Tim Soutphommasane

As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? | Tim Soutphommasane It may not just be immigration and economic anxiety at play but also a sense of cultural anger and loss. Vigilance is needed

Are there parallels between One Nation’s resurgence in Australia and Reform’s rise in the UK? A piece I’ve written for Guardian Australia www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australians can no longer believe in their own exceptionalism The anti-Semitic terror attack on Bondi Beach has dispelled the myth that the country is a sanctuary from the world

A piece in the New Statesman about how the Sydney terror attack on Sunday means Australians can no longer believe they are a sanctuary from the world www.newstatesman.com/world/austra...

The state of multiculturalism - Tim Soutphommasane, 2025 This article examines the state of scholarly research about multiculturalism, against the backdrop of the rise of rightwing populism and anti-immigrant sentimen...

Some doubt when I say there is a revival of political theory of multiculturalism taking place. Yet this article by @timsout.bsky.social reviews four recent collections comprising about 70 chapters by about 50 authors is good evidence of at least a mini-revival:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Looking back on a hectic October at Oxford when we welcomed freshers, marked Black History Month, kicked off our Sheldonian Series and then held our termly Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable

Great to have been at Labour Party conference in Liverpool — where we had an excellent panel on Sunday with partners UCL Policy Lab and More in Common about our recently released research on British public attitudes towards equality, diversity and inclusion

Congratulations to our Dr John Yu Fellows for 2025 — it was wonderful to welcome 29 leaders from business, the professions, government and higher education to our fellowship. This was our 7th year for the fellowship, which is dedicated to advancing cultural diversity and leadership in Australia

Great to join the Oxford SDG Lab for this panel discussion on DEI/EDI in a changing landscape. And also excellent to hear more from what our students at Oxford have been doing with partners in industry on the SDGs

Great to be at @workingdadsea.bsky.social this morning in Westminster — we’re delighted @ox.ac.uk was recognised with a Parenting Policies Award. Congrats to all award winners making an impact on equal parenting. Thanks also @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @equalparenting.bsky.social #workingdads

It's Pride Month. On the weekend, we were delighted to have a Pride breakfast celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer members of the University of Oxford. And then proceeded to join the Oxford Pride parade. The weather was wet -- but that didn't dampen spirits

Albanese can now define patriotism beyond the Anzacs and the Wallabies The new PM has adopted the concept of “progressive patriotism”. But how can he make this work?

What is Anthony Albanese’s progressive patriotism about? My piece for Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au/national/alb...

It was wonderful to have joined the TASO annual conference in Warwick recently to share with colleagues from across the UK higher education sector my thoughts on why our efforts on equality matter

Excellent to have had our termly roundtable at Oxford this week with students and staff on what it means to lead on equality, diversity and inclusion amid current debates

Graphic for the TASO Annual Conference titled "How to evaluate." The keynote is "Higher education in 2025" by Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford. A circular portrait of Professor Soutphommasane is shown on the right, where he is wearing a blue suit and smiling in front of a carved wooden door. The background features a dark blue gradient with a faint image of an audience. The event takes place on 29–30 April 2025 at the University of Warwick.

Keynote spotlight: Higher education in 2025

On day one of #TASOCon25, @timsout.bsky.social (Chief Diversity Officer at @ox.ac.uk) will explore how HE can tackle inequality and why your work matters more than ever.

Agenda: taso.org.uk/event/annual...
Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/taso/...

We had an excellent termly Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable at Oxford this week - on neurodiversity. Fantastic to have heard from a range of scholarly and personal perspectives on neurodiversity. The conversation informs our work to ensure Oxford is a place where everyone belongs

Great to be part of a Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE discussion this morning in Westminster on whether we need a different approach to inclusion in higher education. Thanks @hepi-news.bsky.social @advancehe.bsky.social -- it was an excellent discussion

Fantastic yesterday to have marked Race Equality Week with students and colleagues in Oxford, as well as hold a forum on global equity in research and higher education — lots of great conversations and exchanges

Not too shabby — the Bodleian Library

Looking forward to our next Sheldonian Series event — on “Life”. Part of our termly series dedicated to modelling free speech, inclusive inquiry, diversity of thought and the exchange of ideas. Open to all @ox.ac.uk students and staff www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Great fun yesterday to catch up with my high school modern history teacher Alan Pollock, who taught me so much through his classes and our conversations outside. Thanks to Julian Morrow for reuniting us for his upcoming series Class Acts

Congratulations to all of our Dr John Yu Fellowship in cultural diversity for 2024. This year’s 37 fellows have just completed our program in Sydney, and join a community of 200+ leaders who’ve completed our fellowship since 2019. Great to be back in Sydney for this

We’ve come to the end of term at Oxford — thanks to everyone who has contributed to our equality, diversity and inclusion work. Highlights: we launched our EDI Strategic Plan for the collegiate University, delivered inductions to freshers at 17 colleges and launched the VC’s Sheldonian Series

YouTube video by University of Oxford Sheldonian Series: Democracy

The inaugural Sheldonian Series focused on the topic of ‘Democracy’.

Watch the debate featuring: @hzeffman.bsky.social, @sonia-sodha.bsky.social, @benansell.bsky.social and moderator @rachelsylvester.bsky.social ⬇️
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Speaker at a podium discussing 'Democracy' at the Sheldonian Series event, University of Oxford, with four panelists seated onstage, engaged with the audience in the Sheldonian Theatre.

Sonia Sodha talking with the panellists listening.

Henry Zeffman talking with the panelists listening.

Group of the panelists at the Sheldonian Series event, standing in front of the stage.

Earlier this week, the University launched the Sheldonian Series.

The Sheldonian Series is a new programme of termly events aimed at promoting open discussion about the major topics of the day.

Sheldonian Series launches with an energetic and open exchange of This new series of termly events is aimed at promoting open discussion of the major topics of the day, underpinned by Oxford University’s commitment to freedom of speech, and the inaugural Sheldonian

An amazing way to kick off our new Sheldonian Series last night — a termly event convened by our Vice-Chancellor that brings together Oxford’s students, staff and alumni to examine the major issues of the day. We had a fantastic discussion about democracy & its prospects www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11...

Glorious morning in Oxford today

Sheldonian Series: Democracy | University of Oxford The Sheldonian Series is a new termly event convened by the Vice-Chancellor aimed to promote discussions about the big issues of the day, informed by our commitment to free and inclusive speech,

Very much looking forward to this next Monday — our inaugural Sheldonian Series event at Oxford, open to students and staff. The topic: democracy www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Oxford EDI strategic plan aims to ensure “Everyone Belongs” – The Oxford Student The University of Oxford has launched a new EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Strategic Plan, under the slogan “Everyone Belongs”.

Great to see our student press reporting on our new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan for Oxford www.oxfordstudent.com/2024/11/17/o...

Oxford covered in snow this morning