LECTURE: Race and Merit: Dismantling Myths

As a world-leading university, we often take for granted that we recruit and promote on the basis of “merit”.But what do we mean by “merit”? Does our definition of “merit” contribute to sustaining racial inequalities?The keynote speaker for the 2018 annual race equality lecture is Baroness Valerie Amos, Director of SOAS University of London, who will explore these topics looking at how our perceptions of “merit” influence and impact our understanding of discrimination and prejudice.