible knapsack
- White people, here's how we can be better allies and anti-racist
- Why you should stop saying "all lives matter"
- Racial microaggressions in science
- Universities can and should do much more to address systemic racism
Reports
- Racial harassment in higher education report (Equality and Human Rights Commission)
- Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student
Attainment at UK Universities:
#CLOSINGTHEGAP (Universities UK and National Union of Students) - The white elephant in the
room: ideas for reducing racial
inequalities in higher education (Higher Education Policy Institute) - Ethnicity and the Postgraduate Student Experience Report (Advance HE)
UK charities
Books
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (Available on StudyNet)
- University's Decolonising and Diversifying book list
- Hidden Histories Black in Psychology
Recordings
- Turning Words into Action: Eliminating racism and racial inequality in higher education (Universities UK)
- Black Lives Matter: Taking action to tackle racism across HE, with Amatey Doku (Wonkhe)
- "Allyship" for Race Equality in UK Universities (Dr Arun Verma)
- Dismantling Hegemonies and Anti-Blackness in Higher Education symposium (Brunel University London)
- Tension (Ricardo Barker), a short film centring around institutional racism, unconscious bias and the impact this can have on retention and attainment for BAME students