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Keeping Universities for the many
Keep Universities for the Many is a campaign to engage staff and students in active, informed discussions about the future of higher education and DMU’s place within it. On Friday 23rd March, the Freedom to Achieve project shared progress on their work in addressing the attainment gap.
“Let’s work together to make a difference”: Freedom to Achieve co-creation events and our four underpinning themes
On 29 January and 1 February the Freedom to Achieve project team hosted a co-creation event for students and staff at DMU to explore, discuss and share ideas of how to effect the eradication of the attainment gap. These two mirror events were well attended by students and staff from across the faculties, range of subject areas and levels of study. The mood of the events was both positive and uplifting, students commented on the inspiring nature of these events and expressed a feeling of gratitude that DMU were openly tackling the national issue of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) attainment gap. Research suggests DMU is one of a handful of institutions to take a transparent and direct approach to this issue and consult their students directly about this matter, offering them the opportunity to share their ideas and co-create approaches to close the gap, exactly what these co-creation events were all about.
