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Closing the BAME Awarding Gap at UCL: our journey so far was the focus of the conference, held on Wednesday 9 June 2021.
The UCL Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Awarding Gap Project held a one-day conference for internal and external colleagues and students on the theme of ‘Closing the BAME Awarding Gap at UCL: our journey so far'.
The conference began with a welcome from President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence, followed by:
Talk and Q&A by Chris Millward
Chris Millward (Director for Fair Access and Participation).
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Talk and Q&A by Heidi Mirza
Heidi Mirza (Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmiths, UoL, Professor Emerita in Equalities Studies at UCL, and Visiting Professor in Social Policy at LSE).
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BAME Awarding Gap Project Update
with Julie Evans, Parama Chaudhury, Sukhi Bath and Mahalia Davis
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Q&A Panel
Chaired by Ijeoma Uchegbu (Pro-Vice Provost - Africa and The Middle East), with panellists Prof. Ijeoma Uchegbu, Sandy Ogundele, Aarushi Menon, Lasana Harris and Prof. Parama Chaudhury.
View our students' reflections
Alongside the conference, we shared a selection of blogs, videos and presentation slides prepared by UCL students on the topic of closing the BAME Awarding Gap. Delegates voted for their favourite submission.
Improving inclusivity of Geography modules as a Student Curriculum Partner [Video] - Laiba Khan
My experience as a student curriculum partner [Blog post] - Maryam Abdu
Setting up a student-led magazine related to Asia and being Asian [Blog post] - Athena Li and Shiyan Zhu
The importance of increasing inclusivity to close the BAME Awarding Gap at UCL [PowerPoint slides] - Aysha Rahman
Celebrating BAME and closing the BAME awarding gap by showcasing diversity of language [Blog post] - Floarea Iacobesu
Maintaining participation at UCL Medical School: the step beyond widening participation [Video] - Esther Simisola Sule, Bimpe Adeyemi, William Shem Patrick Braithwaite, Khadeejah Hullemuth, Srishti Agarwal.