Project overview
Project aims
This project aimed to understand the Black student experience in FELS. In order to do this, it looked holistically at the experience across their University education, from recruitment through to graduation, and opportunities and inspiration to continue to postgraduate study and an academic career.
Research questions
• What is the student experience like for Black students across FELS as both undergraduates and postgraduates?
• What elements of good practice are already in place to support Black students, and what areas still need improvement?
• How can we take meaningful action to address the Black awarding gap in our Faculty?
• How can we help tackle the ‘broken pipeline’ for Black students entering PhD study?
The project sought to open up these important and timely discussions in our Faculty. Conversations with Black students through focus group discussions and other interactions, have helped us draw up some clear proposals on what FELS and the University can do to help better support and mentor Black students.'
Staff
Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups
Centre for Innovation in Mental Health
We use our expertise in child development, psychological interventions and affective neuroscience to research ways to help those affected by mental health issues.
Institute for Life Sciences
We bring together interdisciplinary researchers with expertise across the themes of health and medicine, living systems, disruptive life technologies, and insights through data
Economy, Society and Governance
Our research addresses the changing relationships between contemporary economies, societies and politics, and focuses on the ways in which human geographies are central to these changes.
Environmental Change & Sustainability
We carry out geospatial analysis and experimentation to understand environmental change and potential solutions.
Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW)
We combine expertise in population, health and wellbeing with the application of technical excellence in geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis and qualitative methods.