Tim Soutphommasane
@timsout
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Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford. Prof @politics_oxford. Political theorist. Was Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner
United Kingdom
Joined September 2010
Great discussion this week about British public attitudes about equality and diversity, w @Anouschka_Rajah, Luke Bretherton and Iyiola Solanke. More on our report (conducted by @UniofOxford, @UCLPolicyLab + @Moreincommon_), Finding common Ground, here https://t.co/Awmp5vyPOJ
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What a great way to kick off our Sheldonian Series @UniofOxford this week. A great panel on cancel culture with Zoe Williams, Toby Young, Sunder Katwala and Helen Mountfield. Thanks to the 500+ students, staff, alumni and community members who joined us. Photo credit: John Cairns
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If you are thinking about ditching health insurance all together but are worried about going completely naked in the case something big comes up, you should give CrowdHealth a look. Here is what our CrowdHealth members have paid on average/month over the last 12 months: $143
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Great panel yesterday organised by the Oxford Student Union as part of their activities for Black History Month
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This Review Article of four recent collections with about 70 chapters by about 50 authors shows that - despite whats happening in the world - there is a revival of the political theory of multiculturalism, at least in Anglophone countries.
New online: "The state of multiculturalism" by @timsout. Read it here: https://t.co/7g2PcPAWDN
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What is the state of multiculturalism? A review essay from me for @EthnicitiesSAGE journal
New online: "The state of multiculturalism" by @timsout. Read it here: https://t.co/7g2PcPAWDN
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Wonderful to meet so many freshers this week at Oxford. We’ve delivered inductions on equality, diversity and inclusion to approx 3,000 students in 24 colleges. We want students to have inclusive experience guided by community, kindness and pluralism. Welcome freshers!
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NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the @timeshighered World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and @OxHumanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨ A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026. 🧵 [1/6]
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Thanks to everyone who came to our panel discussion on culture wars and EDI at Labour Party conference yesterday — it was a great discussion
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Enjoyed the discussion of our latest research on EDI at Labour Party Conference chaired by @AvaSantina . Highlights ⬇️
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Our report on British public attitudes on equality, diversity and inclusion -- out today. A majority of Britons still believe EDI is a good thing; and Britons have a limited desire to follow the US path in cutting back diversity initiatives
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A new report, released today and co-led by the University of Oxford, has found that a majority of Britons continue to back Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles, and are opposed to sweeping
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Congratulations to our Dr John Yu Fellows 2025 — a wonderful three days in Sydney with our 7th cohort of amazing leaders. Thanks to Ben Law for joining our dinner, to my co-director Clinton Free and to Dr John Yu after whom this program is named
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Excellent to catch up with @OxfordStudents sabbatical officers — looking forward to working with Alisa, Seun, Shermar and Wantoe over the course of this next year
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Great to join the @OxfordSDGLab for this panel discussion on DEI/EDI in a changing landscape -- and to hear more from what students have been doing with partners in industry
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Great to be at @WorkingDadsEA this morning in Westminster — and we are delighted that @UniofOxford was recognised with a Parenting Policies Award. Congrats to all award winners making an impact through their support of equal parenting. Thanks also @AnnelieseDodds #workingdads
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Great to be part of some panel discussions this week -- including with Black Talent Charter on leadership for the future, and with Advance HE and AMOSSHE on navigating free speech in UK higher education
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An important anniversary for Australian human rights & anti-discrimination. Happy 50th birthday to the Racial Discrimination Act, legislation that is valued by all Australians who are committed to equality and a fair go https://t.co/USJejhQLRW
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It's Pride Month. On the weekend, we were delighted to have a Pride breakfast celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer members of @UniofOxford. And then proceeded to join the Oxford Pride parade. The weather was wet -- but that didn't dampen spirits
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What do pimps, star chambers, ratbags and Westphalians have in common? Answer: they’ve all featured in Australian parliamentary debates about racial discrimination. An article I’ve written with colleagues for Australian Journal of Politics & History
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Australian public debates about race have featured intense contests about free speech and identity, including about the federal Racial Discrimination Act (RDA). While these developments may be...
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Australian friends: we are now accepting nominations for this year’s Dr John Yu Fellowship, which will be running 13-15 August in Sydney. Proud to be co-directing the program again (pictured: the 2024 fellowship cohort) https://t.co/mkszHSygH1
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