Speakers

Professor Bugewa Apampa joined University of East London in July 2021 as Dean of the Office for Institutional Equity, with a remit to advance an inclusive, equitable, respectful and anti-racist environment for all. She has provided strategic oversight for institutional equity, with her responsibilities encompassing leading a programme of training, engagement and practice improvement activities to foster equity and promote success. In August 2023, she was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education & Experience at the University, with a remit to provide an empowering and socially-just education, anchored in an inclusive student experience and driven by health gain, compassion and belonging.

She is one of 61 Black (African/Caribbean, 2025) British female professors in the UK out of a total of 23,000 professors and was featured in Phenomenal Women- portraits of Black female professors in the UK in 2020. Her work has been recognised with awards such as the University of Kent Faculty of Science Teaching Prize (2012) and the University of Sussex Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award for outstanding and innovative undergraduate teaching (2017). In March 2021, the University Alliance named Bugewa as one of the Inspirational Women of the Alliance.