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This is a past event from 23 April 2024, 9:30am - 4:00pm (BST)
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Degree outcomes are impacted due to inequalities that are experienced holistically throughout a student's university experience and more needs to be done to tackle this. Our annual conference on closing ethnicity awarding gaps will return in-person in London to address the progress made over recent years, providing key lessons and case studies with practical insights that you can take back to your institution.
Join us for this year’s conference on Tuesday 23 April 2024, either in London or online, to outline the current state of the sector and reflect on long-term aims and solutions both inside and outside the classroom.
Take a look at what last year's attendees had to say:
You will also be able to access the recordings of the plenary sessions after the event.
If you are unable to join in person, you can register for access to a livestream of the plenary sessions (breakout sessions will not be streamed).
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Providing strong leadership is essential to tackling the ethnicity awarding gap. We will discuss the role of leadership in closing the gap, and how can we get buy in from senior leaders.
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Not available on livestream
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This interactive workshop will focus on how the University has used data (including Studiosity data) plus other projects to shape their service using coaching techniques to encourage learning and develop independence. Challenges and successes of the project will be highlighted alongside the opportunity for delegates to share top tips and best practice.
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For many universities gathering data and understanding its complexities continues to be a challenge. In this session we will hear about innovative approaches to collect more holistic data and to present their findings in an impactful way to inform next steps.
We must create the spaces to have conversations about race and racism to enable us to provide solutions to the ethnicity awarding gap. We will hear case studies where these spaces have been created, as well as practical advice from our speakers to ensure these conversations are safe and productive.
How can we ensure evaluation is built into the initiatives to improve the ethnicity awarding gap? In this interactive session we will explore what effective evaluation looks like, including TASO’s recent Theories of Change work.
Professor Udy Archibong MBE, Pro Vice Chancellor (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), University of Bradford
Dr Geoff Paul, Assistant Director (Academic), University of Sunderland
Since Covid many institutions have seen their awarding gaps widen or in stasis. This session will explore impactful initiatives and discuss how the sector can share best practice.
This event is recommended for everyone who works on or is interested in issues surrounding diversity, inclusion and Black, Asian and ethnic minority student attainment in higher education. Possible titles are suggested below, but we encourage anyone interested in the issue to attend:
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