by EDI Blog | Apr 1, 2025 | Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About ‘There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil stuff, and those who see evil stuff being done and don’t try to stop it.’ This is what social outcast Janis Ian (played by Lizzy Caplan) tells previously...
by EDI Blog | Apr 1, 2025 | Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About Over a decade ago, I signed up to become a Harassment Support Advisor. We’re there when someone uses the Report & Support system, to offer an ear and signpost useful procedures and systems that the University has in...
by EDI Blog | Mar 26, 2025 | Religion and Belief
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid in Arabic means ‘festival’ or ‘feast’, and Fitr means ‘breaking the fast’), celebrated by over 2 billion Muslims worldwide, is the culmination of the sacred month of fasting, Ramadan. Of the two Eids in...
by EDI Blog | Mar 11, 2025 | Disability, Wellbeing
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About My name’s Katie, and I am in autistic burnout. I’ve been a lecturer at UoM since 2017. I’m surrounded by wonderful colleagues, enthusiastic and talented students and have extremely supportive (and frequently delightfully...
by EDI Blog | Mar 7, 2025 | Gender/Sex, International Women’s Day
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog About As International Women’s Day comes by again, it’s important that those of us in higher education take the time to reflect on women’s access to the sector. This year’s theme is ‘Accelerate Action’, inspired by the fact that,...
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