https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/campaigns/liber8-education/liberate-the-curriculum
The issue Wide quantitative and qualitative evidence suggests that not all students are having equitable academic experiences. 42 per cent of Black students said the curriculum did not reflect issues of diversity, equality and discrimination. One in 10 trans students never feel ...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/black-students/equality-in-education/attainment-gap-2017
Black Attainment Gap Research in HE Attainment for black students at higher education institutions continues to be an area where there is racial inequality, with non-white students overall less likely to receive higher classifications for their degrees. These stark differences persist after ...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/black-students/equality-in-education
The disadvantage and the systematic exclusion and marginalisation of the Black perspective in education are symptomatic of the barriers that restrict many Black students in their struggle to reach their goals. The NUS Black Students' campaign focuses on narrowing the attainment gap, addres...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-scotland/development/developing-ideas-podcast/transcript-of-decolonising-education-past-and-present
[00:00:00] [theme music] Sara Khan: Hello, and welcome to the first episode of the Decolonising Education mini series. I'm your host for today's episode, Sara Khan, your NUS Vice-President for Liberation and Equality, and my pronouns are she/they. Today I’m joined by a wonder...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/learning-resources/racial-justice-hub/resources
I weld y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg, cliciwch yma. Online resource lists compiled by others SOAS Students Union have produced a Fight Anti-Blackness Resource Pack available here. Students’ Union UCL have produced a resource list outlining Acts of Solidarity to help individuals listen...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/black-students/black-representation
From parliament to democratic structures within students’ unions, Black people are still underrepresented across society. We call for the creation of a Black Students’ Officer and association in every students' union to help address the barriers and create the safe spaces necessary for inc...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/race-matters/racial-justice-hub/blogs/hannah-lloyd
I’ll be honest, I underestimated the strength and power of the most recent wave of BLM protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. It didn’t feel as though anything was happening and I expected that once the crowd got tired, we’d all do what we usually do and go back home to our oppres...
https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-scotland/development/developing-ideas-podcast/transcript-of-disability-advocacy-with-carson-tueller
[00:00:00] [theme music] Will Stringer: Hello and welcome back to Developing Ideas podcast from NUS Scotland. My name is Will Stringer, and today I’m joined by Carson Tueller, queer and disability activist, advocate and public speaker. In this episode, we talk about leading activi...