Their Stories: My (gay) academic life: from Thatcher to Johnson: politics, academia and the (ongoing) battle for equality
4 February 2020, 12.30 PM - 4 February 2020, 1.30 PM
Dr Mike McBeth (University of Bristol)
Room 3.10, Senate House, Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TH
Hosted by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team
Dr Mike McBeth explores the journey to becoming an academic from a non-traditional background and reflects on the importance of support, pride and openness. The focus will be on the challenges faced by a working-class, northern, gay man in academia and the opportunities to integrate activism and promote equality in higher education.
Contact information
Please address all enquiries to diversity-inclusion@bristol.ac.uk.