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Decolonised Transformations

Confronting the University of Edinburgh’s History and Legacies of Enslavement and Colonialism. 

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Appendices

Supplementary sections related to the review.

Appendix 1: Slavery, Colonialism and Philanthropy at the University of Edinburgh, by Simon Buck (2.17 MB / PDF)

Appendix 2: The University of Edinburgh, Theories of Race and Civilisation, and British Imperialism, by Ian Stewart (628.98 KB / PDF)

Appendix 3: The University of Edinburgh and the Question of Palestine: Balfour’s Imperial Legacy and its Afterlife, by Nicola Perugini and Shaira Vadasaria (8.64 MB / PDF)

Appendix 4: Supplemental Student and Staff Data at the University of Edinburgh 2018 to 2023, by Obasanjo Bolarinwa (1.9 MB / PDF)

Appendix 5: Full Report of the Questionnaire Studies, by Yarong Xie (2.08 MB / PDF)

Appendix 6: Research and Engagement Working Group Community Engagement: Restitution and the Anatomy Museumby Nicola Frith (252.54 KB / PDF)

Appendix 7: Summary Paper: Public Consultation on the Need for a Research and Community Centre for the Study of Racisms, Colonialism and Anti-Black Violence, by Samantha Likonde (962.4 KB / PDF)

Appendix 8: Reparatory Justice Recommendations and Action Plan, by Nicola Frith, Samantha Likonde and the REWG (260.38 KB / PDF)

The Policy Group of the University of Edinburgh’s Race Review Final Report May 2025 (1.53 MB / PDF)

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