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The results of the NUS survey informed the partnership project developed between Diversity Lewes and Dr Jess Moriarty from the University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½.

The partners devised and ran three creative workshops at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Museum that sought to engage members of the Minority Ethnic community in Sussex, as well as University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ students and staff, to work on archival material, textiles and prose.

The workshops focused on identity and clothing and looked at the history of the Khanga, which is a sarong popular in parts of Africa (Kalume et al. 2018). These fabrics contain symbols and messages that relate to autobiographical experiences including empowering sayings and statements.

The workshops helped participants to devise texts about their identity that they then inscribed using textiles within garments that have significant meaning to them. The workshops also generated material for an exhibition during Black History Month, held at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Dome and at the university's Falmer campus. Additionally, the partnership has also initiated an interdisciplinary network with combined expertise to devise a new University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ course module.

• Ran workshops with Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Museum using their archive of Khangas.
• Set up an interdisciplinary network with combined expertise to devise and write a new University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ course module.
• Presented at a conference and co-authored a paper on Utopias.
• Held two events in Black History Month (one at the University and one at the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Dome).
• Now working with two new PhD students who will continue and sustain the work of the project.