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RACE Consultancy

Research projects

Commissioning research is an ideal way to gain insight into the challenges faced by staff, students or service users.

It is incredibly hard for people from the global majority to express their experiences of marginalisation within an organisation. Yet their perspectives are essential for creating an equitable environment.

Exploring sensitive issues through the lens of a race expert can empower organisations committed to dismantling systemic barriers.

Example Project

Academic support

Students from global majority backgrounds are overrepresented in UK higher education. However, they experience lower levels of satisfaction and often rely on external support networks to succeed educationally.

RACE Consultancy offers culturally sensitive external support for global majority students, enabling them to achieve and enjoy their educational journeys. Postgraduates can flourish with guidance from an educator with both academic knowledge and lived experience of race in education.

Services include PhD supervision, academic mentoring, thesis editing, proof reading and external examiner services.

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Community engagement

RACE Consultancy is a community organisation committed to improving the education and employment experiences of people from the global majority.

Organisations with a social justice agenda sometimes struggle to engage meaningfully with marginalised communities.

RACE Consultancy bridges that gap by undertaking collaborative projects with educators, employers and communities. Community engagement activities also include delivering talks at events, conferences and seminars.

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Education & training

Educating and training staff or students to recognise racism in its subtle, everyday forms, is an important step towards challenging inequity and developing racial literacy.

Dr Arbouin develops resources and delivers training to enhance Racial Literacy, Anti-Racism, Decolonising the Curriculum and Black History Month. She breaks down the most complex ideas and conveys them in a straightforward way. Her friendly and sensitive approach creates a safe space, where learners from all backgrounds can improve their understandings and analyse their own lived experiences of race and racism.

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Testimonials

  • ‘Dr Arbouin ... was professional and delivered high-quality reports and presentations, enabling us to enhance our relationship with schools ... We wholeheartedly recommend RACE Consultancy'

    (Sherilyn Pereira, Interim Deputy Director, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University).

  • ‘Amanda was a great supervisor! At the beginning of my PhD, I was very unsure of myself and then I met Amanda. She was so easy to work with and very understanding of my concerns. It was a pleasure to work with her and we developed a great relationship that has lasted to this day. I really appreciate Amanda’s warmth, dedication and hard work and I know she brings these qualities to everything she does’

    (Dr Cath Williams, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham)

  • 'Amanda has spoken at … events … including 'Women Against Racism' and 'Race, Class and Gender in the 21st Century'. Amanda is an expert in the field of anti-racist work in higher education and is a knowledgeable and engaging speaker I can highly recommend'

    (Sonia Long, New Rose Ltd, Social Enterprise)

  • ‘… Amanda … has … a genuine desire to improve the life choices of others … the work she has completed with marginalised groups has changed practice and policy in settings and helped to provide better opportunities for others … She has a positive can-do attitude [and is] a joy to work with … she brings a wealth of skills and experiences and will work hard to support the achievement of goals and projects in every way she can’

    (Dr Sacha Mason, Associate Dean for Research, Bishop Grosseteste University)