Black Sister Network | Black British Academics - Part 3

Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment Event: Meet Pauline Shabani

Dr Deborah Gabriel Black Sister Network, Events 1st September 20168th March 2022media industry, race and ethnicity, racial microagressions, women of colour in higher education

Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment Event: Meet Pauline Shabani

In my role as a full-time academic it’s not often that I get to hear how my former students are doing. So I’m delighted that Pauline Shabani, a former dissertation student of mine from Bournemouth University will not only be attending our upcoming event, but is presenting her amazing dissertation . Read more

Where do all the Black female STEM graduates go?

Dr Elizabeth Opara Black Sister Network 18th June 201510th March 2022black STEM academics, black women scientists, STEM

Where do all the Black female STEM graduates go?

Why am I the only Black female STEM academic (Associate Professor) in my faculty and why are there such a paucity of Black women in academic STEM careers? Read more

Dr Shirley Thompson’s Nanny of the Maroons opera continues to diversify classical music performance

Dr Deborah Gabriel Black Sister Network 13th June 201510th March 2022classical music. dr shirley thompson, music activism, opera

Dr Shirley Thompson’s Nanny of the Maroons opera continues to diversify classical music performance

Black British Academics Patron Dr Shirley Thompson continues to live up to her reputation as a cultural activist with her latest opera: Sacred Mountain: Incidents in the Life of Queen Nanny of the Maroons in Euston, London as part of the Tête-à-Tête Contemporary Opera Festival. Read more