Happening on Thursday 👇🏼

Start of a great day - ⁦Vikki Hill⁩ launching our 4th ⁦QueenMargaretUni⁩ Festival of Learning We’re focussing on Belonging & have wonderful keynotes lined up from ⁦@JS_Diaspora⁩ & ⁦Theo Gilbert⁩, + a range of sessions from ⁦QueenMargaretUni⁩ colleagues

The Festival hashtag is #QMUFoL

#QMUFoL QMU Festival of Learning...commencing the conference by defining belonging and navigating self identity

#QMUFoL QMU Festival of Learning..when we look at our community we do not use a deficit model but look at an inclusive space of co-creation where we challenge history

QueenMargaretUni Festival of Learning @JS_Diaspora prompting us to think differently about #Belonging and how organisational norms & structures can impact on this. Illustrating her points with great examples across range of protected characteristics & stereotypes #QMUFoL

#QMUFoL QMU Edinburgh Festival of Learning De-centering spaces...challenging biases, social stratification and marketing models of education

Prof Catriona Bell QueenMargaretUni @JS_Diaspora Oh my goodness those visuals 😍😍😍

Our first #BH365 event of 2024/2025, in partnership with LAHP, is not to be missed! A waiting list is in place. Join us at Central to explore Colonisation & the Atlantic Slave Trade through the lens of TV series Bridgerton with Dr Tré Loading 🇬🇩🇯🇲 eventbrite.com/e/diamond-of-t…

I have been doing diversity training since the 1970s (it was called equality training then). Still having to remind people how important it is to correctly pronounce names. youtu.be/S3M3eTBxBa4?si…

Love the impact our project continues to make. #Ripples #MyNameIs

A HUGE thank you to you Dr Tré Loading 🇬🇩🇯🇲 for a brilliantly engaging presentation and Q&A, until next time wishing you the very best in your current projects.

Schools can now apply to become one of the first to offer a government-backed free breakfast club 🍌 Breakfast clubs are proven to boost attendance and attainment, they break down the barriers to opportunity by boosting work choices for parents and life chances for children.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the #MyNameIs book. In this new work, we expand on the essential themes of the #MyNameIs project and the associated film by sharing old and new stories about name identity and pronunciation (mynameisdocumentary.com).

Programme Lead Dr Shah will be presenting The Power of a Name: Identity, Culture, and Resistance in a Changing World at Black Studies and Other Topics with Dr. Chris McAuley on 04 Dec cassyni.com/events/ERSAF13… Tickets are free but booking is essential. Join us if you can!