In this episode, ⁠Catarina Carvalho⁠ talks to Cátia Gonçalves about sexism in STEM subjects and getting women into the Sciences.

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Cátia Gonçalves (she/her) holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Manchester. She is currently working at the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology as a study coordinator/data scientist. Cátia has wide experience in Science Communication, and has participated in multiple outreach activities aimed at students from low-income backgrounds. She is also an outspoken feminist who advocates for gender equality and women's rights in social, economic and all other aspects of society. 

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In this episode, Catarina Carvalho talks to Mark Martin about inclusive educational spaces, Ed Tech, students as learners, and more.

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Mark Martin aka @Urban_Teacher is Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Education Practice at Northeastern University, London. Mark is a thought leader in #EdTech and a hugely popular speaker, sharing his expertise and insights to educators around the world. He is a teacher/advisor for the major global tech brands and continues to advocate for home-grown talent, digital skills and education equity. In February 2019, he was awarded the London Business Award for Paying It Forward. A few months later, he was awarded an MBE for services to education, technology and diversity in UK technology.

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In this episode, Siobhan Bygate talks to Reverend Fiona Souter about faith, creating open and inclusive environments on campus, and a diverse student cohort.

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Reverend Fiona Souter is University Chaplain at the University of Hertfordshire and an Anglican priest in the Hatfield Ministry team. She trained as an interpreter and translator, working for the German government in the development ministry and then taught languages for many years before being called to ministry. She enjoys the varied nature of Chaplaincy, especially the pastoral element. She is currently a research MA Creative Writing student at UH. She loves anything sparkly, crochet, rambling, and binge-watching box-sets.

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In this episode, you'll hear from the following University of Hertfordshire staff members. Below are some of the resources/texts mentioned.

In order: Karen Clark, Earle Abrahamson, Kathleen Tripp, Cheryl Holman, Kaja Franck, Siobhan Bygate, Derek Ong, Ivan Phillips, Hạnh Đoan, Helen Barefoot, Angela Traill, Sarah Flynn.

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In this episode Peter D'Sena talks to Lucas Lachaise about diversification in the French university context. They talk about English language teaching, laïcité, and broader diversity initiatives.

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Lucas Lachaize (he/him) holds a Masters in English and Business from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III where he obtained a position as a full-time lecturer in 2019. He currently works at the IAE Business School of the University where he specializes in the teaching of Business English to second-language learners. Lucas also teaches British and American Civilization in the Preparatory School of Notre Dame des Minimes to Political Sciences students who prepare for the national entrance exam of the French Grande Ecole Sciences Po.  

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In this episode Vivian Umossoh-Ime talks to Vida Doulgas about diversifying and decolonising the social work programme at Hertfordshire. They discuss Eurocentric models of healthcare as well as issues of safeguarding and engaging with student feedback.

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Dr Vida Douglas is a Professional Lead of social work and principal researcher for this study. Vida obtained a PhD from Nottingham Trent University in 2022 with a thesis evaluating staff wellbeing in the context of higher education. Her research interests are staff wellbeing in higher education, safeguarding children, and young people, living with long-term health condition at work, and belonging in the workplace.   

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In this episode Catarina Carvalho talks to political scientist Aidan McGarry about Roma communities, contemporary social inequalities, and what we can do to reach out beyond the academy.

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Aidan McGarry is a Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research at Loughborough University, London campus. Aidan’s research interests are protest, minorities and marginalised groups, visual culture, and political voice. He is a recipient of a Fullbright “All Disciplines” Scholar Award (22/23) and has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University, New York, the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, and the European Centre for Minority Issues in Germany. His most recent books are Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism (2017) and the co-edited book The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication (2019). Aidan is on Twitter @dramcgarry.

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In this episode, Gertrude Acheampong talks to Frederica Brooksworth about decolonising fashion in African Higher Education. They discuss Frederica’s work, approaching colonial legacies in the fashion industry, and her new book Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies. 

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Frederica Brooksworth (she/her) is a British-Ghanaian academic, researcher, EdD scholar, strategist, author, and editor. She is the Executive Director of the Council for International African Fashion Education (CIAFE), the Regional Editor (Africa) for the Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases, and the Director of IA Connect at Industrie Africa. She has taught at numerous universities and is the co-editor of the multi-volume Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies (2023).

Gertrude Acheampong (she/her) is one of the University of Hertfordshire’s Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Student Advocates.

In this episode Sara de Sousa talks to Sami Safadi about decolonisation workshops within a Business School context, reflective practice in higher education, and engaging staff and students with this critical work.

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Sami Safadi (he/him) is Academic Student Success Lead for Salford Business School, as well as BAME Inclusivity Lead, and an academic tutor for postgraduate students. At Salford Business School, he leads on decolonising curricula and practice and supports decolonising work across the wider university. He is a senator within the university and uses his voice in that space to support decolonising and wider inclusivity efforts. Sami is also involved in an inter-institutional group committed to eliminating award gaps. For more information, see the link above to the UK Higher Education Award Gap Group, or contact Sami through his institutional page.

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In this episode, Hilary Emmett talks to Alex Rajinder Mason about his chapter, 'Decolonisation and the Desk' from the book The Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies that Hilary co-edited. They talk about decolonial approaches to the architecture of educational spaces, the desk as material object of power, and Lauryn Hill's debut album.

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- Christopher Lloyd and Hilary Emmett (eds.),The Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies

- Rhodes Must Fall

- George Yancy, Look, a White! Philosophical Essays on Whiteness 

- bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

- Fred Moten and Stefano Harney, The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study

- Inua Ellams, Barber Shop Chronicles

- Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 

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Alex Rajinder Mason (he/him) is an early career researcher who explores the relationship between race, higher education and architecture, through the lens of literature, film and other cultural media. He is committed to anti-racist praxis and currently project manages the University of Sheffield's new Centre for Equity & Inclusion, which works with postgraduate researchers, academics, racial justice organisations, artists and community groups to address institutional racism within and beyond the University. Alex regularly writes book reviews and contributes to the literary magazine Bad Form Review.

Hilary Emmett (she/her) Associate Professor in American Studies at the University of East Anglia where she specialises in transnational literary studies. She is the author of essays on a range of topics in comparative Australian and American studies. She is also the co-editor (with Philip Barnard and Stephen Shapiro) of The Oxford Handbook to Charles Brockden Brown.

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