Lauren Russell introducing the @EDEPI_ Project, an outreach and equality programme that will disrupt the whiteness and exclusion of of PhD and other doctoral programmes across the U.K. - can’t wait to see how this expands. #ReExcellence @NTUDoctoral

The second keynote of today’s symposium is Prof. Kalwant Bhopal (@unibirmingham), whose work argues that despite advances in policy making there are still major inequalities for non white scholars. #ReExcellence

🎉 Huge congratulations to our 8 trailblazing students—the first ever inductees into the Challney Boys RE Hall of Fame for Autumn 1! 🌟 Outstanding achievement in RE and true examples of excellence! 👏 #ChallneyBoys #REExcellence #HallOfFame

Good allyship is about trust, it’s about using privilege to advocate, and about being proactive and present. An ally should use their network and their platform to lift up, and to support to help maximise the potential of another #ReExcellence

Joining @NTUDoctoral @EDEPI symposium "Redefining Cultures of Excellence: Modelling Change for Research(er) Agendas" - "…..the pursuit of excellence has baked in inequalities..." #ReExcellence

@EDEPI_ Matthew Young from @UfNCollab discussing the projects aims and cor values, working with civic partners in Nottingham to co-develop projects that have a real tangible impact on the community using a more intuitive, accessible admissions process thanks to EDEPI. #ReExcellence

Dr. Bernadine Idowu sharing her research/HE journey so far; sharing the FACTS. @toyinyacncay @EDEPI_ @NTUDoctoral #ReExcellence

Bhopal states education is right, not a privilege but that system continues to make higher education a system that is based on white privilege. More white students continue on to doctoral study, despite high numbers of BME students who transition to Masters degree #ReExcellence

The emotional labour of supporting BME students is shouldered by BME academics but not acknowledged or accommodated by the University. By not looking into this or creating mentoring systems that mutually benefit and do not overwhelm staff, this could change. #ReExcellence

Lauren Russell of @EDEPI_ @TrentUni provides us with a valuable reminder of how the entrenched racial inequalities in HE affects the types of research that are prioritised and undertaken #ReExcellence

White women continue to be the main beneficiaries of affirmative action in the UK and US. The system allows white women to present themselves as diverse because the system does not threaten them, which ultimately means no real change is ever happening #ReExcellence

Our director, Rebekah Smith McGloin, begins the day by discussing how projects like Collab and @EDEPI_ can challenge institutional biases and structures to bring a new social contract that facilitates a better, more accessible research culture #ReExcellence #AcademicChatter

The conference teaches that mentoring should be a mutual partnership: a skill exchange that benefits both parties. Share your network with a mentee, give them an accessible professional platform. Provide opportunities & be visible on social media like LinkdIn #ReExcellence

And despite these good grades, BME students (Bhopal notes issues with terms like BME) are still less likely to attend prestigious Russell Group unis, particular black students who have negative experiences due to curriculum, culture and treatment by staff #ReExcellence

Huge congratulations to our second cohort inducted into the Challney Boys RE Hall of Fame for Autumn 2!🌟 Outstanding achievement in RE by true 5⭐️ Gentlemen. #ChallneyBoys #REExcellence #HallOfFame #ReImagine

The study found that many of the respondents careers ‘hit the buffers’, and promotion was more difficult to achieve than for white colleagues. The snobbery of academia towards publications that are not Anglo centric saw individuals work being neglected & not valued #ReExcellence

Bhopal notes that ‘what about-isn’t is used to hinder progress, intentionally or not. White women have been the major receipts of programmes like Athena Swan, not women of colour. Black students continue to receive lower degree marks, despite good A Level grades #ReExcellence

Bhopal argues we must link the race equality charter to funding: it must be used in the way the Athena Swan programme has. All institutions must be held accountable and must acknowledge and address institutional racism. A failure to acknowledge is a failure to act #ReExcellence

Our symposium on inclusive research is underway at NTU Clifton Campus. We will be exploring inclusive PhD recruitment and broadening pathways into research. #ReExcellence