Dr Ifeoma Elizabeth Dan-Ogosi

Initiatives & Leadership

Projects & Initiatives

Beyond her research and teaching, Dr Dan-Ogosi has founded and co-led transformative initiatives that are reshaping equity, inclusion, and representation in UK higher education.

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Founder

Transformative Multicultural Classroom (TMC) Model

Active

A pioneering pedagogical framework developed by Dr Dan-Ogosi that rejects the traditional 'banking model' of education in favour of teaching with students, not over them. Grounded in Ubuntu philosophy ('I am because we are') and the work of Freire, bell hooks, and Patricia Hill Collins, the TMC model creates brave spaces (not just safe spaces) where students' lived experiences, cultures, and histories are recognised as essential classroom content. It integrates critical and compassionate pedagogies, cultural safety, digital tools, and problem-based learning to achieve outcomes that consistently outperform sector norms.

First-sit pass rates of 98.8–100% across modules at UWE Bristol

Adopted in staff development at Southampton University; cited by colleagues nationally

Co-developed with digital integration: flipped classroom, welcome videos, Mentimeter, LEGO Serious Play

Draws on 15+ years of multicultural teaching practice across five UK universities

Inclusive EducationPedagogyCurriculum DesignCultural Competence
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Co-Chair

100 Black Professors Now Programme

UWE Bristol

Active

As Co-Chair of this national initiative at UWE Bristol, Dr Dan-Ogosi leads efforts to support, mentor, and elevate Black women academics on their pathway to professorship. The programme directly challenges the severe underrepresentation of Black women professors in UK higher education.

Actively mentors Black women academics at UWE Bristol

Co-leads institutional strategy on representation and equity

Contributes to a national movement for systemic change in academia

Advocates for structural reform in promotion and recognition processes

Equity & InclusionAcademic LeadershipMentorshipHigher Education
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Co-Founder

UWE Black Women's Higher Education Network

Active

Co-founded to create a dedicated professional home for Black women staff and students at UWE Bristol. The network provides a platform for peer support, collective advocacy, shared experience, and professional development, building community where institutional structures have historically fallen short.

Established a formal support network for Black women at UWE

Provides peer mentoring, networking, and professional development

Amplifies the voices of Black women within university governance

Fosters solidarity and collective action across departments

Community BuildingProfessional DevelopmentAdvocacyNetwork
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Founder

The Safe Space Initiative (SSI)

Ongoing

Connected. Supported. Thriving. The Safe Space Initiative (SSI) creates structured, confidential environments where Black women in academia can speak openly about lived experiences, challenges, and strategies, free from the institutional pressures that often silence these conversations. Born from lived experience at UWE Bristol, SSI is now adopted nationally by the Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN) as a legacy project.

Provides trauma-informed, confidential support spaces

Addresses the emotional labour and systemic barriers faced by Black women in HE

Complements formal institutional processes with peer-led support

Models best practice for psychological safety in academic settings

Safe SpaceWellbeingLived ExperiencePsychological Safety