<p>A  lot of attention has been drawn to the fact that the histories of Black and Asian communities in the UK are not addressed in schools. So how are universities addressing the issue? Professor of  History Panikos Panayi and Dr Chris Roy Zembe, Lecturer in History at De Montfort University explain efforts to decolonise history curricula and encourage more young Black students to take up History at undergraduate level.</p>

A lot of attention has been drawn to the fact that the histories of Black and Asian communities in the UK are not addressed in schools. So how are universities addressing the issue? Professor of History Panikos Panayi and Dr Chris Roy Zembe, Lecturer in History at De Montfort University explain efforts to decolonise history curricula and encourage more young Black students to take up History at undergraduate level.

<p>A &nbsp;lot of attention has been drawn to the fact that the histories of Black and Asian communities in the UK are not addressed in schools. So how are universities addressing the issue? Professor of&nbsp; History Panikos Panayi and Dr Chris Roy Zembe, Lecturer in History at De Montfort University explain efforts to decolonise history curricula and encourage more young Black students to take up History at undergraduate level.</p>

Decolonising History

This series examines the work being undertaken by Decolonising DMU – an Institutional project at DeMontfort University in Leicester which seeks to ensure there is no racial disparity across the organisation, the composition of the staff and the way we teach and the experiences our students receive. Each episode includes interviews with people working at De Montfort University or students who are undertaking their studies at the University. 

For more information about our work look at our website https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/

Education

This series examines the work being undertaken by Decolonising DMU – an Institutional project at DeMontfort University in Leicester which seeks to ensure there is no racial disparity across the organisation, the composition of the staff and the way we teach and the experiences our students receive. Each episode includes interviews with people working at De Montfort University or students who are undertaking their studies at the University. For more information about our work look at our website https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/

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