Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change is a direct response to the calls to action and progression in developing and practising anti-racism across the higher education (HE) sector. HE as a sector and universities play a significant role in advancing society, providing opportunities for people and communities to be liberated and successful through education. Universities hold an intrinsic role in local and national communities and play a significant role in bringing diverse talent to different areas of the United Kingdom (UK). The conception of this book came through the collective action with racialised people of colour who continue to live through, witness, see, hear and be exposed to all forms of racism, from covert exclusion to barriers in career progression and through to the widening degree-awarding gap and cultures that prevent university staff and students from being successful and having the same opportunities as their White counterparts in HE.

After a call for interest on social media, Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and student experts (by their professional and/or personal experiences) were invited to participate in contributing ideas, support and chapters to this action guide to facilitate, critically challenge and enable HE institutions to start a sustainable and authentic anti-racist journey. This book actively and constructively serves to disrupt the HE sector and systems through collective, participatory and intersectional evidencebased issues and solutions. When advocating for constructive disruption, we conceptualise that disruption is simply defined as a break or interruption in a normal course or process. We live in a society where racism is normalised, and any act of calling out race inequalities in different spaces is a form of disruption.