This event is organised by BILT. There will be a series of presentations and talks on decolonising activity within schools and divisions in the University followed by feedback and discussions.

The intention of the showcase event is to map existing practice on decolonising the curriculum, share ideas across schools and divisions and consider ways forward. We will follow up the workshop with a record of discussions to help schools and divisions with ongoing work in this area.

The showcase is followed by a keynote presentation by Professor Jason Arday of the University of Cambridge.

Venue: Room 1.20, Graduate School of Education

Timings:

9.30-9:45 Welcome (Leon Tikly, Marie-Annick Gournet & Alvin Birdi)

9:45-11:10 Session 1 presentations & discussion Dental School, Biological Sciences, Library, Environmental Geography. Management Chair: Leon Tikly

11:10 - 11.30 Refreshments

11:30-12:50 Session 2 presentations & discussion Modern Languages, Earth Sciences, Medical School, SPAIS & BILT. Management Chair: Alvin Birdi

12:50-1:00 Break

1.00-2.00 Keynote: Are the times-a-changing? Exploring the opportunities and challenges for decolonising Russell Group Universities Professor Jason Arday, University of Cambridge. Introduced by Tansy Jessop, PVE Education and Marie-Annick Gournet Students Chair.

This event is in-person but we also hope to stream it.

2:00-2:30 Networking with refreshments

About our keynote guest:

Jason Arday is the 2002 Professorial Chair in the Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. Previously, Jason was Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Glasgow in the School of Education, College of Social Sciences.

Professor Arday has also held the position of Associate Professor in Sociology at Durham University in the Department of Sociology and Deputy Executive Dean for People and Culture in the Faculty of Social Science and Health. He is a Visiting Professor at The Ohio State University in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and an Honorary Professor at the Universities of Durham and Glasgow.

Jason holds other Visiting Professorships at Coventry University, University of Northampton and Nelson Mandela University. He is a Trustee of the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading Race Equality Thinktank and the British Sociological Association (BSA). Jason sits on the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) National Advisory Panel and the NHS Race and Health Observatory Academic Reference Group. Jason is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

You can read Professor Arday's full profile here

Decolonisation Showcase and Keynote Presentation