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This report is based on qualitative research conducted at the University of Bradford (UoB) during the Summer and Autumn of 2024. The project sought to explore the perceptions and experiences of Muslim staff and students in the Academy. The researchers undertook a total of 30 semi-structured interviews via Microsoft Teams with Muslim students (UG, PGT and PGR) and staff (academics and those occupying professional services roles) in order to address the following questions:
1. What are the perceptions and experiences of Muslim students and staff of studying/working in the Academy?
2. Do they feel a sense of belonging on campus and that their Muslim identities are adequately accommodated?
3. What is the efficacy of institutional interventions (policy, structures, EDI initiatives) for tackling prejudice and discrimination?
4. To what extent are current mechanisms for reporting instances of Islamophobia effective?
An important caveat to note is that whilst the study sample was based at the UoB at the time of the research, their perceptions and experiences were not always necessarily in relation to their time at UoB and, indeed, at times, related to their experiences at previous institutions as well as their general viewpoints of the sector overall. This research produced a range of findings, some of which are perhaps more unusual and distinctive than others. I
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Alam Y and Chaudry I (2025) Countering Islamophobia on Campus. Bradford : The Aziz Foundation and the University of Bradford.
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