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Koen Lamberts

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BooksHandbook of cognition
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Education Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
University of Birmingham
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Date of birth January 1,1964
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Koenraad Lamberts is a British/Belgian psychologist and academic. Since 2018, he has served as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. From 2014 to 2018, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York.

Sheffield students paid to the fight against racist language on campus

Feb 16,2020 10:05 am

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A University that 20 of our own students to challenge the language on the campus, one could see this as racist.

The University of Sheffield is to be Paid to cope with The Students , so-called "microaggressions," which he describes as "subtle, but offensive comments".

you will be trained to have "healthy conversations" on the prevention of racism on the campus and in student accommodation.

Vice-chancellor Koen Lamberts said, the initiative wants to "change the way people think about racism".

The Students will be £9 Paid . To cope with 34 per hour as a "race equality champions", between two and nine hours per week microaggressions "work" in the University.

These are described as comments or actions that may be unintentional, but the cause offence to a minority.

There are examples, what does it mean by micro aggression - such as:

Rather than about the control of people, the speech, the says University, it is "opening up a conversation".

It says that gender roles are created in response to demand from students, their training, How To help "to understand their colleagues, racism and its effects".

"We think it is important to be open and honest about racism," said Prof Lamberts.

A report last autumn by the Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that racism is a "common occurrence" for some students with cases of verbal abuse, physical attacks and racist material on the campus.

The equality watchdog, said that the universities want, to the extent of the problem, because they might fear it will damage their Reputation.



university of sheffield, racism, sheffield, students, universities, universities in the uk

Source of news: bbc.com

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