The Black Excellence Network

To warm you up this Tuesday morning Manchester, we have the next in our series of spotlights on the award nominees for the Manchester Young Talent Award Ceremony (taking place on Nov 4th). Full details: manchesteryoungtalentawards.co.uk/2022-shortlist #MYTA22 #Manchester

Amazing talk from George Obolo! "Society has become a commentator incubator- be a reformer not a referee " @GeorgeGG28 #TEDxBath

Well done to our A-Level students who are receiving their results today! We wish you the best of luck and we are super proud of your grades and offers 🥳 #resultsday #AlevelResultsDay2022 #resultsday2022

Meet George Obolo, medical student and co-founder of The Black Excellence Network @BlackExcelNet. We spoke to him about Manchester, mentoring and his mission to open up higher education for more Black students.

Sign up as a mentor here tally.so/r/wQk5lm and join our award winning black-owned social enterprise today! #blackexcellence #blackexcellencenetwork #mentorship #blackstudents #blackstudent #education #educationalinequalities #highereducation #ucas #blackstudentsmatter

Last year, our scheme had over 100 mentors from universities such as Oxbridge, Imperial, Manchester, Warwick, York and more! Mentors also came from a range of subject areas including Medicine, Law, PPE and Economics… just to name a few!

🚨CALLING BLACK UK UNDERGRADUATES🚨

George: Creating services is only half the job, communicating it and publicising it, especially to Gen Z students is where the real work starts #amosshe2022

Oyinda: Pass the mic to your under represented communities 🎤 #amosshe2022

Informative #StudentPanel at @amosshe_uk #AMOSSHE22 with students from #York @UniversityLeeds @OfficialUoM 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #SenseofBelonging #PeopleNotNumbers #PrinciplesAboveMethods ✅ @BlackExcelNet

@BlackExcelNet at @amosshe_uk to #StudentServices - move away from one size fits all; understand the students world; representation in student services

Great thread. Some of these gems are not exclusive to masters students so don’t scroll past 👍🏾

Did someone say FREE PIZZA?? Join us on Tuesday 24th May for our Black Student Collective Launch Event... sign up - …ackstudentnetworking.eventbrite.co.uk @FBMH_DocAcad @FBMH_UoM @BlackExcelNet

And finally, the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award goes to George Obolo with The Black Excellence Network. Congratulations!🏆🌟 @GeorgeGG28 @BlackExcelNet @Medicine_UoM @UoMEandD @FBMH_SR @FBMH_UoM #MaDAwards

Meet George Obolo (@GeorgeGG28) George is a @Medicine_UoM student who's co-founded @BlackExcelNet. He organises a range of events that engage the public, aiming to increase the participation of black students in top universities and careers in the UK. #OurEngagingPeople

Join us at our in person Civil Service Insight Event in partnership with @educationgovuk ! Do you want to make a difference to peoples lives ? This event is for you so don’t miss out and sign up. 20th May @ Manchester Dept. of Education office from 15:30 to 17:30

Life is never smooth sailing or a straight line. There will always be unexpected twists and turns but try to enjoy it

This is why you should focus on yourself. It’s all a matter of timing. #morningmotivation Image: @MonkPhilosophy

Happy Easter everyone ❤️