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Uduak Emmanuel Archibong MBE is a Professor of Diversity and Director of the Centre for Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Bradford. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and a Fellow of the West African College of Nursing
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This event will set into sharp focus the importance of learning about black history and Britain’s colonial past.
People will look at this and see hope. It is about changing perceptions of what a professor looks like and creating role models for future generations.
The Phenomenal Women exhibition showcases the hard work, resilience and success of black female professors in the UK.
I am delighted. Words cannot express how proud I am to be included in such distinguished company.
Winning those awards meant a lot to me, mainly because at the time there was a real perception that nursing was for people who did not get the grades to go to university.
It was expensive to train to do anything else but I got scholarships all the way through school, and received funding to do my training.
IN 2015, I founded Affiong Etuk foundation for inclusive health and it was necessary because my mum, being a nurse, practiced in the 60s/70s/80s and then I took after her.
I have trained at least 7, 500 people; I run town halls, gather people in a stadium and just tell them about Dementia and its symptoms. I am also teaching people to utilise the residual memory of patients for public good.
If this became a seminal part of the national curriculum and other community and educational settings across the country, then it would mean we are not only able to create more understanding in society, but we would be able to tackle racism and division more effectively.
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