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Living Black at University Symposium

Wednesday 15th October 2025
LSE Students’ Union, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, 1 Sheffield St, London WC2A 2AP

Wednesday 15th October 2025

 

Register from 12pm and collect your event badge.

Informal networking over a light lunch (buffet style) with tea, coffee and soft drinks.

Carol Thomas, Chair of the Living Black at University Commission and CUBO DEI Lead

James Gregory & Sian Gardener, MRG

Jenny Shaw, HE External Engagement Director, Unite Students

Session Host:

Jenny Shaw, Higher Education External Engagement Director, Unite Students

Panel:

Megan Janasiewicz, Head of Residential Experience at the University of Nottingham

James Gregory & Sian Gardener, MRG

Debbie Afflu, International Social and Public Policy and Economics graduate, LSE

An opportunity to ask the panel and the commission your questions.

Workshop 1 - Working with Recruitment and Search Organisations to harness the best inclusivity strategy. James Gregory & Sian Gardiner, MRG

Workshop 2 - Belonging Beyond Survival: Thriving while Black in Higher Education

This topic moves the conversation beyond struggle narratives to focus on joy, empowerment, and self-definition. It speaks directly to lived experiences of Black students and staff, while inviting reflection on what it takes to thrive; emotionally, culturally, and professionally within university spaces.

Isaiah Fapuro, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, LSE

Workshops are repeated at 15:30

Carol Thomas

Kindly Sponsored by CampusLife

Join us at King George IV Pub for post-symposium networking drinks

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