Emmanuel, Myrtle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-9751 (2025) Reclaiming our roots in Higher Education: a call for policy development to address hair-based discrimination in UK educational institutions. British Educational Research Association (BERA), United Kingdom.

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Abstract

This opinion piece uncovers the widespread issue of hair-based discrimination in UK higher education, showing how it disproportionately affects Black students and staff. As Academic Race Equity Leader at the University of Greenwich, Dr. Myrtle Emmanuel draws on her deep expertise in race-equality policy to demand comprehensive institutional reform. She pinpoints critical policy gaps, offers tailored recommendations for UK universities, and frames hair discrimination within the larger context of institutional racism and cultural identity. Emmanuel insists that explicit legal safeguards against hair-based bias are vital to achieving genuinely inclusive academic environments.

Item Type:	Other
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hair-based discrimination
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Management and Marketing
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Last Modified:	13 May 2025 10:40
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50415

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