YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Taking place on Thursday 22 June, this Talk About Teaching event invites members of our community to come together on campus to learn and talk about inclusion, anti-racism and decolonisation in higher education. The event will be held in person but there will be a dedicated online-only panel in the morning, as well as hybrid options […]
Taking place on Thursday 22 June, as part of Talk About Teaching (to Transgress), this online panel event will explore ways of creating and sustaining an anti-racist pedagogy and inclusive curriculum in higher education. Colleagues are welcome to join this session by itself, or as part of the Talk About Teaching event taking place at […]
What does decolonisation mean in the context of Higher Education (HE) today? How should we understand the relationship between decolonial theory and practice? And what challenges and possibilities exist within decolonial praxis for structural as well as institutional transformation? Join us for this online Q&A with Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper (QMUL) and Dr Amit Singh (Manchester), […]
This is the second event of our six-part mini-series, 'Discussing Decolonisation', taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: I am because […]
This is the third event of our six-part mini-series, ‘Discussing Decolonisation’, taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at the other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: Decolonizing Literature: […]
To mark International Women's Day this month, colleagues are invited to a workshop on campus exploring colonialism, sexualised violence and the importance of global feminism today. We will hear from Esther McIntosh, Professor of Feminist Theology and Ethics at YSJ, before moving to collective, facilitated discussion. Title: Colonialism and Sexualised Violence: A Feminist Issue Abstract: […]
This is the fourth event of our six-part mini-series, 'Discussing Decolonisation', taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: Courageous Conversations: What, […]
This is the fifth event of our six-part mini-series, ‘Discussing Decolonisation’, taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: Anti-racist initial teacher education and training […]