The University proudly received the REC Bronze award in November 2022. Advance HE’s provides a rigorous and robust framework for institutions to critically reflect on and address institutional and cultural barriers that hinder the progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students.
The Race Equality Charter’s mission is to enhance the representation, experience, progression, and success of minority ethnic staff and students within higher education. We believe that our full potential can only be realised when we harness the talents of our entire community, ensuring that individuals from all ethnic backgrounds have equal access to opportunities.
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Receiving this award is a significant milestone, but it is just the beginning. The University recognises that there is still much work to be done to achieve racial equality for our staff and students.
We are delighted that the University has been awarded a bronze REC award. This award recognises our commitment, as a community, in taking action to become an anti-racist university. We are committed to delivering a bold and ambitious action plan to address and remove the visible and invisible barriers our Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students face every day; creating an inclusive university community and enabling equality of opportunity where all staff and students can flourish regardless of their race or ethnicity. We recognise that this is the start of our journey and work is being done right across our community to make the changes we need.