Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Blog

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

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

The annual UoM Manchester Institute of Education’s (MIE) ITE inclusion and inspiration conference provides opportunities for UoM trainee teachers on our primary and secondary PGCE and SCITT programmes, early career teachers and researchers from the University of Manchester to join together to explore, discuss and debate current practices and recent research relating to EDI in education.

Lauren Stella: 200 years of EDI Data Workshop and the Importance of Representation through Data

Lauren Stella: 200 years of EDI Data Workshop and the Importance of Representation through Data

I am the Data Analyst Assistant working within the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Directorate. In this blog post, I will re-cap on the “200 years of EDI Data Workshop” I presented alongside Sami Karamalla-Gaiballa (Data Analyst Lead and EDI Partner) in our EDI Conference in June. As we celebrate 200 years of the University of Manchester, this workshop was purposed to demonstrate how data collection has changed over the past 200 years using examples of the UK Census and our own University.

Heather Lennox: Learning about Asexuality

Heather Lennox: Learning about Asexuality

As part of my L5 CIPD HR apprenticeship, I was tasked with developing and implementing a people strategy with a focus on celebrating equality and diversity. With little scope to do so within my own role, I reached out to the EDI directorate to see if there were any upcoming projects I could get involved with. The response and support I received was brilliant and reflects how collaborative UoM colleagues are.

Laura Cragg: Importance of Charter marks at the University

Laura Cragg: Importance of Charter marks at the University

June is chartermark month on the University’s 2024 Diversity calendar. 2023 was an important year with the submission of our Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter Silver applications, our Disability Confident Level 3 application and our Stonewall Workplace Equality Index application. These submissions reflect on progress made but also highlight ongoing challenges.

Rachel Heyes: What are Staff Networks?

Rachel Heyes: What are Staff Networks?

If you're new to the concept of staff network groups, you're not alone. Before joining the University of Manchester, I hadn't encountered them either. These networks are invaluable resources, offering peer support to staff who may face marginalisation or oppression....