Living Black at University Archives

Living Black at University Blog Series: The violence Black students experience at university should remind us that Access means little without inclusion
22 June 2022 by Mia Liyanage
The fifth in this blog series on Living Black at University was written by Mia Liyanage, the author of our HEPI Debate Paper 23, Miseducation: decolonising curricula, culture and pedagogy in UK universities. Mia is a decolonisation advocate and the former Co-Chair of Common Ground Oxford, a student movement challenging racism, classism and the legacy of…
Living Black at University Blog Series: How I found a sense of belonging and a home far from home
8 June 2022 by Zoe Olawore
Tomorrow, Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The fourth in this blog series on Living Black at University was written by Zoe Olawore, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge. Zoe has authored several articles for Varsity, Cambridge…
Living Black at University Blog Series: How Black students’ experiences of student accommodation set the tone for their time at university
18 May 2022 by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
On Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The third in this blog series on Living Black at University was written by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, Vice President for Higher Education at the National Union of Students. Find out more about Unite…
Living Black at University blog series: The issues with university complaints processes in accommodation and how they could be improved
4 May 2022 by Osaro Otobo
The second in this blog series on Living Black at University was written by Osaro Otobo, Consultant at Halpin, Project Manager and Researcher for the Living Black at University report and Deputy Chair of the British Youth Council. Unfortunately, it is very well known in the higher education sector that there is a problem with…
Living Black at University blog series: The Unite Students Commission on Living Black at University – A safe home environment as crucial to Black student success
20 April 2022 by Iyiola Solanke
HEPI’s hybrid Policy Briefing Day is on 27 April 2022 and institutions that support HEPI are entitled to a free place. This blog was written by Professor Iyiola Solanke, Chair in EU Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds and Chair of the Unite Students Commission on Living Black at…