Diversity and inclusion work

How can higher education better support diverse students and staff to fulfil their potential? Find advice on university diversity and inclusion policies and actions that open pathways into higher education to non-traditional students and support student success for diverse cohorts by building inclusive institutions. Plus, learn how to achieve greater diversity at every level of academia and make everyone feel they belong.

By Eliza.Compton, 10 July, 2023

Decolonising interview methods: a call to look to the moon

Two Maori women talking in an office
The interview process often rests on colonial perceptions of what counts as knowledge, how knowledge is generated and who ‘owns’ it. But researchers can use orienting questions to reflect upon and decentre this approach
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 12 June, 2023

What we can learn from Black women academics in the UK

A Black woman lecturer speaks to a university class
As a Black female lecturer, Shelley McLetchie-Holder outlines lessons she has drawn from other Black women academics working in the UK and explains how institutions can best support these staff
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 3 May, 2023

How to advance equity-informed leadership in universities

red arrow through a wall of wooden blocks
Increasing diversity at universities requires more than raising aspirations and enrolment among Indigenous and other under-represented students. Braden Hill offers seven ways leaders can address barriers to equity
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4minutes
Diversity and inclusion work