External resources on race equality
Information about race equality from a range of sources, including academic literature, for you to explore
These resources are intended to provide guidance on race equality issues, but do not necessarily reflect University policy.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has an extensive range of EDI resources, aimed primarily at HR professionals. Their Tackling Racism in the Workplace webpages include a number of very helpful resources, such as:
- A guide to talking about race at work
- Guide to developing an anti-racism strategy
- Anti-racism guide for line managers
- A series of videos where Black HR professionals share their experiences and talk about the change that is needed to combat racism
- Links to relevant webinars, podcasts, reports and think pieces.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a short guide to race discrimination and the legal context.
For a general guide to what it means to be an ally (not specifically an anti-racist ally) see this open source starter guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally.
These resources have been collated by the EDU team for those who want to learn more. They are not endorsed by the University, but you may find them helpful.
General
For a detailed list of race-related terms and their definitions, see the Advance HE Race Literacy Glossary (produced by the University of the West of Scotland).
Moving the Dial on Race: A practical guide on workplace inclusion from the Chartered Management Institute relates mainly to a private sector context, but is a readable and useful guide to creating an inclusive and safe environment, dealing with micro-aggressions, developing networks and promoting allyship. Case studies of good practice are included throughout.
Organisations
There are many organisations working towards race equality. Here are some prominent ones:
Podcasts
Two interesting podcasts about the challenges and importance of promoting race equality at work, including having conversations about race:
Race equality: getting uncomfortable and sustaining change (Acas) – discusses why organisations should invest in change; how to ensure change is long-term rather than tokenistic; how to handle uncomfortable conversations about race.
Why are the topics of race and racism so difficult to talk about? Prof. Binna Kandola OBE, of Pearn Kandola, looks at the emotions raised when discussing race, the reactions to such discussions, and how we can go about having more meaningful dialogue in the future.
Webinars
Pearn Kandola regularly host webinars on a range of EDI topics, that are always practical and grounded in research, providing a helpful overview both for EDI staff and other colleagues in your departments or colleges. Their recent webinar series on race include:
- How to be a race inclusive organisation
- Exploring different facets of race at work
- Race and Wellbeing in organisations
- Racism at Work
Scroll down to see an overview of the content of each webinar.
Blogs
The Runnymede Trust’s Race Matters blog aims to bring new perspectives, backed up by evidence and personal experience, on all matters to do with race.
Academic literature
There is a wealth of scholarship on race-related issues. We have compiled a short list of peer-reviewed articles that may be of interest to staff and students at the University:
Books about race and racism
Race in post-racial Europe : an intersectional analysis
Boulila, Stefanie C., author
[2019] | London; New York: Rowman & Littlefield International | ix, 181 pages ; 24 cm
The origins of racism in the West
Eliav-Feldon, Miriam, 1946- | Isaac, Benjamin H | Ziegler, Joseph, 1959-
2009 | Cambridge: Cambridge University Press | xiv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General articles on race and racism
Harries, Bethan
London, England: SAGE Publications
Sociology (Oxford), 2014, Vol.48 (6), p.1107-1122
Ethnicity, Race and Inequality in the UK: State of the Nation
Alexander, Claire; Byrne, Bridget
2020 | The Policy Press
Storm, Ingrid; Sobolewska, Maria; Ford, Robert
HOBOKEN: Wiley
The British journal of sociology, 2017, Vol.68 (3), p.410-434
Andrews, Kehinde; Bassel, Leah; Winter, Aaron
ABINGDON: Routledge
Ethnic and racial studies, 2014, Vol.37 (10), p.1862-1868
Race and ethnicity in higher education
'White English Ethnicities': racism, anti-racism and student perspectives
Nayak, Anoop
United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group
Race, ethnicity and education, 1999, Vol.2 (2), p.177-202
The interacting dynamics of institutional racism in higher education
Pilkington, Andrew
ABINGDON: Routledge
Race, ethnicity and education, 2013, Vol.16 (2), p.225-245
Competing inequalities: gender versus race in higher education institutions in the UK
Bhopal, Kalwant; Henderson, Holly
ABINGDON: Routledge
Educational review (Birmingham), 2021, Vol.73 (2), p.153-169
Arday, Jason
Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Higher education, 2021, Vol.83 (1), p.79-102
What Do We Know About Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Participation in UK Higher Education?
Arday, Jason; Branchu, Charlotte; Boliver, Vikki | Cole, Bankole ; Craig, Gary ; Ali, Nasreen
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Social policy and society: a journal of the Social Policy Association, 2022, Vol.21 (1), p.12-25
REVISITING RHS'S ‘RACE, ETHNICITY & EQUALITY IN UK HISTORY: A REPORT AND RESOURCE FOR CHANGE’
Akhtar, Shahmima
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 2021, Vol.31, p.115-122
Students’ understanding and support for anti‐racism in universities
Jankowski, Glen S.
England: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
British journal of social psychology, 2022, Vol.61 (1), p.322-344
Race, education and educational leadership in England : an integrated analysis [electronic resource]
Miller, Paul, editor | Callender, Christine, editor
Bhopal, Kalwant
HOBOKEN: Wiley
British educational research journal, 2020, Vol.46 (3), p.500-515
Is race still relevant? Student perceptions and experiences of racism in higher education
Wong, Billy; Elmorally, Reham; Copsey-Blake, Meggie ; Highwood, Ellie ; Singarayer, Joy
ABINGDON: Routledge
Cambridge journal of education, 2021, Vol.51 (3), p.359-375
'Getting in, getting on, getting out': Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff in UK higher education
Mahony, Pat; Weiner, Gaby
ABINGDON: Routledge
Race, ethnicity and education, 2020, Vol.23 (6), p.841-857
Anti-racism in higher education: An action guide for change
Verma, Arum, editor
2022 | First edition | Bristol University Press | 229 pages
The Routledge companion to philosophy of race [electronic resource]
Alcoff, Linda Martín, editor | Anderson, Luvell, editor | Taylor, Paul C. (Paul Christopher), 1967- editor
2018 | First edition | New York: Routledge | 1 online resource (xvii, 401 pages)
The Oxford handbook of philosophy and race [electronic resource]
Zack, Naomi, 1944- editor
2017 | New York: Oxford University Press | 1 online resource
