Universities Scotland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RACE EQUALITY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Funding: Scottish Funding Council

Project Manager: Dr Simin Abrahams, Universities Scotland

Principal Author: Rowena Arshad OBE, University of Edinburgh

Research and writing assistance provided by:
Maariyah Masud Choudhry Amira Training and Consultancy
Luke Padfield Research Assistant, Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES)
Alan Bell Development Officer, Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES)
John Landon Consultant, formerly School of Education, University of Edinburgh

Race Equality Toolkit Advisory Group:

Chair: Professor Rao Bhamidimarri, Napier University

Members:
Chris Bradshaw, Paisley University
Roger Cook, Napier University
Gail Edwards, NUS Scotland
Maureen Fraser, Commission for Racial Equality
Aneela McKenna, University of Glasgow
Dr Lubna Nasir, University of Glasgow
Eileen Reid, Glasgow School of Art
Dr Chris Robinson, Director, Equality Forward
Anne Simpson, Strathclyde University
Simon Smith, University of Leeds
Liz Thomas, Higher Education Academy
Charles Welsh, Funding Council
Howard Wollman, Napier University

Dr Simin Abrahams, Universities Scotland
Una Bartley, Universities Scotland
Susannah Lane, Universities Scotland
Natalie Poyser Universities Scotland

Thanks are due to the following institutions for assistance and support in arranging focus groups or individual student interviews:
University of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow School of Art
Napier University
University of Paisley

Thanks are due to the following institutions for their assistance with the pilot phase:
University of Aberdeen - Co-ordinator Janine Chalmers
University of Glasgow - Co-ordinator Jane McAllister
Glasgow Caledonian University - Co-ordinator Bill Hughes
Napier University - Co-ordinator Lorna Fraser

Thanks are also extended to Dr Charles Juwah, Deputy Head of the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, The Robert Gordon University; Dr Fakhir Al-Naeme, Equality Forward; the SHEFC Learning and Teaching Committee; Dr Sally Brown; Professor Michael Anderson and the University of Edinburgh Equality and Diversity Committee, and Dr Andrew Wilson, Director, Professional Development, Loughborough University, for commenting on the draft; all the staff who submitted examples of positive practice on race equality from Scotland's Universities; and all the staff and students who agreed to be interviewed and helped to inform and shape this Toolkit.

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