Acknowledgement

The University of Glasgow acknowledges that during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it received some gifts and bequests from persons who may have benefitted from the proceeds of slavery. Income from such gifts and bequests has been used in supporting academic activity undertaken by the students and staff of the University.

This acknowledgement is not simply an apology for what has happened in the past but to recognise and raise awareness about how racial slavery and history of colonialism have led to University’s development and accumulation of wealth. Through this statement we reaffirm our commitment to reparative justice through actions designed to decolonise the curriculum.

This CoP and our community engagement values are a means of responding to our commitment to transform cultures.  As members of the CoP, we recognise the tensions and complexities of undertaking such work and have made the decision to attend to the actions through a consideration of what can be achieved by considering how to support staff and students within safe spaces, before considering how to develop future collaborative alliances. By alliances we mean spaces where staff and students can act together.