Dr. Bean Sharp: IDAHOBLIT 2025
IDAHOBLIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia or International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination), is a key date in the EDI calendar, marking the start of summer celebrations of LGBTQ+ acceptance and inclusion and prompting reflections on how far we have yet to go.
Dr Perpetual Eze-Idehen: UoM Parents and Carers Network Hosts – Building Community Through Celebration, Connection & Well-being
The University of Manchester’s Parents, Carers and Guardians Network celebrate Eid with engaging activities, partner with Champions Basketball Club to promote family well-being through sport, and host another Lunch & Connect session to support parents and carers, fostering inclusion and community across the university.
Louise Courtney: Trusting Your Gut and Answering the Drip
Have you ever noticed something—a comment, a glance, or an action—that left you unsettled? Maybe it wasn’t overtly wrong, and if you told someone else, they might not understand why it bothered you. Even so, you felt it—that discomfort in your gut, telling you something wasn’t quite right. This is where being an Active Bystander matters.
Melanie Price: Staff Networks
There’s an old saying, “Birds of a Feather Flock Together.” When you look around at nature, you can see it’s true. By networking, we get the opportunity to flock with people who share our interests and values – building strength in identity and providing a platform for ideas and feedback.
Dr Perpetual Eze-Idehen: Easter and Lent Reflection
As the seasons transition from winter’s cold embrace to the budding warmth of spring, Christians worldwide embark on a profound journey of faith, reflection, repentance, and renewal known as Lent. This ancient tradition spans the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness.
Rachel Miller: On Active Bystanding
‘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 tells previously home-schooled Cady Heron to convince her to participate in a revenge plot against queen bee Regina George in the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls. Whilst disagreeing with the practice of evil promoted by Janis in the film (!), this blog agrees that letting something bad happen is, itself, a form of harm, and so promotes the practice of active bystanding.
Charlotte Hooson-Sykes: Active Bystander
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, all without judgement and in a completely confidential setting. Over the years I’ve attended a myriad of courses. One of the courses I attended that I always come back to, that I’ve found one of the most useful to recommend to those I meet with, is Active Bystander Training.
Dr. Sayema Rahman Khan: Reflections on Eid-ul-Fitr: A Celebration of Gratitude, Feasting and Community Spirit
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 Islam (the other being Eid-ul-Adha) – Eid-ul-Fitr is my personal favourite. Perhaps because the joy of celebration comes after a month of devoted fasting and prayer.
Katie Twomey: Autistic burnout
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 weird) family and friends. I have a hen’s tooth of a job – I’m permanent! So why do I feel so awful?
Katya Sloboda-Bolton: The importance of intersectionality to #AccelerateAction – International Women’s Day 2025
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, as per current estimations, it will take until 2158 to reach ‘full gender parity’ (International Women’s Day, 2025). ‘Accelerate Action’ demands that each sector of society takes action to tackle gender disparities with urgency.
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