Professor Nicola Rollock
Award-winning scholar, author and workplace consultant. Judge for the Financial Times' Workplace Excellence Awards.
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About Professor Nicola Rollock
Nicola Rollock is Professor of Social Policy & Race at King’s College London and Director of NIANRO Consulting a boutique research agency which conducts research and advises organisations how to use evidence to engage confidently with equity. Recent clients include Waltham Forest Council, the Fire Brigades Union and the UN.
Nicola brings to speaking engagements over three decades of experience working across education, politics and the non profit sector. She has held several high profile positions including as a member of the London Policing Board, chaired by the Mayor of London and, as Specialist Advisor to the Home Affairs Select Committee. She has also held advisory roles with the University of Cambridge, the Wellcome Trust and the British Science Association.
Nicola is a frequent guest on BBC R4 Woman’s Hour and was an academic expert in the BAFTA-winning Channel 4 documentary The School That Tried to End Racism. As well as writing academically, she has written for the Financial Times, British Vogue, the Evening Standard and the Guardian. Her latest book The Racial Code: tales of resistance and survival (Penguin Press) was long listed for the Bread & Roses Award for radical political writing.
She is a judge for the Financial Times Workplace Excellence Awards and was previously a judge for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non Fiction and for the Powerlist of Britain’s most influential people of African and African Caribbean heritage.
Nicola’s work is highly regarded both within and outside of the academy. She is featured as one of 50 WeAreTheCity’s HSBC-sponsored trailblazers for her contributions to gender equality and was selected by apolitical as one of the 100 most influential academics in politics. In 2020, she was successfully nominated by Baroness Doreen Lawrence for inclusion in the Duke & Duchess of Sussex’s list of Next Generation Trailblazers for “challenging prejudice and contributions to British society”.
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- Survival strategies for Black employees
- White allyship
- Approaches to advancing racial justice
- Subtle forms of racism and racial microaggressions
- The career strategies & experiences of Black female professors
- Studying for a degree or PhD – accessing and navigating higher education
Here you can find links to books by Professor Rollock. For bulk book orders for your event please speak with a member of the team.
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Testimonials
"I wanted to extend my gratitude and thanks to Nicola for yesterday’s thought provoking and necessary conversation. From the emails and conversations I have had since the Academy session, I know some people’s eyes have been opened, and others are simply grateful for the amplification of black voices in predominantly white spaces….so once again, thank you for your honesty. It was truly a fantastic interview and I’m glad I was able to share your thoughts and expertise with this wider audience."
Mishcon de Reya
"I would like to thank you wholeheartedly for agreeing to take part in Friday’s event…. In particular, the audience feedback has praised your honest approach and the engaging and sometimes hard-hitting conversation."
Morgan Stanley
"Nicola was fantastic and it was a really interesting and thought-provoking discussion."
British Medical Association Women’s Network ‘Power of Inclusion’
"Nicola was excellent…She was not only very stimulating and enlightening with regard to the points she put across, but the way in which she suggested we tried a different approach (based more around a two-way discussion with me, rather a Q and A with me putting the questions) really helped to provoke honest and open reflection."
Professor Andrew Harrison OBE FRSE FRSC Chief Executive, Diamond Light
"Last night's event with Professor Rollock was a huge success! We've had some amazing feedback from our members, both those who attended live and online. Professor Rollock spoke brilliantly and conveyed the concepts, ideas and stories in the book so well. As of this morning, we sold out all of our copies and many more members have got in touch asking for the full recording link. Thank you so much Nicola for spending the evening with us at Trouble, it was a real honour to learn more about your work."
The Trouble Club
