The acronym ‘BAME’ (and BME) is commonplace within UK and is a broad term to identify staff and students who self-identify as an ethnicity other than White. We recognise that the term is not without some inherent problems. We only use it here for self-identification purposes, we recognised that it should not be used to replace the distinct ethnic identities that are present in each group. We understand, for example, the need to differentiate the diverse experiences and challenges faced by different ethnic and racial groups, not only for staff and student from the UK, but also those from abroad.

We recommend reading this article by Dr Foluke Adebisi (University of Bristol).