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A chilling debate? Cultivating free speech on campus

A chilling debate? Cultivating free speech on campus

Dr Chris Beighton discusses free speech in Higher Education.

13 May, 202113 May, 2021 Arts and Humanities, Education, Society
Knowing narratives: challenging the spectacle of racist discrimination

Knowing narratives: challenging the spectacle of racist discrimination

Dr Chris Beighton discusses institutional racism in the UK.

04 May, 202118 Aug, 2021 Education, Research, Society
Earth Day 2021 – restoring our world

Earth Day 2021 – restoring our world

Professor Peter Vujakovic, Dr Stephen Scoffham and Dr Paula Owens, argue for better mapping for a sustainable future on Earth Day 2021.

21 Apr, 202118 Aug, 2021 Culture, Research, Social Justice, Society
Beauty and brutality: Mrs World, feminism and beauty pageants

Beauty and brutality: Mrs World, feminism and beauty pageants

Dr Gowri Nanayakkara explores the current role of beauty pageants in today’s society.

07 Apr, 202118 Aug, 2021 Research, Society
Understanding the causes for Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among UK ethnic minorities

Understanding the causes for Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among UK ethnic minorities

Academics from across the University come together to explain how the Government and Big Pharma need to address past mistakes and reach out to dispel vaccine myths.

23 Mar, 202115 Jun, 2021 Health, Research, Social Justice, Society
Please don’t put me in a box…social construction of whiteness and identity discourse in the academy

Please don’t put me in a box…social construction of whiteness and identity discourse in the academy

Edith Lewis challenges the use of racial classifications and argues for the recognition of individual identity and narratives.

19 Mar, 202119 Mar, 2021 Social Work, Society
Meghan, Harry and royal race-scapades: tales of the totally expected

Meghan, Harry and royal race-scapades: tales of the totally expected

Dr Harshad Keval explores race, class and power inequalities within society.

11 Mar, 202115 Jun, 2021 Research, Society, Sociology
#Choose to Challenge

#Choose to Challenge

Amanda Maclean explains why we should never give up challenging discrimination.

10 Mar, 202110 Mar, 2021 Society
#ChooseToChallenge

#ChooseToChallenge

Dr Stefania Ciocia explains what #ChooseToChallenge means to her on International Women’s Day

08 Mar, 202108 Mar, 2021 Arts and Humanities, Education, Society

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