The SSD EDI events are intended to shine a spotlight on the contribution of SSD researchers to the broad field of scholarship on equality, diversity, and inclusion. The aim is to highlight that EDI is not just a matter of management of people and organisations, but also an intellectual challenge and a thriving academic field in which SSD researchers play a leading role within the University and beyond.

This term we are collaborating with Dr Debbie Aitken from the Department of Education to showcase research being undertaken by faculty and doctoral students in that department.

Session 1 (2:30-3:50pm) – Futures in Equitable Teacher & Schools Education

Zaiba Patel, DPhil in Education
‘Decolonising the Secondary School History Curriculum’.

Rachel Robinson, DPhil in Education
‘The Black and Minority Ethnic Experience of Teacher Education’

Nadia Talukdar, DPhil in Education
‘An Intersectional Exploration of the Experiences of Female Muslim Trainee Teachers in Primary Initial Teacher Training Education in England’

3.50 – 4:10 pm : Coffee Break

Session 2 (4:10-5:30pm) – Exploring Race, Disability & Neurodiversity in Medical and Higher Education

Ben Balogun-Ojuri, DPhil in Education
‘Differential Attainment of Black British Doctors in BAME/BME Representation of Very Senior Management (VSM) in the NHS: Individual Perceptions and Implications at Micro Level.’

Dr Xin Xu, Departmental Lecturer in Higher/Tertiary Education, and Georgia Lin, DPhil in Education
‘Neurodivergent Education for Students, Teaching & Learning (NESTL) project.’

Dr Gbemisola David-West, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar & Clinical Teaching Fellow
‘Understanding the Postgraduate Training Experiences of Black doctors: A Study of Resilience.’

Followed by Drinks Reception