Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho
@yazosho.bsky.social
Academic | Coach | Consultant | Founder of GEMWA and BAC
Call for Contributions | Holding the Space: Black Scholarship Global Futures #blackacademics #cfp #conference open.substack.com/pub/yaz100/p...
Holding the Space 2026: Call for Submissions - Black Scholarship, Global Futures
Join us in 2026 to hold the space
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October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Call for Contributions | Holding the Space: Black Scholarship Global Futures #blackacademics #cfp #conference open.substack.com/pub/yaz100/p...
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The study is looking at:
🧭 The type of support (or lack of support) you’ve received
📈 How it’s impacted your career progression
🤝 Interpersonal and structural dynamics
💡 How things can be improved
Led by Dr Yaz Osho of U of Westminster. forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q for further information.
🧭 The type of support (or lack of support) you’ve received
📈 How it’s impacted your career progression
🤝 Interpersonal and structural dynamics
💡 How things can be improved
Led by Dr Yaz Osho of U of Westminster. forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q for further information.
May 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The study is looking at:
🧭 The type of support (or lack of support) you’ve received
📈 How it’s impacted your career progression
🤝 Interpersonal and structural dynamics
💡 How things can be improved
Led by Dr Yaz Osho of U of Westminster. forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q for further information.
🧭 The type of support (or lack of support) you’ve received
📈 How it’s impacted your career progression
🤝 Interpersonal and structural dynamics
💡 How things can be improved
Led by Dr Yaz Osho of U of Westminster. forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q for further information.
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As the race awarding gap grows, it’s more important than ever to open conversations about race between staff and students, say Yaz Osho and Danielle Chavrimootoo. Embedding anti-racist practices in your teaching can make a real difference – here’s how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...
Five ways to embed anti-racist pedagogy
With the race awarding gap widening, facilitating conversations about race between staff and students is crucial. Embedding anti-racist pedagogy in your classroom can pave the way – here’s how
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October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As the race awarding gap grows, it’s more important than ever to open conversations about race between staff and students, say Yaz Osho and Danielle Chavrimootoo. Embedding anti-racist practices in your teaching can make a real difference – here’s how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...
Is there such a thing as West Brixton? And is this Streatham? #brixton #southlondon
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Is there such a thing as West Brixton? And is this Streatham? #brixton #southlondon
Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...
Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars
Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are
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August 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...
Black academics, participate in a survey to share your experience of line management practices and relations in universities
Comment on:
🧭 Support received
📈 Impact on career progression
💡 Recommendations for improvements
The survey is anonymous forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q #Blackacademics #equity
Comment on:
🧭 Support received
📈 Impact on career progression
💡 Recommendations for improvements
The survey is anonymous forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q #Blackacademics #equity
May 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Black academics, participate in a survey to share your experience of line management practices and relations in universities
Comment on:
🧭 Support received
📈 Impact on career progression
💡 Recommendations for improvements
The survey is anonymous forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q #Blackacademics #equity
Comment on:
🧭 Support received
📈 Impact on career progression
💡 Recommendations for improvements
The survey is anonymous forms.office.com/e/88BFgaqm2q #Blackacademics #equity
Celebrating 4,000 accesses of: 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬' 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
We are furthering our research by engaging in interviews & focus groups with Black women academics. To participate, contact Dr Yaz Osho y.osho@westminster.ac.uk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We are furthering our research by engaging in interviews & focus groups with Black women academics. To participate, contact Dr Yaz Osho y.osho@westminster.ac.uk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Negotiated spaces: black women academics’ experiences in UK universities - Higher Education
A dearth of literature exists on Black women academics’ experience in UK universities. This lacunae in research mirrors the lived experiences of many Black women academics: feeling silenced whilst sim...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Celebrating 4,000 accesses of: 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬' 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
We are furthering our research by engaging in interviews & focus groups with Black women academics. To participate, contact Dr Yaz Osho y.osho@westminster.ac.uk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We are furthering our research by engaging in interviews & focus groups with Black women academics. To participate, contact Dr Yaz Osho y.osho@westminster.ac.uk
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Student Success | Listen: The Role of the Embedded Mental Health Counselor
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3DgoJgi
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3DgoJgi
Colleges address barriers to mental health with integrated services
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations.
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March 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Student Success | Listen: The Role of the Embedded Mental Health Counselor
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3DgoJgi
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3DgoJgi
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A story in three photos:
Establishment of Conflict
Establishment of Conflict
March 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A story in three photos:
Establishment of Conflict
Establishment of Conflict
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Persistence and completion rates are tied to enrollments, and working on the former offers a promising way forward in maintaining the latter. chroni.cl/43eFdA1
The Case for Inclusive Teaching
If we can’t recruit additional students, we need to make every effort to keep more of the ones we have.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Persistence and completion rates are tied to enrollments, and working on the former offers a promising way forward in maintaining the latter. chroni.cl/43eFdA1
How to spot charity shop treasures: your ultimate guide www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
How to spot charity shop treasures: your ultimate guide
People have been going on ‘charity shop crawls’ to discover hidden treasures amid the rising cost of living
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February 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
How to spot charity shop treasures: your ultimate guide www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
Rick Buckler, musician, 1955-2025 www.ft.com/content/4835...
