Black in Academia: Staying the Course

This event series has been designed to encourage and support black students who are studying in the UK and considering a Masters, PhD or career in academia. Often, information about the steps students need to take to progress through academia is not transparent, easily accessible or well circulated.


We have created a space for black students to share their thoughts and concerns about postgraduate study whilst providing information about the steps they can take during their undergraduate and masters that will support their entry into postgraduate research.


It is estimated that of the 19,000 professors in the U.K – around 100 are black. Students from an African-Caribbean background do not see themselves represented in higher education and a postgraduate career appears out of reach. Our ambition is to change this through a series of events that will equip black students with the advice and knowledge they need to thrive and survive in an academic career.

Join us for informative discussions, exciting academic speakers and an evening to discover opportunities in academic research.

With special guests -

Keynote speaker - Dr Lisa Palmer - Birmingham City University

Paulette Williams - Founder of Leading Routes 
Chantelle Lewis - PhD researcher, Goldsmiths, University of London (Sociology) - omitted from the podcast -- come to one of our events to hear these practical tips!
April- Louise Pennant - PhD researcher, University of Birmingham (Education)
Dr Jason Arday - Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Roehampton and Visiting Research Fellow Ohio State University
DrAdom Philogene Heron - Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London

#blackinacademia | leadingroutes.org/bia

Leading Routes

Black In Academia Podcast

Friend of the podcast Paulette Williams joined us to talk about the recent history of widening participation in UK Higher education, founding Leading Routes and her ambitions for #PathstoUniversity and #BlackInAcademia as way to help strengthen the academic lifecycle for Black African and Caribbean students.

Useful links/reading –
https://leadingroutes.org 
https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-political-whiteness-of-metoo/

*Our use of ‘towards a more sociable sociology’ was inspired by our reading & studying of Migrant City by Les Back, Shamser Sinha, Charlynne Bryan, Vlad Baraku & Mardoche Yembi.

*For an audible introduction to Sociable Sociology check out this podcast with Les Back and Charlynne Bryan posted by Mark Carrigan -https://soundcloud.com/mark-carrigan/les-back-on-sociable-sociology

Surviving Society

E045 Paulette Williams: Widening participation, Leading Routes & #BlackinAcademia

Hear from one of our key note speaker- Bernadine Idowu- Onibokun

Black in Academia Live:
Highlights from Black in Academia LIVE. This was our two-night academic festival with special guest talks from your favourite Black academics discussing all things academia with lively conversation and debates.

Disrupting the Discourse:
This is a mini-sode with a student who took part in our Disrupting the Discourse portion of the evening. Each student takes to the stage and showcases their own academic credentials and research interests.

Disclaimer: 
Although we support and encourage interdisciplinary and dynamic scholarship amongst academics and students, the variety of opinions and viewpoints shared at our events do not necessarily reflect the direction and ethos of the Leading Routes organisation.

Leading routes

E012 The Leading Routes Podcast: Black in Academia Live 2019 (Bernadine Idowu- Onibokun)

Hear some amazing poetry from JJ Bola!

Black in Academia Live:
Highlights from Black in Academia LIVE. This was our two-night academic festival with special guest talks from your favourite Black academics discussing all things academia with lively conversation and debates.

Disrupting the Discourse:
This is a mini-sode with a student who took part in our Disrupting the Discourse portion of the evening. Each student takes to the stage and showcases their own academic credentials and research interests.

Disclaimer: 
Although we support and encourage interdisciplinary and dynamic scholarship amongst academics and students, the variety of opinions and viewpoints shared at our events do not necessarily reflect the direction and ethos of the Leading Routes organisation.

E014 The Leading Routes Podcast: Black in Academia Live 2019 (JJ Bola)

Leading Routes is a pioneering initiative that aims to prepare the next generation of Black academics.  Check out interviews and talks from our live events which provide information on accessing higher education - from undergraduate to postgraduate research!

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