Journalist Angela Saini will discuss her book Superior: The Return of Race Science at the event The legacy of scientific racism – and how we tackle it: in conversation with Angela Saini. It will be hosted by Val Watson and Dr Maria Augusta Arruda – the outgoing and incoming Chairs of the BME Staff Network.

Angela Saini is an independent British science journalist and author. She presents radio and television programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist, National Geographic and Wired. She has won a number of national and international journalism awards.

The discussion will examine how science has been used to further the racist ideologies of the far right from the 1600s to the present day. There will be a focus of the role that race science has played in the context of the current global Black Lives Matter protests.

This event is open to all and will run online on Tuesday 23 June at 5pm on Microsoft Teams. It can be viewed in the Teams app or on a browser. Bookmark this page and click the link below on the day to access the event live. You will find the event here.