Steering Group
Overview
The Black Advisory Hub has been co-created with students and with careful consultation with a range of stakeholders from student societies, academic and professional staff, and cognate units and committees, all with an interest in supporting institutional initiatives to address racism and to support Black students, both undergraduate and postgraduate.
The Steering Group for the Black Advisory Hub addresses the need for a leadership body to support the team of project associates and students. This Steering Group will provide oversight of the agenda and priorities for the work of the Black Advisory Hub, and ensure that it stays focused on its objectives stemming from a set of agreed aims and values.
For any questions about the Steering Group, please get in touch at contact@blackadvisory.hub.cam.ac.uk
Steering Group meeting dates 2025-2026
- Michaelmas Term: Wednesday 29 October 2025, 3-5pm
- Lent Term: Wednesday 18 February 2026, 3-5pm
- Easter Term: Friday 22 May 2025, 3-5 pm
- Summer Term: Friday 27 June 2025, 1-3pm
Co-chairs
To reflect its collaborative values, the BAH Steering Group has been set up with two co-chairs: a senior member of staff and a current Black student. The current chairs are:
- Sonita Alleyne; Master of Jesus College
- Tyra Amofah-Akardom; PhD candidate, Faculty of Education
Members 2024-2025
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Franklin Aigbirhio | Professor, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Department of Chemistry |
| Jessica Asiedu-Kwatchey | Education & Widening Participation Sabbatical Office & Vice President, Cambridge Student Union |
| Michael Joseph | Assistant Professor in Black British History, Department of History |
| Angela Ike | Senior Counsellor, University Counselling Service |
| Tom Levinson | Head, Widening Participation, Cambridge Admission Office |
| Nuala Murray | Postgraduate Widening Participation Manager, Student Admissions and Access |
| Deji Olaniyi-Maxwell | Head of Wellbeing & Welfare, Girton College |
| Pedro Ramos Pinto | Professor of Contemporary History, Convernor of the Legacies of Enslavement Special Initiative |
| Paul Seagrove | Communications Manager, Widening Participation & Access |
| Jennifer Skinner | Library manager, Centre for African Studies & Decolonising Libraries Network |
| Mary Simuyandi | Head of Wellbeing, Jesus College |
| Ruth Walker | Senior Teaching Associate, CCTL |
| Toni Williams | Senior Tutor of Girton College and Professor in Law |
| Melissa Anoble | Student, BAH Communications Officer |
| Darold Cuba | Student. BAH Social Events Officer |
| Sohane Yahya | Student, First Year Induction Co-coordinator/Evaluation Officer |
Students who join the BAH Project Team as research assistants/project officers are automatically made a member of the Steering Group for the duration of their contributions.
Sub-groups of the BAH Steering Group
Anti-Racist Glossary Action Group
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Cotton | Project coordinator, Department of Sociology |
| Manraj Chahal | Racial and Religious Harassment Advisory |
| Paul Seagrove | Communications, Widening Participation & Access |
| Dr Tanesha Allen | Race Equality Advisor, EDI |
| Tyra Amofah-Akardom | PhD, Faculty of Education |
| Dr Ruth Walker | Senior Teaching Associate, CCTL |
Data Analysis Action Group
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Arianne Abouzar | Senior Information Analyst, Finance Division |
| Tyra Amofah-Akardom | Racial and Religious Harassment Advisory |
| Dr Judith Bunbury | Research Fellow, St Edmund's College |
| Dr Alexa Horner | Senior Researcher, Cambridge Admissions Office |
| Paul Seagrove | Communications, Widening Participation & Access |
| Dr Ruth Walker | Senior Teaching Associate, CCTL |
| Dr Ashton Brown | Postdoc, Faculty of Education |