This website has been produced by the Decolonisation Special Interest Group, part of Bristol Medical School’s (BMS) Medical Anti-Racism Taskforce (MART). The remit of this group was to help support decolonisation efforts within BMS, with the development of a framework to prompt thinking around decolonisation and a collection of resources designed to support staff to educate themselves on how decolonisation applies to their field.
In early 2021 educators across the school were surveyed about their views on decolonisation. The response was overwhelmingly positive – with educators expressing a need for decolonisation, citing examples of work that was already undergoing proactively, and requesting a framework to guide decolonisation activities.
In response, members from across the Bristol medical school and other parts of the university have worked together to produce this website.
Contact
Support, peer review, student feedback and discourse are crucial aspects of the decolonisation process. Our aim is to develop a sustainable community and network of educators and students. Please do visit the Microsoft Teams channel below:
Decolonisation activities in the wider university are being coordinated by a number of other groups within the university. You may be interested in contacting
- UoB Medical Anti-Racism Taskforce
- UoB BMS EDI committee
- UoB Centre for Health Science Education
- Bristol Institiute of Learning and Technology
- UoB Faculty of Health Sciences Technology Enhanced Learning Team
- UoB Decolonisation Group
For qestions about this site or its content please contact:
- Gibran Hemani g.hemani@bristol.ac.uk
- Joseph Hartland jo.hartland@bristol.ac.uk
- Imogen Debbonaire imogen.debbonaire@bristol.ac.uk
Acknowledgements
The immediate team developing this site involves
- Kimberly Bruce
- Stanley Buffonge
- Imogen Debbonaire
- James Dodd
- Judith Fox
- Joseph Hartland
- Gibran Hemani
- Richard Kielb
- Caroline McKinnon
- Annie Noble-Denny
- Sarah Quin
- Kaitlin Wade
- Hannah Wainman
- Jane Williams
- Luisa Zuccolo
Substantial input has also been received from
- Khadija Meghrawi on behalf of BAME MSG
- Elspeth Van Veeren
- Lauren Hutfield
- Patrick Kehoe
- Steve Jennings
- Clare Horscroft