Rick Buckler, musician, 1955-2025
The drummer propelled The Jam to the front of the British punk rock scene of the 1970s
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February 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Rick Buckler, musician, 1955-2025 www.ft.com/content/4835...
Looking forward to participating in #UNWomenUK #CSW69 in a few weeks. Let's continue the work on tackling gender inequity @unwomen.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Looking forward to participating in #UNWomenUK #CSW69 in a few weeks. Let's continue the work on tackling gender inequity @unwomen.bsky.social
How does Blacksky identify its users? Is there a list to join? #Blacksky ##Blueskynewbie
February 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
How does Blacksky identify its users? Is there a list to join? #Blacksky ##Blueskynewbie
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A professor despaired over students’ misuse of AI in writing. So she overhauled her approach — and says it has dramatically changed how they work, for the better. chroni.cl/41l3UcK
How to Encourage Students to Write Without AI
What happens when you let students decide what elements of their writing they want to improve?
chroni.cl
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A professor despaired over students’ misuse of AI in writing. So she overhauled her approach — and says it has dramatically changed how they work, for the better. chroni.cl/41l3UcK
Live episode of #Eastenders, let's see who fluffs their lines, hams it up, and who does fabulously
a woman says make it make sense while standing on a stage
ALT: a woman says make it make sense while standing on a stage
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February 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Live episode of #Eastenders, let's see who fluffs their lines, hams it up, and who does fabulously
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I made this starter pack for members of the Global Ethnic Majority Women of Academia group. Founded by @yazosho.bsky.social. Admin team: myself, @daniellech75.bsky.social, and @mslette.bsky.social. We are on several platforms such as www.linkedin.com/company/gemwa/
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February 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I made this starter pack for members of the Global Ethnic Majority Women of Academia group. Founded by @yazosho.bsky.social. Admin team: myself, @daniellech75.bsky.social, and @mslette.bsky.social. We are on several platforms such as www.linkedin.com/company/gemwa/
go.bsky.app/HaeH4Vv
go.bsky.app/HaeH4Vv
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op
As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits
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February 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Do your students find group work frustrating? This free guide from Lafayette College is here to help. chroni.cl/4hvlobw
Preventing Ghosting, Domination, and Other Group-Work Issues
Many students don’t like working in teams. A student guide from Lafayette College is here to help.
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January 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Do your students find group work frustrating? This free guide from Lafayette College is here to help. chroni.cl/4hvlobw
Anti-Racist leadership from the top: University executives challenging the status quo, www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/node/2352 #antiracism
Anti-Racist leadership from the top: University executives challenging the status quo
Webinar series hosted by The Race Institute at Leeds Trinity University and Universities UK.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Anti-Racist leadership from the top: University executives challenging the status quo, www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/node/2352 #antiracism
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Oh a time was had today! An insightful and inspiring conference that I was honoured to present my co-authored paper at! #ShiningBlackAcademics
January 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oh a time was had today! An insightful and inspiring conference that I was honoured to present my co-authored paper at! #ShiningBlackAcademics
Guest editorial: Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho - 'Racially minoritised women academics in the global academy'.
"While the terms to refer to BAME, BME, POC, and BIPOC evolve, the experiences of these groups ... remain largely the same". www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @yazosho.bsky.social #highered #DEI #GEM
"While the terms to refer to BAME, BME, POC, and BIPOC evolve, the experiences of these groups ... remain largely the same". www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @yazosho.bsky.social #highered #DEI #GEM
Guest editorial: Racially minoritised women academics in the global academy
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January 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Guest editorial: Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho - 'Racially minoritised women academics in the global academy'.
"While the terms to refer to BAME, BME, POC, and BIPOC evolve, the experiences of these groups ... remain largely the same". www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @yazosho.bsky.social #highered #DEI #GEM
"While the terms to refer to BAME, BME, POC, and BIPOC evolve, the experiences of these groups ... remain largely the same". www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @yazosho.bsky.social #highered #DEI #GEM
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Discover the University of Westminster's Academic Professional Development Fellowship Programme! Hear from APD Director Dr Yaz Osho @yazosho.bsky.social ky.social & Senior Lecturers Daniela de Silva & Gustavo R. Espinoza-Ramos about how CETI supports early-career academics vimeo.com/975057514?sh...
Academic Professional Ddevelopment Fellow Programme
Discover the University of Westminster's Academic Professional Development Fellowship Programme! This video showcases how the programme supports early-career…
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January 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Discover the University of Westminster's Academic Professional Development Fellowship Programme! Hear from APD Director Dr Yaz Osho @yazosho.bsky.social ky.social & Senior Lecturers Daniela de Silva & Gustavo R. Espinoza-Ramos about how CETI supports early-career academics vimeo.com/975057514?sh...
Decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education: the journey ahead: Teaching in Higher Education: Vol 30 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #decolonisation #decolonization
Decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education: the journey ahead
This Point of Departure ponders the question of decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education. In addressing this question, we, as scholars of color who work in the academy in the US and ...
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January 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Decolonizing assessment of learning in higher education: the journey ahead: Teaching in Higher Education: Vol 30 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #decolonisation #decolonization