Decolonisation in higher education

Advice on decolonising the curriculum across different disciplines and unpicking the impact of colonial and Western power structures on higher education and models of teaching and learning. These resources aim to help academics enrich education and scholarship through decolonisation, bringing in previously overlooked knowledge and voices and challenging long accepted norms within higher education.

By dene.mullen, 4 May, 2022

Can there ever be a neat history of colonialism?

A man walks past a colonial-era building in modern-day Malaysia
People today seem to want their history to be linear and totalising, but it is only by addressing the messiness of the past that we can understand the present
Reading time
4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 14 April, 2022

Decolonising medicine, part two: empowering students

Medical students discuss issues of decolonisation relating to medicine
The decolonisation of medicine involves making students active agents of their learning and designing assessments relevant to the skills gained through the process, as Musarrat Maisha Reza explains in her second advice resource on the topic
Reading time
3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 13 April, 2022

Decolonising medicine, part one: taking the first steps

Medical students learning about decolonisation in the context of healthcare
Decolonisation should not be limited to arts and social sciences, but many struggle with how to apply it across STEM disciplines. In her first resource, Musarrat Maisha Reza shares advice on effective approaches to decolonising medicine
Reading time
3minutes
By miranda.prynne, 30 September, 2021

Challenging Islamophobia across higher education

Insight on steps to tackle Islamophobia in British universities
Ibtihal Ramadan explains why Islamophobia remains absent from many universities’ efforts to tackle racism and what steps can be taken to address the problem at an institutional and individual level
Decolonisation in higher education