Is Race Equality Real at UCL?

Michael Sulu, Race Equality Steering Group Co-Chair and Sandy Ogundele, Students' Union UCL BME Student's Officer cover the highlights of Is Race Equality Real at UCL'. The event saw students and staff from across UCL come together to discuss UCL's progress on Race Equality. Students and staff from across UCL were welcomed on 21 October to discuss UCL's progress on Race Equality at Is Race Equality Real at UCL', an interactive event chaired by Ms Sandy Ogundele, Students' Union UCL BME Student's Officer, and co-organised by UCL's Race Equality Steering Group and Students' Union UCL. The event, which marks Black History Month 2019, aimed to take a look back over the last five years of institutional work on race equality at UCL, and invite discussion on the extent of progress made. Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu (Professor of Pharmacy and the Provost's Envoy for Race Equality) led the opening remarks, followed by speeches from panel members, who included Dr Mike Sulu, Co-Chair of the Race Equality Steering Group, Dr Kamna Patel, Vice Dean (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) at The Bartlett, Ms Paulette Williams, Head of Student Success Projects, Ms Nilisha Vashist, UCLU Women's Officer and Professor Michael Arthur, UCL President & Provost. Following the panel speeches, the audience - consisting of members of the UCL community - were invited to share experiences and views, and the diverse mix of staff and students ensured conversations about race between both were incorporated in the discussions.