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Josephine Gabi
Josephine Gabi (She/Her/Hers) is a Reader (Associate Professor) at Manchester Metropolitan University, a Recognised Leader in Advising (RLA) with UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). Her work focuses on personal tutoring and academic advising, with a particular interest in the possibilities of liberatory relational encounters.
2 pieces
Newest first, since August 2026
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Student support isn’t neutral – it can protect institutions as much as students
Lisa Appleyard-Keeling and Josephine Gabi argue that student support is often treated as an unquestioned good, and that the real job is changing institutions rather than students
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Calling in meaningful dialogue about ethnicity in higher education
To address the very real inequalities in higher education we need to “call in” meaningful conversations rather than “call out” problematic behavior. Josephine Gabi and Sarah de Sousa explain.
With Sarah de Sousa