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24 July 2023

Congratulations on gaining your place to study at the University of Cambridge! We would love to welcome you on Thursday 21st September 2023, from 1pm-5pm, at the Black students' Induction Programme coordinated by the Black Advisory Hub. The event will involve information sharing, meeting some current students and staff, as well as opportunities for…

5 July 2023

Congratulations to Antonia Antrobus-Higgins, a 2nd year HSPS student at Murray Edwards, who entered the Bridgetower Prize essay competition and received £1000 for her winning essay. This yearly competition is hosted in partnership with the Legacies of Enslavement Inquiry and the Alexander Crummell Fund. Antonia answered the following prompt: "As su…

4 April 2023

Cambridge's Spring Literary Festival is running from 19-23 April with 3 fascinating events that revolve around issues of anti-racism & empowerment in the Black community. See below:Gary Younge | From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives MatterFri 21 Apr 2023 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | TTP Stage (Cambridge Union)Event Information & Tickets >> https://www.ca…

15 March 2023

The second annual Bridgetower Essay Prize competition has been launched by the Alexander Crummel Fund Action Group for 2023. The purpose of this essay competition is to stimulate intellectual discourse on themes related to the work of the ACF Action Group and provide an opportunity for students to make original contributions to this important field…

16 January 2023

About the eventThursday 9 MarchThis one-day forum is being co-designed by a team of student and staff researchers involved in the Access and Participation Plan's Participatory Action Research Project.Open to all Cambridge staff and students concerned about the awarding gaps that impact Black undergraduate students, it will be an opportunity for cri…

21 December 2022

The Black Advisory Hub is seeking two postgraduate students to contribute to the next phase of the Anti-Racist Glossary project, which was initiated by undergraduates in 2020, continued by a postgraduate team in 2022,  and will now extend from February to June 2023 before final publication. The work will involve updating and editing the current dra…

23 November 2022

The Alexander Crummell fully funded Scholarships for PhD students and MPhil students (flyers attached) are  aimed at home (UK fee rate) students with Black or Black-Mixed ethnicity, applying for a degree in a science-based subject at the University of Cambridge starting in October 2023.  Further information is at:AC PhD studentship(s): Alexander Cr…

25 October 2022

Alumna Dr Samara Linton (2012, Medical Sciences), editor of The Colour of Madness (2nd ed. 2022, Pan Macmillan), is hosting a special panel event with the St Catharine’s Health & Wellbeing team dedicated to health inequalities, including improving the mental health experiences of people from Black and Asian backgrounds. Date & time: 28 October 2022…

21 October 2022

Join the conversation with Laura Henry Allain MBE, who will discuss her work in education and race and anti-racism education in children’s TV.This event is free to register for, and takes place on Thursday, 27th October 2022, 18:30-22:00 BST in Combination Room, Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge CB3 9BB. Wolfson student Annoa Abekah-Mensah sits…

21 October 2022

The Race Equality Network, Women's Staff Network & The Postdoc Academy warmly invite students & staff to a panel discussion on the experiences of Women of Colour at the University of Cambridge. This event is open for everyone to attend but would particularly benefit PhD students and early career researchers, plus those interested in networking amon…

30 September 2022

The Black Advisory Hub will be delighted to meet you all in-person at this event, the second part of the induction programme for all new Black students in their first year at Cambridge, to be held in the second week of Michaelmas Term 2022.  When: Friday 14 October 2022, 3-5pm Where: Ground floor, Student Services Centre, New Museums Site (Bene’t S…

21 September 2022

As part of Black History Month 2022, Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) will host an insightful panel discussion on how to prevent racism and discrimination. A multi-dimensional lens on inclusion and belonging for organisational cultures that include everyone and disenfranchise no one. This event takes place on the 18th October 2022, from 12-2p…

24 August 2022

Congratulations on gaining your place to study at the University of Cambridge! We would love to welcome you on Thursday 15th September 2022, from 1pm-5pm, at the Black students' Induction Programme held by the Black Advisory Hub. Black students will participate in a number of sessions demystifying and explaining how the University works, in additio…

10 June 2022

We are currently seeking ten students to work as co-facilitators for this year's upcoming First Year Induction Programme for Black students. This programme was initially formed in response because students working with the Black Advisory Hub had shared that Black students valued an opportunity to network and be informed about Cambridge resources an…

8 June 2022

The Black Advisory Hub warmly encourages people to attend this exciting upcoming event: '50 Years, and Counting: A Conversation with Professors Wole Soyinka, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr'.  This panel discussion, facilitated by Gillian Tett, is a rare opportunity to gain a first-hand view of the long and influential friendship shar…