Goal 10: Public engagement

The University’s public engagement activities play a key role in our approach to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Here’s a wider showcase of our work addressing Goal 10.

Black History Month Events at The University

Black history month is used as a time to give appreciation and recognition of the positive contributions that Black people have made to British Society and Internationally. It also provides an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments, share learning, and allows us time to reflect on the past, whilst being proud of our culture and identity. Each year we host a variety of events for staff and students to mark Black History Month. For example, our University’s Creative Manchester presented a lecture with award-winning writer, historian and broadcaster, Professor David Olusoga OBE, exploring what it means to be black and British and the role of black history today in celebration of Black History Month. David Olusoga is Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, specialising in the British Empire and how different communities experience its lasting effects in modern society

Staff Network Celebrates Black History Month

Each year staff at our University host many events during Black History Month. In previous years, the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network have hosted an afternoon with Dame Elizabeth Anionwu who is the author of ‘Dreams From My Mother’ and is a celebrated nurse and health care activist who co-founded the first ever Centre for Sickle Cell Anaemia sufferers in the UK. Other events include live performances from Testament and panels that discuss the effects of conspiracy and joint enterprise laws in racializing and criminalizing particular communities and cultures, with Professor David Olusoga OBE.

 

The University of Manchester School Governor Initiative

The University has one of the UK’s most extensive programmes of work with local state schools and colleges. In accordance with the University’s access and participation plan with the Office for Students, we deliver a School Governor Initiative that helps staff and alumni to find volunteering placements as governors in local schools.