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Content advisory note: This video contains discussions related to racial inequality and historical events that some may find upsetting.

The University of Edinburgh published its Race Review in July 2025. The academically-led review explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.

The University will look to act upon the Review’s recommendations, and build on our work to address these injustices through continued collaboration with our students, staff, alumni and wider communities.

Find out more about our Review of Race and History: https://www.ed.ac.uk/about/race-review

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The publication of the University’s Race Review is a significant moment in this ancient institution’s willingness and determination to learn from and repair its past, as well as its present, in order to shape its future.

An academically-led examination of the University’s historic links to slavery and racism, it is thought to be one of the most ambitious, wide-ranging and sustained consultations of its kind and is the result of more than four years of dedicated research, community engagement and collaboration.

It has brought to light important, confronting and often uncomfortable accounts of our historical ties to slavery and colonialism, the legacy of racist teachings and ideologies, and current challenges we face around race and inclusion.

The University has set out a series of immediate reparatory actions and long-term commitments, recognising that sustained and meaningful change requires time, transparency and ongoing engagement with our whole community.

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This video gives the opportunity to hear from some of the members of the University community who have been involved. Featuring in order of appearance:

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Edinburgh
The Late Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, Chair of the Race Review Steering Group
Professor Tommy Curry, Co-Chair of the Race Review Research and Engagement Working Group
Dr Nicola Frith, Co-Chair of the Race Review Research and Engagement Working Group
Chris Cox, Vice-Principal Philanthropy and Advancement, and Executive Director of Development and Alumni
Fiona McClement, University Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion