The materials below describe how racism manifests in the university context, and suggests ways to counter it. This is not an exhaustive list, and our intention is to update it regularly.
If you have suggestions for inclusion please send them to Vice-Chancellor's Forum.
Books
- Arday, J. and Mirza, H.S, (2018) Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, Whiteness and Decolonising the Academy
- Kandola, B. (2017). Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference
- Bhambra, G.K; Gebriel, D.; Nisancioglu, K (2018) Decolonising the University
- Bhopal, K. (2016) The experiences of Black and minority ethnic academics: a comparative study of the unequal academy. London and New York: Routledge.
- Bhopal, K and Pitkin, C (2020) 'Same old story, just a different policy': Race and policy making in higher education in the UK. Race, Ethnicity and Education.
Events, webinars, and podcasts
- Times Higher Education. Confronting racism in higher education.
- Wonkhe Webinar: Black Lives Matter: taking action to tackle racism across HE
- Office for Students. Supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic students during the coronavirus pandemic
- Oxford University's seminar Discussion: What is a decolonial curriculum?
- AdvanceHE webinar. Critical Conversations on Racism
Reports, articles, and blogs
- EHRC report (2019) Tackling racial harassment: universities challenged
- Resources on race discrimination by EHRC
- Information about discrimination and the Equality Act by Citizens Advice
- Times Higher Education, Pandemic lockdown holding back female academics, data show SUMS consulting.Universities as agents of social change: what are we really doing to make sure Black lives matter?
- AdvanceHE, Staff Development Forum - The modern form of racism: Micro-incivilities
- Royal Society, Understanding unconscious bias
- White people must commit to antiracist action for the long term, Universities UK. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student Attainment at UK Universities: Closing the Gap.
- Study International, What steps can universities take to become anti-racist institutions?
- Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education, Research
- The University of Sheffield, Does a more diverse and inclusive research community produce better biomedical and health research?
- CIPD, Tackling racism in the workplace
- AdvanceHE, Tackling racism on campus: Raising awareness and creating the conditions for confident conversations
- UK Council for Graduate Education. Access & Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate research
From University of Greenwich staff
The following resources are from current and former members of staff.
- Added 24 August: Sport and racism - why do we still have racism among fans? Dr Mazia Yassim
- 'White sanction', institutional, group and individual interaction in the promotion and progression of black and minority ethnic academics and teachers in England. P Miller (2016). Power and Education 8 (3), 205-221
- Cultures of educational leadership: Global and intercultural perspectives. P Miller (2016). Springer
- BAME teacher progression in England: towards a conceptual model. P Miller (2019). International Studies in Educational Administration (ISEA) 47 (3), 18-35
- Race, education and educational leadership in England: An integrated analysis. P Miller, C Callender (2019). Bloomsbury Publishing
- Race and ethnicity in educational leadership. P Miller (2019). Principles of Educational Leadership and Management, 223-238
- Black Lives Matter protest media commentary by Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper
