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Event recording for the "Cultures of Decolonisation at 鶹ýƵվ" Forum now available

15 July 2024

This month, 鶹ýƵվ's Grand Challenge of Cultural Understanding and 鶹ýƵվ's Development Education Research Centre in the Institute of Education held a forum to deliberate on the complexities and possibilities of decolonising research in higher education, in the UK and globally.

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Please note, this recording is only available for 鶹ýƵվ staff members to view and will not be made available externally.

In 2022, the 鶹ýƵվ Grand Challenge of Cultural Understanding (GCCU) published the “Cultures of Decolonisation at 鶹ýƵվ” research report. The report features views and experiences of 鶹ýƵվ researchers, doctoral students, and professional staff on the extent to which the institution’s norms and practices support decolonising research.

To further the aims of the project, the GCCU instituted a Special Funding Initiative called "Furthering Cultures of Decolonisation within Research" that has supported small research projects that take forward themes from the report. These projects cover a range of topics, including decolonising research ethics, doctoral research and supervision, student-staff community engagement as a form of decolonial practice, as well as transforming research practices through the use of decolonial terms.

As a follow-on activity, this 鶹ýƵվ-wide forum on “Cultures of Decolonisation at 鶹ýƵվ” broughttogether researchers, professional staff, and students to discuss the report themes and findings, as well as hear about the currently active funded projects connected to this initiative.

The forum provided a platform for attendees to deliberate on the complexities and possibilities of decolonising research, both in the current context of higher education in the UK, and globally.

Thank you to everyone who attended. If you missed the event, the recording is available to watch below. As above, this is only available for鶹ýƵվ staff to view and does not include the group discussions.

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