Decolonising DMU: Building an Anti-Racist University Our vision is to build an anti-racist university that challenges racism to create fairer outcomes for staff and students Our mission is to dismantle racist barriers and structures so that staff and students can succeed. This will be achieved by changing cultures and behaviours, improving representation, progression and talent …
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Meet the Team
Podcast
The Decolonising DMU podcast delves different aspects of the work undertaken by the Decolonising DMU project at De Montfort University. This includes examining student experiences of HE, staff perspectives on teaching and research cultures and also the work of professional services such as Welfare, Library and Learning Services and Admissions. Each month Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu, a Fair Outcome Champion …
Contact Us
Email us at: decolonisingdmu@dmu.ac.uk Follow us on Twitter at: @DecolonisingDMU And don’t forget to use our hashtag when tweeting about the project: #DecolonisingDMU Equality and diversity at DMU The links below will take you to other information, advice and support regarding equality and diversity at DMU: Equality and Diversity Disability Advice and Support Mental Health Support LGBT+ at …
Toolkit
Reading Resource lists Reading in preparation for Decolonising workshops at DMU A more extensive reading list on attainment gap, race in HE and Decolonising DMU Reading list for staff involved in DMU’s Read to Debate series Black Lives Matter – A collection of books, journal articles and magazine content that amplifies Black voices and the issues raised …
Publications
Decolonising DMU Peer-reviewed paper Hall, R., Ansley, L., Connolly, P., Loonat, S., Patel, K., and Whitham, B. (2021). Struggling for the anti-racist university: learning from an institution-wide response to curriculum decolonisation. Teaching in Higher Education, Special Issue, Possibilities and complexities of decolonising higher education: critical perspectives on praxis. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2021.1911987 and https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20773 RESOURCE: Research DRAFT self-auditing guide for Research Centres …
Useful Links
African Skies Anti-Racist Pedagogy Guide: Methods and challenges BAMEd Network Black Lives Matter BME Psychology Building the Anti-Racist Classroom Decolonial Dialogues Decolonise Sussex Decolonise UKC Decolonising SOAS Educate to Liberate: Build an Anti-Racist Classroom Equally Ours European Network Against Racism Institute of Race Relations Keele Decolonising the Curriculum Network Museum of British Colonialism New Anti-Racist …