Equality and Diversity
Welcome to the official blog from the Equality and Diversity team at the University of Gloucestershire.
Welcome to the official blog from the Equality and Diversity team at the University of Gloucestershire.
15 September 2021
Hi Today it’s Lianna who will share her experience as an intern in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Team. This blog is written by Lianna Williams who has just completed a year interning within EDI and would like…
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14 September 2021
Hi It’s a long time since I wrote a post for this blog! Actually I’m not really writing now, rather introducing. Some of you probably know that every year the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team is fortunate to…
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The Equality Team has been working with our students to raise awareness of World Autism Awareness Week. In this second blog, Chantelle Wright shares her own story. Despite the increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders throughout society and…
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31 March 2021
You may not be aware, but the 31st March is International Transgender Day of Visibility. This is an annual event that celebrates transgender people and their contributions to society; and raises awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender…
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29 March 2021
By Isabella Chandler What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Autism is defined as a spectrum disorder affecting individuals’ ability to communicate and interact with the world around them; frequently being characterised by several different challenges such as those…
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23 March 2021
This Thursday, 25th March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, we are delighted to have Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu talking about her new book ‘THIS IS WHY I RESIST”, hosted by our very own Anne Dawson – Head of…
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11 March 2021
When university staff and students come together amazing things can happen and this brand new project is evidence of that. With the help of Your Future Plan team, we are delighted to have the opportunity to share this…
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4 March 2021
As a disabled student here at the University of Gloucestershire, I felt it was important that there was an opportunity for staff, students and the local community to have easy access to information about disability and mental health….
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25 February 2021
This week, we are very grateful to our partners at PRISM Network for contributing to our blog for LGBT History Month. Read on and get some great advice on how to be an ally. The concept of ‘allyship’ may…
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