Re-examine Western universities’ pasts, but not their academic values

University curricula cannot be decolonised unless research is, too

We need knowledge and content that go beyond the Western world to design a meaningful decolonised, research-led curriculum, says Masi Noor

By Masi Noor

15 July

New IoE director wants institute to lead decolonisation agenda

Li Wei also expresses concern about state of modern language teaching in UK

By Anna McKie

12 July

The Cecil Rhodes statue at the University of Oxford has become emblematic of the struggle against colonial thought and structural racism in the UK

To ‘decolonise’ education, we need to ask different questions

Universities often reproduce colonial logics by exploiting, commodifying and diluting the very ‘thing’ that was to set us free, says Manvir Grewal

By Manvir Grewal

9 March

Montage of famous people with close up of money behind them.

The long road to decolonisation still has miles to travel

The impact of the Black Lives Matter movement has raised urgent issues for universities about who should be taught what – and how. After 40 years of pushing to widen the range of voices taught on literature courses, Lyn Innes still sees much to be done that is crucial for students of all races

By Lyn Innes

10 December

Re-examine Western universities’ pasts, but not their academic values

A commitment to truth based on scientific evidence and academic freedom is more necessary than ever, say Philip Altbach and Jamil Salmi

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University curricula cannot be decolonised unless research is, too

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Re-examine Western universities’ pasts, but not their academic values

A commitment to truth based on scientific evidence and academic freedom is more necessary than ever, say Philip Altbach and Jamil Salmi

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University curricula cannot be decolonised unless research is, too

New IoE director wants institute to lead decolonisation agenda

To ‘decolonise’ education, we need to ask different questions

The long road to decolonisation still has miles to travel

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