News updates and events related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity at the University of Kent.
To promote an inclusive culture, we are sharing a calendar filled with awareness and celebration days that cover all the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 (and beyond). Use this calendar to plan and share events, introduce new initiatives within your teams, or just to strike up a conversation with a colleague and learn something new. If you run events to celebrate any awareness days, you can add them to our feed below by using the category ‘Equality and Diversity’ when creating your event on Events Factory.
A piece written by Dave Thomas, Student Success & Attainment Manager, about Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity for HCPC.
A piece on sexual harassment in the workplace written by Afroditi Pina, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, University of Kent.
This national awareness-raising day aims to show how small conversations about mental health have the power to make a big difference.
An article written by Dr Sweta Rajan-Rankin about minority communities being disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and the impact of Social Work.
Event: In Conversation with Martin Glynn 4pm-5pm on Friday 28th May ‘Reimagining Black Art and Criminology’. Bring your questions.
Kent statement in light of a number of high-profile cases of organisations pulling out of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions.