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Black History Month: Alumni Advisory Board member Phil shares his perspective

The Alumni team recently spoke with new Alumni Advisory Board member Phil Tulba, who emphasises the value and significance of observing Black History Month.

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Black History Month: Angela’s journey

Alumna Angela Shepherd, a member of the Alumni Advisory Board, offers her thoughts on Black History Month, along with reflections on her career and personal experiences.
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Call for contributions to ‘AFRO HAIR: IS a BIG conversation’

‘AFRO HAIR: IS a BIG conversation’ by Dr Kerri Akiwowo, Senior Lecturer in Textiles (School Design and Creative Arts) explores Black identities and embodied experiences through the ages told through afro hair narratives and artefacts of Black and mixed heritage communities.
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Mixed heritage staff and students celebrated by the University and Mixedracefaces

Seven staff and students from Loughborough University who are of mixed heritage share stories about how their mixed backgrounds and cultures have influenced the life they live today.
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Diversity within the Loughborough University community

Loughborough University is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive community for its staff and students. The University offers a range of support groups for students and staff alike to ensure that their experiences at Loughborough are positive.
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Voices of Diversity talk with artist Kedisha Coakley

As part of the University’s Voices of Diversity series, Kedisha Coakley visited campus for a talk about her arts practice.
Black Heritage: Narratives of Diaspora exhibition

Black Heritage: Narratives of Diaspora exhibition

LU Arts worked with Dr Kerri Akiwowo, Senior Lecturer in Textiles (School of Design and Creative Arts), to develop a project which celebrates and reflects the many diasporas of Black staff, postgraduates, Doctoral Researchers, and alumni.
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Loughborough University hosts ‘knowledge exchange’ event on racial diversity and inclusion in sports

Colleagues from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSHES) hosted the first-ever Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Sports Leadership ‘Knowledge Exchange’ event at Loughborough University.
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Be part of the newly-launched EDI Hub

The EDI Hub is a new online platform for staff and students to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion. The space is designed to support everyone in the University community to understand how EDI relates to you, your job role, your studies and your Loughborough experience.
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Loughborough to host online Freedom School for BAME postgraduate students and Doctoral Researchers

Loughborough University is set to host an online 'Freedom School' for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) postgraduate students and doctoral researchers based in the UK.
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Sport leaders converge at London Stadium to deliver Black in Sport Summit 2023 (VIDEO)

Leaders from across the sport industry came together on Saturday 25 March to deliver Loughborough University’s student-led initiative the Black in Sport Summit (BISS).
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Establishment of the Loughborough University Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Service

A message from Professor Charlotte Croffie, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
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Inclusive Engineering Excellence Hub formally launched to nurture future engineering talent

The University has launched the Inclusive Engineering Excellence Hub (IEEH), funded by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity Impact Programme and Loughborough University.