What does inclusive education look like in practice?
As Neurodiversity Celebration Week begins, we are sharing a one minute campus reflection from Professor Karen Petrie, Vice-Principal (Science, Engineering and Business) at the University of Dundee, recorded as part of our British Council funded project exploring inclusive and accessible practice in higher education.
In this thoughtful moment, Professor Petrie offers a powerful reflection on how universities can build learning environments where neurodiversity is recognised, valued, and supported.
Inclusion grows through everyday actions, thoughtful leadership, and communities that recognise different ways of thinking, learning, and experiencing the world.
The recording was filmed on campus by James Duncan, whose care and attention helped create a welcoming and accessible filming environment.
This reflection sits within a wider initiative, Inclusive Futures: Voices for Change, developed and coordinated by Dr Ying Wu in collaboration with DUSA – Dundee University Students’ Association. The initiative brings together students, staff, and guests from international backgrounds, including interdisciplinary and cross-sector voices from education, research, charities, and professional and community organisations.
Together, these conversations celebrate the insight, creativity, and leadership that emerge when diverse perspectives come together.
If this reflection resonates with you, we would love to hear your thoughts. What does inclusive practice look like in your own learning or teaching environments?
Grateful to colleagues involved in this work:
Dr Seemab Farooqi, Principal Investigator
Tánaiste Custance, DUSA President and Invited Project Team Collaborator
Liam Brown, PhD Researcher and Invited Project Team Collaborator
James Duncan, Project Consultant and On-Campus Filming
“I would not be here if I hadn’t had adjustments”
“I would not be here if I hadn’t had adjustments.”
A simple but powerful reminder of why inclusive practice matters in education.
Following Monday’s post for Neurodiversity Celebration Week, I’m sharing a short highlight from our conversation with Professor Karen Petrie.
In this reflection, Karen shares her experience as a dyslexic student with mild dyspraxia, and how the right support made success possible.
Her perspective is a powerful reminder.
Inclusive education means recognising individual strengths and creating environments where all students can thrive.
This conversation is part of our British Council funded project, developed with DUSA – Dundee University Students’ Association, bringing together student and staff voices on inclusive and accessible practice.
Clip edited by me as part of our wider Inclusive Futures: Voices for Change series.
Series developed by Dr Ying Wu
Co-hosted with Tánaiste Custance (DUSA President) and Liam Brown (PhD Researcher)
Part of a British Council funded project led by Dr Seemab Farooqi (Principal Investigator) and Dr Ying Wu (Co-Investigator)
Originally shared on LinkedIn.
