In Review: Decolonising Bristol University

‘Decolonising the curriculum, and our institution as a whole, is an essential part of the University of Bristol’s civic responsibility. It is an ongoing process of learning and unlearning which requires us, as students, educators or members of the university … Continue reading...

Decolonising and diversifying the Biomedical Sciences workshop

Over the past two years, the three Biomedical Sciences Schools have been working to decolonise and diversify the curriculum. This has involved working in partnership with students to review our taught material and carrying out research to gauge understanding and … Continue reading...

Finding hope in decolonial movements

Decolonising the curriculum, and our institution as a whole, is an essential part of the University of Bristol’s civic responsibility. It is an ongoing process of learning and unlearning which requires us, as students, educators or members of the university … Continue reading...

How do we ensure that humanity and the earth can “live long and prosper through our academic work?

We are delighted to announce Dr Folúkẹ́ Adébísí was recently nominated by the University to apply for the Advance HE National Teaching Fellowship.

I chose to do a degree in law because I wanted to find a way to address … Continue reading...

Ten top tips to start your curriculum decolonisation journey

Decolonising the curriculum is a process which requires commitment and time. Starting the process can be daunting specially in STEMM subjects as examples are less obvious than those in non-STEMM subjects. These are the ten tips I would recommend based … Continue reading...

Dr Adam Rutherford seminar report: Race, genes and scientific racism: the history and legacy of the invention of race

The BILT-funded Decolonising STEMM groups have been working on a number of projects to decolonise and diversify the curriculum within their disciplines. This work has included reviewing teaching content and exploring staff and student attitudes to decolonising. One response we … Continue reading...

A short takeaway from the Decolonizing reading group

On 10 November, a highly interdisciplinary group of lecturers, students, and BILT staff convened to discuss a recent literature review undertaken by Shahjahan and colleagues, ‘“Decolonizing” Curriculum and Pedagogy: A Comparative Review Across Disciplines and Global Higher Education Contexts’ (2021). … Continue reading...

Practical methods of decoloniality in mathematics pedagogy

The perspectives in the blog have been gathered from recent research into the topic of decoloniality and mathematics education. The focus of these articles is not exclusively on higher education, so not everything mentioned in them will be directly relevant … Continue reading...

Mythbusting… Decolonising the Curriculum

With so much activity and drive around decolonisation of education happening at the moment, we thought it was important to step back and take a look at the basics to get your started in your journey.

This blog is aimed … Continue reading...