Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho

The study is looking at:
🧭 The type of support (or lack of support) you’ve received
📈 How it’s impacted your career progression
🤝 Interpersonal and structural dynamics
💡 How things can be improved

Led by Dr Yaz Osho of U of Westminster. forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q for further information.

Five ways to embed anti-racist pedagogy With the race awarding gap widening, facilitating conversations about race between staff and students is crucial. Embedding anti-racist pedagogy in your classroom can pave the way – here’s how

As the race awarding gap grows, it’s more important than ever to open conversations about race between staff and students, say Yaz Osho and Danielle Chavrimootoo. Embedding anti-racist practices in your teaching can make a real difference – here’s how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...

Is there such a thing as West Brixton? And is this Streatham? #brixton #southlondon

Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are

Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...

Black academics, participate in a survey to share your experience of line management practices and relations in universities
Comment on:
🧭 Support received
📈 Impact on career progression
💡 Recommendations for improvements
The survey is anonymous forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q #Blackacademics #equity

Negotiated spaces: black women academics’ experiences in UK universities - Higher Education A dearth of literature exists on Black women academics’ experience in UK universities. This lacunae in research mirrors the lived experiences of many Black women academics: feeling silenced whilst sim...

Celebrating 4,000 accesses of: 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬' 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

We are furthering our research by engaging in interviews & focus groups with Black women academics. To participate, contact Dr Yaz Osho y.osho@westminster.ac.uk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Colleges address barriers to mental health with integrated services To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations.

Student Success | Listen: The Role of the Embedded Mental Health Counselor

To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3DgoJgi

Ripe plantain

A story in three photos:

Establishment of Conflict

RIP Angie Stone

The Case for Inclusive Teaching If we can’t recruit additional students, we need to make every effort to keep more of the ones we have.

Persistence and completion rates are tied to enrollments, and working on the former offers a promising way forward in maintaining the latter. chroni.cl/43eFdA1

How to spot charity shop treasures: your ultimate guide People have been going on ‘charity shop crawls’ to discover hidden treasures amid the rising cost of living

How to spot charity shop treasures: your ultimate guide www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...

Rick Buckler, musician, 1955-2025 The drummer propelled The Jam to the front of the British punk rock scene of the 1970s

Rick Buckler, musician, 1955-2025 www.ft.com/content/4835...

Looking forward to participating in #UNWomenUK #CSW69 in a few weeks. Let's continue the work on tackling gender inequity @unwomen.bsky.social

Hey Laura, be interested in finding about about your research sometime.

How does Blacksky identify its users? Is there a list to join? #Blacksky ##Blueskynewbie

How to Encourage Students to Write Without AI What happens when you let students decide what elements of their writing they want to improve?

A professor despaired over students’ misuse of AI in writing. So she overhauled her approach — and says it has dramatically changed how they work, for the better. chroni.cl/41l3UcK

a woman says make it make sense while standing on a stage ALT: a woman says make it make sense while standing on a stage

Live episode of #Eastenders, let's see who fluffs their lines, hams it up, and who does fabulously

I made this starter pack for members of the Global Ethnic Majority Women of Academia group. Founded by @yazosho.bsky.social. Admin team: myself, @daniellech75.bsky.social, and @mslette.bsky.social. We are on several platforms such as www.linkedin.com/company/gemwa/

go.bsky.app/HaeH4Vv

Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Preventing Ghosting, Domination, and Other Group-Work Issues Many students don’t like working in teams. A student guide from Lafayette College is here to help.

Do your students find group work frustrating? This free guide from Lafayette College is here to help. chroni.cl/4hvlobw

Anti-Racist leadership from the top: University executives challenging the status quo, www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/node/2352 #antiracism

Oh a time was had today! An insightful and inspiring conference that I was honoured to present my co-authored paper at! #ShiningBlackAcademics

Guest editorial: Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho - 'Racially minoritised women academics in the global academy'.

"While the terms to refer to BAME, BME, POC, and BIPOC evolve, the experiences of these groups ... remain largely the same". www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @yazosho.bsky.social #highered #DEI #GEM

Academic Professional Ddevelopment Fellow Programme Discover the University of Westminster's Academic Professional Development Fellowship Programme! This video showcases how the programme supports early-career…

Discover the University of Westminster's Academic Professional Development Fellowship Programme! Hear from APD Director Dr Yaz Osho @yazosho.bsky.social ky.social & Senior Lecturers Daniela de Silva & Gustavo R. Espinoza-Ramos about how CETI supports early-career academics vimeo.com/975057514?sh...

Decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education: the journey ahead This Point of Departure ponders the question of decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education. In addressing this question, we, as scholars of color who work in the academy in the US and ...

Decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education: the journey ahead: Teaching in Higher Education: Vol 30 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #decolonisation #decolonization

Getting really strange posts in my feed. Strange

If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.

Leadership is too often framed as constantly active, interventionist, busy. Good leadership knows when to do nothing, to not intervene, to get out of the way of people who are excellent and let them do what they do best. Inaction can be just as important as action.

If the UK wants to lead in AI, it must fund more PhDs Universities are the cornerstone of the country’s reputation as a global research hub but the business model is in crisis

If the UK wants to lead in AI, it must fund more PhDs www.ft.com/content/a656...

A fantastic CETI team event this week! 🌟

It was great to connect with colleagues and discuss all the exciting projects going on at CETI💡

Thank you to everyone for the inspiring conversations and contributions!

#CETI #UoW #HigherEducation