Event Details

Mind the Gap is a powerful, award-winning feature film written, produced and directed by Ricardo Barker (Leeds Trinity University). Attend a screening, live Q&A and interactive workshop.

Mind the Gap is a powerful, award‑winning feature film written, produced and directed by Ricardo Barker (Leeds Trinity University).

Through a compelling and reflective narrative, the film explores the often‑overlooked impact of unconscious bias in higher education and its role in shaping differential outcomes.

Lancaster University and Manchester Metropolitan University, in collaboration with their Students' Unions, warmly invite you to a co‑hosted live screening of the film, followed by a Q&A with its Director, Ricardo Barker, alongside students involved in the film’s production. This cross‑institutional event is open to colleagues from across the UK higher education sector.

While we encourage you to attend in person for the full programme, we are pleased to offer online access to the film screening and Q&A sections of the programme for colleagues and invited students from Lancaster University and Manchester Metropolitan University only. Please note, the interactive workshop is in‑person only.

Event details

In‑person attendance

Colleagues from across the UK higher education sector are invited to attend in-person.

Please book your in-person place through Eventbrite.

Venue: Lancaster University, Bailrigg Campus

Arrival and registration: The Bow, Bowland Common Room

Film screening: Take 2 Cinema, Bowland Main Lecture Theatre

Online attendance

Please note that online access is restricted to Lancaster University and Manchester Metropolitan University colleagues only, and that the interactive workshop is only available to those attending in‑person.

Please book your online place through Libcal.

Film screening: Time restricted link to the film will be shared before the event

Q&A panel: Live via Microsoft Teams.

Who should attend

• Academic and professional services staff interested in student outcomes, equity and inclusion
• Colleagues involved in teaching, assessment, curriculum design or student support
• EDI practitioners, academic leaders and policy‑makers
• Researchers and practitioners seeking space for reflection, dialogue and practical insight
• Student representatives from Lancaster and Manchester Metropolitan Universities Students' Unions.

Indicative Programme

9.30am – Arrival, registration and refreshments (in‑person only)

10am – Welcome and Introductions (in‑person only)

10.30am – Live Film Screening of Mind the Gap

12.30pm – Break and refreshments (refreshments in person)

1pm – Q&A with Ricardo Barker and student contributors

2pm – Break

2.15pm – Interactive workshop (in‑person only)

3.45pm – Closing remarks (in‑person only)