Writing and Publications
I write for academic, professional and sector audiences about equity, anti-racist practice, academic development, student and staff experience, and institutional change in higher education.
Featured book
How to Embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Business School: Beyond EDI through Anti-Racist and Decolonial Practice
Edited by Yaz Iyabo Osho | Edward Elgar Publishing | October 2026
Selected academic publications
Negotiated spaces: Black women academics’ experiences in UK universities
Peer-reviewed
Osho, Y. I. and Alormele, N. (2025). Higher Education, 89, 1387–1403. Co-authored with Naomi Alormele.
Selected sector writing
Reclaiming peer observation as a compassionate community practice
Sector writing
Wonkhe, 2026. With Katherine Mansfield and Richard Paterson.
How part-time lecturers can protect their professional identity
Sector writing
Times Higher Education, 2026. Co-authored with Dr Katherine Mansfield.
Five ways coaching can improve the university experience of Black students
Sector writing
Times Higher Education, 2025. Author: Yaz Osho.
How to support EDI work at departmental and institutional level
Sector writing
Times Higher Education, 2022.
Widening Participation and EntEd
Sector writing
Enterprise Educators UK, 2018. Author: Dr Yaz Iyabo Osho.
Earlier and selected work
Beyond Performance: A Cultural Enquiry into Major Events and Culture
Earlier work
King’s Cultural Institute, 2013.
‘Race’, Space and Social Action: The UK Riots 2011
Earlier work
Osho, I. Y. (2013). Teknokultura: Revista de Cultura Digital y Movimientos Sociales, 10(3), 643–666.
Writing themes
Equity
Anti-racist practice
Academic development
Student and staff experience
Institutional change
I welcome selected enquiries that connect with my research, writing and educational work, including media comment and interviews within my areas of expertise.