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The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) were proud to run a pilot scheme for Postdoctoral Awards in 2019 which was the first place in the University to take forward such a scheme. Nominations were gathered from across the IfM in three categories; Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Academic Citizenship.The winners were an…

We, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff network of the University of Cambridge, UK, write to send our condolences to the family of George Floyd on his tragic death. We are both shocked and angered at how he was killed, and that these brutal killings continue to occur. We also write to publicly acknowledge the pain and anger of the Black c…

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In this video, Prof Kalwant Bhopal talks about her book "White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society" with Dr Manali Desai (Reader in Sociology, University of Cambridge), and together they examine evidence on the representation of BME staff and students in higher education and explore how racism, exclusion and marginalisation continue to dis…

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DATE TO BE CONFIRMED Come along to this event to find out about the approach and practical steps the University is taking to address racialised inequalities and the key priority areas to address.Learn about the University's Race Equality Action Plan, and the impact of implemented initiatives

CREATE - the Campaign for Race Equality & Access through Training & Engagement - is a new Graduate Union campaign initiated by Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar (GU VP and Chair of Exec 2019-2020), with Onyinye Okakwu (GU BME Officer 2019-2020), against all forms of racism at Cambridge.It aims to:Showcase varied postgraduate and mature undergraduate BME voi…

The EHRC inquiry report Tackling racial harassment: universities challenged “has revealed that with racial harassment occurring at an alarmingly high rate across British universities, many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are not only unaware of the scale of the issue but are overconfident in their ability to handle it.”Read the University of C…

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen J Toope, discusses the University’s forthcoming study into its historical relationship with the slave trade and other forms of coerced labour.Read More: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/understanding-the-past-shaping-the-future-vice-chancellors-blog