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Applications Open! Alexander Crummell fully-funded PhD Scholarships for students with Black or Black-Mixed Ethnicity

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...

Register for Dr Samara Linton's 'Health Inequalities' event

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...

How Can We Educate Children About Anti-Racism? with Laura Henry Allain MBE: An Event at Wolfson College

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...

Exploring the Cambridge Postdoc Experience: An Event by the Race Equality Network

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...

First Year Afternoon Tea & Networking Event! 14th October, 3-5pm.

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 ...

Attend the Judge Business School's 'Saying No to Racism' Event!

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...

Are you an incoming Black student? Register for the Black Advisory Hub's First Year Induction Programme!

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...

The Black Advisory Hub is hiring for First Year Induction Programme co-facilitators!

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...

Fifty Years and Counting: a conversation with Professors Wole Soyinka, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr

50 Years, and Counting: A Conversation with Professors Wole Soyinka, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr

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...

Submit your anonymous testimonies to Cambridge’s End Everyday Racism project

19 May 2022

End Everyday Racism is a witnessing project at the Department of Sociology that collects anonymous testimonies of everyday racism for use in advocacy and research. EER aims to share evidence of everyday racism to push for social and institutional change, as well as to build solidarity and community around anti-racism...