WATCH: Inclusion Leadership RIG Event June 2025

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The Inclusion Leadership Research Interest Group hosted an event on Thursday 19th June 2025, entitled ‘The Depathologising University’.

The RIG’s Co-Convenors, Dr Beth HolmesDr Wendy Conrad and Dr Donnie Adams, were joined by guest speaker, Professor Dan Goodley, Professor of Disability Studies and Education in the University of Sheffield’s School of Education, who discussed his work in the field of Critical Disability Studies, and the ways in which academics, researchers and research professional colleagues are depathologising the disablist and ableist university.

If you missed this event or would like a recap, you can now watch it in full below.

Our thanks to the Inclusion Leadership RIG Co-Convenors for arranging this event, to our brilliant speaker, Professor Dan Goodley, for his stimulating presentation, and to everyone who joined us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Useful links:

Supporting the careers of disabled researchers

Anti-ableist resources for people working in the university