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 Race Equality Action Plan

Our Race Equality Action Plan has recently been reviewed and refreshed to reflect the current experiences of race equality at ºù«Ӱҵ and the work we need to do in response to that. 

The Action Plan has five overarching priorities: 

• Create an inclusive campus culture that facilitates belonging and promotes respect for students and staff and the wider community, measured by an increased sense of belonging reported in staff and student surveys.
• Widen access for students from BAME backgrounds through their transition to higher education and support these students to succeed once at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
• Reduce the ethnicity awarding gap between BAME and white students to zero.
• Improve graduate outcomes and sustain or improve progression to postgraduate education for BAME students.
• Increase the diversity of the staff body and support the career progression of BAME staff.

These priorities have been agreed following analysis by a self-assessment team and by the Race Equality Delivery Group. 

Reflecting on our work so far:

• Race equality programme for all new students: We implemented a three-phase race equality programme for all new students, and our Race Equality Champions are delivering the programme to help facilitate open discussion.
• Training for student societies: Every student society has an inclusion officer on its leadership committees who works to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are at the heart of all social activities. They receive training and support to ensure they are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to understand and tackle the systemic barriers that students face to participation.
• Access and Participation Plan: We are committed to reducing the awarding gaps experienced by Black and Asian students and have written targets specifying this into our Access and Participation Plan.
• Launched mandatory Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training: We launched new equality, diversity and Inclusion training for staff and postgraduate researchers. This baseline training provides our staff with the core foundations and understanding of diversity and inclusion. 

Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 

In 2023, we began to monitor and report on our ethnicity pay gap. Our commitment to publishing our Ethnicity Pay Gap data annually, ahead of the legislative requirement, is an important signal of our intent to make meaningful change in this area.   

View the report

Our Race Equality Charter Bronze Award 

We have received the  .

The Race Equality Charter is a framework which enables universities to identify where institutional and cultural barriers may stand in the way of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)* staff and students.  

Race equality is a key priority under the One University pillar, and as a University , we are committed to promoting and supporting an inclusive and welcoming workplace and learning environment for all. 

Race Equality Commission 

The ºù«Ӱҵ Race Equality Commission is a collaborative network of people and organisations working towards a shared aim to make ºù«Ӱҵ an anti-racist city.

ºù«Ӱҵ serves as an anchor institution, collaborating with the Race Equality Commission to achieve this objective.