Category: Series 1

Most modern organizations are familiar with the concept of unconscious bias training. In Episode 2, we join our host, and Newcastle University alumna, Claire Bailie.

Claire invites Dr Trevor James who is a social psychologist to discuss what unconscious bias is, how this bias shows itself in everyday learning interactions, whether it can really explain prejudice, and why so many organizations find the idea of unconscious bias training so tempting.  

For enquiries and suggestions for future episodes, please direct queries to Dr Trevor James @ trevor.james@ncl.ac.uk

EDI stands for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. But what exactly does diversity look like in Higher Education?

In Episode 1, ‘Diversity around the Table’ our host Dr Billie Moffat-Knox invites Drs Carla Chivers and Trevor James to discuss what diversity means to them and why we should value it.

Episode 1 also features two fantastic guest speakers from Durham University.

In Part 1, Professor Richard Crisp talks to us about key points he has learnt having studied diversity for decades as a social psychologist and explains why diversity is central to everything we do in Higher Education.

In Part 2, Dr Anthony Marcinko describes take home messages he has learnt having delivered diversity training to large organizations such as NASA. Join him as we discuss a recent CIA advertisement, designed to increase female representation, but instead might unintentionally fall under the umbrella of cultural appropriation.

For enquiries and suggestions for future episodes, please direct queries to Dr Trevor James @ trevor.james@ncl.ac.uk

Episodes were recorded remotely during Covid and may have poorer than usual sound quality.

“Equality on the Mind” is an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) podcast, hosted by Newcastle University’s School of Psychology 

Join us as we discuss all things Equality & Diversity related in Education – from gender neutral toilets to Black Lives Matter. 

Each episode is hosted by students on our Psychology EDI team, with a range of guest speakers on specialist topics.  

To get a taste of some of the episodes in season 1 we have put together a short trailer from some of our hosts. 

For enquiries and suggestions for future episodes, please direct queries to Dr Trevor James @ trevor.james@ncl.ac.uk 

Episodes were recorded remotely during Covid and may have poorer than usual sound quality.