William Ackah & Jacqueline Darkwa 
The Black PhD Experience [EPUB ebook] 
Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia

Foreword – Jason Arday and Wayne A. Mitchell

Introduction: Black Ph D Journeys in Context – William Ackah

Part 1: The ‘Weighted’, Waiting Game: Being Black and Applying To Do a Ph D – Wayne A. Mitchell

1. Underrepresented and Undervalued: My Reflections on School, University and the Doctoral Application Process – Sophie Martin

2. Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: Getting into a Ph D Programme – Katty Wadda

3. What I Wish I Knew: Deciding on when to Pursue the Ph D – Esther Osarfo-Mensah

4. The Long and Winding Road: Tackling Barriers and Prejudice on the Journey to Ph D Study – Sigourney Bonner

5. Ignorance Is Not Bliss: What Every Potential Black Ph D Science Student Needs to Know – Jason Amartey

6. Being One of the Few Among the Many: My Journey to the Ph D Starting Point – Nina Higson-Sweeney

7. Making the Garments Fit: Transitions to a Better Place – Dwaynica Greaves

Reflections on Part 1 and Prompts for Action – Wayne A. Mitchell

Part 2: Being Black Is Not an Optional Luxury! Struggles for Rights and Recognition in the White Academic Space – Madina Wane

8. Studying While Black: Reflections on Researching Blackness in White Space – Alanah Mortlock

9. Through, Around or Over the Gate? Navigating Academia from a Black Muslim Woman’s Perspective – Amira Samatar

10. Fighting the Power: Challenging Institutional Discrimination – A Personal Perspective – Hanna Akalu

11. The Missing Ones

Reflections on Part 2 and Prompts for Action – Madina Wane

Part 3: For Us, by Us: Finding One Another Amid the Storm – Jacqueline Darkwa

12. That Ain’t It, So We’ll Create It: Supporting Black Students When and Where Our Institutions Fail – De-Shaine Murray

13. Finding the Black Immunologists in a Pandemic – Madina Wane

14. In the Meantime: Creating Change Through Community – Paulette Williams

15. Networks, Networking and Finding My Place in the Academic Space – Deyl Djama

16. #Black In The Ivory: Social Media as a Tool for Racial Healing – Louisa Brotherson

17. Unravelling the Tapestry of Unspoken Rules: Living with Being Different in the Academic Space – Mary Agyapong

18. Making Space for Black Voices and Black Visions: The Formation and Work of the African Diaspora Postgraduate Network – William Ackah

Reflections on Part 3 and Prompts for Action – Jacqueline Darkwa

Part 4: Academic Support: The Right Thing, in the Right Place, at the Right Time – De-Shaine Murray

19. Reaching Beyond the Horizon: Being Inspired to Succeed Against the Odds – Simone Webb

20. In and Out of Prison: My Personal Research Journey of Being a Black Woman, Researching Black Women – Angela Charles

21. Not in This Alone: Being Supported to Break Down Barriers to Ph D Success – Peggy Warren

22. When Seasons Change: Dealing with a Change in my Situation While Studying for a Ph D – Rees Johnson

23. Believing That the Impossible Is Possible: My Story of Being Supported to Succeed – Clíona Kelly

Reflections on Part 4 and prompts for Action – De-Shaine Murray

Part 5: Reflections at the Completion of the Ph D Journey – Madina Wane

24. What It Means To Be the First: My Journey from Windrush to Ph D – Julia Morris

25. Why the ‘P’ in Ph D Stands for (Black) Power – April-Louise Pennant

26. (Un)Making the Imposter Syndrome – Barbara Adewumi

27. I Came All This Way for This?! An International Student’s Experience of UK Higher Education – Anon

Reflections on Part 5 and Prompts for Action – Madina Wane

Conclusion and Recommendations – De-Shaine Murray

Our Ancestor’s Wildest Dreams … (Fictionalisation) – Jacqueline Darkwa

Afterword: For Our Community – De-Shaine Murray

Madina Wane is a research scientist working on vaccine development within the biotechnology industry and the co-founder of non-profit organisation, Black In Immuno.