Decolonisation in higher education

Advice on decolonising the curriculum across different disciplines and unpicking the impact of colonial and Western power structures on higher education and models of teaching and learning. These resources aim to help academics enrich education and scholarship through decolonisation, bringing in previously overlooked knowledge and voices and challenging long accepted norms within higher education.

By Eliza.Compton, 27 March, 2025

What trauma-informed practice is not

Illustration of head jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing
Before trauma-informed care can be the norm across all areas of the university, academic and professional staff need to understand what it is. Here, three academics debunk myths and demystify best practice
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 11 March, 2025

What matters to students’ sense of belonging?

Students sitting together in a library
Using an intersectional and decolonial lens and fostering the formation of a discipline-specific identity are some of the ways to make belonging the cornerstone, rather than merely an outcome, of higher education EDI initiatives
By Eliza.Compton, 12 December, 2024

Truth is necessary for reconciliation

Causeway of Williston Lake in British Columbia
Good intentions and generalisations can harm reconciliation in the classroom and academy, writes Daniel Sims
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4minutes
Decolonisation in higher education