What do we mean by diversity, and how and why does this matter in the academy? 

We welcome researchers, managers and practitioners in academia to a conference on ‘Diversity in the academy: from concepts to measures’

REGISTRATION
The conference is free of charge, but registration is required. Click here to register: https://skjema.uhr.no/skjema/UHR012/ 
Deadline for registration: 26 October 2018

PROGRAMME
Part 1 of the conference will be held in English, Part 2 will be held in Norwegian. 

Part 1 – in English
• “The Unequal Academy: The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics” 
Talk by Professor Kalwant Bhopal, University of Birmingham
• Discussion: How can we learn from international experiences in Norway? 

Part 2 – in Norwegian
• Parallel workshops
• Debate: Internationalization, ethnic diversity and inclusion. What can be done? What do we need to know in order to act?

MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Visit our event page at kifinfo.no to see the full conference programme: http://kifinfo.no/en/diversity-academia-concepts-measures 

SOCIAL MEDIA
Please use the hashtag #DiverseAcademy in social media posts related to the conference.

ORGANIZERS
The Young Academy of Norway, the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research (the KIF Committee) and the Institute for Social Research.