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Education & Development
Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
The pushy South Asian parent is a stereotype you may have seen depicted in films and on the television but is it true? Devendra Kodwani reflects on his own experience as a parent.
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Education & Development
Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman
In this article, Rehana Awan shares her experiences of being a South Asian woman both inside and outside of the workplace.
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Education & Development
South Asian heritage as a facilitator for developing identity and community
What is South Asian heritage and how is it promoted through community? Manfusa Shams looks more at South Asian identity in this article.
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Education & Development
My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally
Priya Holland reflects on the importance of offering support to LGBTQI+ people and challenging unconscious bias.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
What is life like for young adult carers in South Asian families? This article shares the experiences of 16–24 year olds in England who provide unpaid care to relatives, balancing cultural expectations, education and their own wellbeing.
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Education & Development
‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds
Significant differences in the good pass awarding gap between White and Asian students studying in higher education are well documented. In our university context this good pass awarding gap significantly appears in the final level of study. Why is this and what can we do about it?
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History & The Arts
Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
In this film, a collaboration with The Open University, Larry gives an overview of his art practice describing how he became an artist and how he reaches his audiences across an ever-expanding platform of dynamic visual, sonic and digital media.
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Education & Development
Good hair: perceptions of racism
How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive.
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Money & Business
Stories from our Black students
During a research project into Black students’ experiences on a peer mentoring scheme, we interviewed four first-year students. During these interviews, they talked broadly about the challenges they faced in balancing their lives and their study at The Open University.
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Society, Politics & Law
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
The following learning is from the Geography strand in The Open University level 1 module D113 ‘Global challenges: social science in action’.
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Education & Development
Data analysis and interpretation
This article focuses on the process of analysing research data from a perspective that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It offers some pointers to researchers in any field.
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Education & Development
Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Involving participants in research is asking them to share their stories. In this article, Mel Green looks at what is done with these stories once they become public, with the help of Jennifer Douglas.