Staff and students are invited to a conference on encouraging applications, promoting equality and other work being carried out with ethnic minorities at the University, being held next week at Selwyn College.

The conference, organised by the Race Equality Action Group (REAG) and the Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications (GEEMA), will include a number of presentations and a panel discussion.

Both organisations are also keen to consult members of the University about how they can extend their activities and profile.

Speakers on the panel and their presentations will include:

  • Professor John Bell, Chair of the Joint Committee on Academic Performance
    “Findings of the Ethnic Minority Student Attainment Survey”.
  • Mel Rouse, GEEMA Coordinator
    “Updates on the Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications”
  • Junior Juma-Penge, Chair of the Black Students Caucus
    Kaunain Nurani, Anti-Racism Officer
    “Cambridge University Students' Union updates”
  • Huen Swee Kim, Equality & Diversity Projects Officer and Secretary to REAG
    “The Staff Race Equality Survey”
  • Linda Brooklyn, Personnel & Workforce Development Manager, Fitzwilliam Museum
    “Diversity Champions at the Fitzwilliam Museum”

Question for the panel should be emailed in advance to Mel Rouse at mhr27@cam.ac.uk by 25 February. Questions from those unable to attend are very welcome, and a summary of the answer can be supplied in writing.

The GEEMA/REAG conference will take place on 27 February at Selwyn College. It will begin with a buffet lunch at 12:30pm and will finish at 4:00. All University and College staff, as well as students, are invited to attend, though places need to be booked, by contacting Mel Rouse.

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