News

3 October 2025

As part of the Black Advisory Hub's First Year Induction Programme, we warmly welcome Black students to join members of the student team on a walking tour of some key landmarks and spaces around Cambridge. We hope that this will be an opportunity for new students to familiarise themselves with some of the nooks and crannies of Cambridge, while mak…

2 October 2025

The Advisory Group to the University’s Special Initiative on Legacies of Enslavement invites expressions of interest from students for the two student places on the group.The Legacies of Enslavement Special Initiative was set up in Easter Term 2025 to take forward the work and recommendations of the report published in 2022. Over the next three yea…

16 September 2025

Registrations are open for a programme of events for incoming Black students to the University of Cambridge. All new Black students, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, are welcome!The first event is a pre-term online FYI meeting, on Friday 19 September from 2-5pm. Please register here. This event has been scheduled after offers received and b…

20 June 2025

We know exams are over and you thought you were done with essay writing – but hear us out! The George Bridgetower Essay Prize Competition is a chance to put your thoughts on paper one more time this summer and make an original contribution to Black student experiences and knowledge-making at Cambridge. Coordinated by the Black Advisory Hub, we invi…

21 May 2025

We are looking forward to the presentations by two postgraduate researchers and friends of the Black Advisory Hub.  Please do feel welcome to join us for  what is shaping up to be an interesting and relatively informal opportunity to hear about current research undertaken by Black members of the Cambridge community: Maya McPherson (PhD, Sociology):…

16 May 2025

Deadline to apply: Thursday 29 MayThe Black Advisory Hub is looking for a student to co-coordinate our First Year Induction programme, for incomingBlack undergraduate and postgraduate students. We’re looking for a Black postgraduate student with project management and writing skills, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for supporting incoming stu…

21 March 2025

Friday 21 March, 8pmThis free-to-attend, one-hour session with renowned author Tananarive Due includes readings, an engaging interview about Tananarive's published works and writing life, followed by an audience Q&A.Tananarive Due is an award-winning author who teaches at UCLA. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction, Due has won an American B…

4 March 2025

21 February 2025 - 1 June 2025Explore the powerful history of the fight to end transatlantic slavery in Rise Up, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum. This thought-provoking display uncovers the stories of the people, communities, and movements that campaigned for abolition between 1750 and 1850, as well as the lasting legacies of the struggl…

4 March 2025

The Black Advisory Hub invites you to the next Black Postgraduate Research Symposium on Monday, 10th March, 5–7pm at the Student Services Centre. This is a unique opportunity to hear and celebrate the exciting research of Black postgraduate students at Cambridge.Expect engaging presentations designed for a broad audience, followed by a lively Q&A a…

10 February 2025

The Black Advisory Hub is currently seeking a student to join the current student project team as liaison officer to help us engage with more Black undergraduate students and relevant groups or societies. This casual role will be paid at research assistant rates, for approximately half a day a week for 5 months, until the end of the academic year. …

14 January 2025

The last day to apply for the 2024-2025 University Diversity Fund is Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 5pm. The University Diversity Fund(UDF) is held yearly and provides grants of up to £1500 and is open to applications from students and University staff. The UDF is supported by the Alexander Crummell Fund. The UDF supports initiatives across the Un…

10 December 2024

The Black Advisory Hub is accepting applications for seed funding of up to £500. If you are a student - or a staff member working with students - please consider applying.   Applications close Wednesday 11th Januaryhttps://www.blackadvisory.hub.cam.ac.uk/seed-funding We accept proposals for organising an event, workshop or a small-scale research p…

15 November 2024

The first symposium in this new programme to support and showcase current Black postgraduate researchers is coming up soon. Date: Monday 18 NovemberTime: 5pm - 8pmVenue:   Student Services Centre (exam hall D on the ground floor).  Please note that the main entrance from Bene't St will be closed from 4.30, but someone will be at hand to give you ac…

4 November 2024

In recent years there has been an increased scholarly focus on Black British history and histories of racialisation and resistance in Britain. Important historical monographs such as Kennetta Perry’s London is the Place for Me (2016) and Shirin Hirsch’s In the Shadow of Enoch Powell (2018) have explored the development of racialised communities and…

28 October 2024

The planned afternoon tea/social for Michaelmas Term has now been rescheduled to Tuesday 3 December, the last week of term. The month of October proved to be particularly busy with so many Black History Month events, and it was agreed that it would be nicer to take a break and use this event as a wrap-up for the term. All Black students are welcom…