John Walker: Empowering Inclusivity – New Comprehensive Accessibility Training for a More Inclusive Digital Environment

by EDI Blog | Sep 4, 2024 | Disability

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive digital environment, the IT Services Directorate, in collaboration with the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Directorate, has invested in comprehensive role-based...

Aishah Rashid: Breaking Barriers – The Role of Networks, Solidarity and Allyship in Higher Education

by EDI Blog | Sep 2, 2024 | Staff Networks

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About In a time of heightened social unrest and urgent calls for justice, the workplace is no longer just about employment. It’s become a space where allyship and solidarity play a pivotal role – particularly for those just...

Doron Cohen and Stacey McKnight: Teaching Sensitive Content: Balancing Compassion, Accuracy, and Inclusivity

by EDI Blog | Sep 2, 2024 | Inclusive Education

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About Academics, especially those in the social and health sciences, are often tasked with teaching some of society’s most sensitive and uncomfortable issues. These include discussions about systemic inequalities in health,...

John Roache: The marginality paradox (and how student partnership might help us to solve it)

by EDI Blog | Sep 2, 2024 | Inclusive Education

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About What is marginality? A recent sociological study defines ‘marginality’ as the ‘involuntary position and condition of an individual or group at the margins of social, political, economic, ecological, and biophysical...

Rebecca Phillips: ‘Empowering future generations’: understanding EDI in primary and secondary schools through our annual MIE initial teacher education inclusion conference.

by EDI Blog | Sep 2, 2024 | Inclusive Education

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About Abbreviations used in this text: ITE – Initial Teachers Education ECT – Early Career Teacher MIE – Manchester Institute of Education UoM – University of Manchester PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Education...