Living Black at University Conference Programme

Karan Khanna, CCO, Unite   

Georgina Randsley de Moura, Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Kent 

Interactive Session delivered by Sam Kingsley

Carol Thomas, Accommodation Services Manager, University of the Arts London, EDI Lead CUBO

Laura Maclean, Head of Accommodation and Customer Services, and Saundre Hughes, Student Success Assistant Manager, University of Kent

Laura Palmour, Residences Site Operations Manager, University of Southampton and Sam Taylor, CampusLife

Vic Peckitt, Complaints and Code Investigator, Unipol

Hosted by Jenny Shaw, Higher Education External Engagement Director, Unite Students 

Culture and collaboration in services - Izzy Watkins and Jenny Shaw - Darwin Suite 1

This workshop focuses on enhancing cultural competency in student services, equipping participants with the skills to better support diverse student populations. It covers key areas such as understanding cultural differences, promoting inclusivity, addressing biases, and developing strategies to create a more equitable and supportive environment for all students.

Inclusive Leadership - Melissa Browne and Rebecca O’Hare - Darwin Suite 2 

Develop your inclusion lens through the five C’s of inclusive leadership focusing on:

What can I do? Inclusion starts with I - interrogate your own biases leadership style and behaviours, as a starting point leading with inclusion.

What can we do? Understand how you can influence processes, policy strategy, your team and whole organisational approach to inclusion.

EDI Data Maturity - Tom White and Tom Leach, Investor in Students - Darwin Suite 3

This presentation on EDI data maturity explores how organisations can effectively use data to advance equity diversity and inclusion (EDI) goals. It covers assessing current data practices, identifying gaps, leveraging data for informed decision-making, and developing strategies to enhance EDI outcomes and drive meaningful measurable progress.

DEIB Strategic Development - Sam Kingsley - Darwin Boardroom

The 2023 living back at university commission report provided tips on creating business cases that promote change. This workshop builds on that by combining business cases and strategic development to advance diversity equity inclusion and belonging (DEIB) initiatives in organisations.

Culture and collaboration in services - Izzy Watkins and Jenny Shaw - Darwin Suite 1

Inclusive Leadership - Melissa Browne and Rebecca O’Hare - Darwin Suite 2

EDI Data Maturity - Tom White and Tom Leach, Investor in Students - Darwin Suite 3

DEIB Strategic Development - Sam Kingsley - Darwin Boardroom

Speaker details to folllow

Life as a Black Student Panel hosted by Andy Owusu, Student Minds Anti-racism Council Chair, PhD student LSBU and Izzy Watkins, Student Minds

with Daniel Ayodeji  and Taj Donville-Outerbridge

Melissa Browne, Deputy Director of Commercial Services and Estates, University of Kent