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Have you been involved inÌýany piece of workÌýrelated toÌýclosing theÌýBAME Awarding Gap at undergraduate level at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº? ÌýWeÌýwant to hear about it!ÌýÌý

BAME Awarding Gap conferenceÌý

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Black, Asian and minority Ethnic (BAME) Awarding Gap ProjectÌýis hostingÌýa one-day conference for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff and students, and external guests,Ìýon the theme of ‘Closing the BAME Awarding Gap at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº: our journey so far'.Ìý

The conference will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, 9 June 2021 and willÌýopenÌýwith a welcome fromÌýPresidentÌý&ÌýProvost, Dr Michael Spence.ÌýÌý

The Supporting BAME student success conference is part of a three-year project to address the disparities in outcomes and experience of undergraduate Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and white students at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.ÌýWhile ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº students, whether white or BAME, tend to perform well above national benchmarks, this discrepancy, known as an awarding gap, has persisted for the past few years.Ìý

The annual conference is a chance to reflect on successes and lessons learned from the project so far.ÌýWe know ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº students are passionate about this issue and we want your voice to be included in this discussion.Ìý

How to take partÌý

If you have played a part in helping to close the Awarding Gap, we want to hear about it!ÌýÌý

There are numerous ways you might have been involved in relevant activities. For example:Ìý

• taking part in a module or programme-level project or course on the topic.

• workingÌýon a funded student project withÌýthe BAME Awarding Gap teamÌý´Ç°ùÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌýChangeMakersÌý²õ³¦³ó±ð³¾±ð.Ìý

• working as a Student Curriculum Partner.

You might have been involved in a related Volunteering or Clubs & Socs project,Ìýor maybe even started your own project or initiative at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to help tackle the Awarding Gap.Ìý

Your creation will be provided to attendees in advance of the conference, so they can keep a copy of it and view it in their own time.ÌýÌý

Payment and prizesÌý

WeÌýknowÌýsome students have suffered financial hardshipÌýdue to the loss of part-time jobs during the pandemic.ÌýThe conference committee will award a stipend of £25 for each student whose submission is taken forward to the conference.ÌýÌý

The best submissions, voted for by the conference attendees, willÌýalsoÌýbe awarded a prize.

How to submitÌý

Click the link below and fill out the form to submit aÌýblog, video or shortÌýPowerpointÌýpresentation. You will need to log in with your ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº details.Ìý

We will contact you about the outcome of your submission by Tuesday 1 June. If your submission is being taken forward, you will be asked to complete any edits to your presentation, blog or video by 4 June.Ìý

Further informationÌý

For information about the conference schedule and to register for the event, seeÌý.Ìý Ìý

 For anyÌýquestions,Ìýplease contact theÌýBAME Awarding GapÌýproject team via Sukhi Bath, Head of Student Success Projects and Co-Lead BAME Awarding project. Ìý