This week brightly coloured signs have popped up at crossings all over campus. The Culture and Inclusion team have been working closely with Campus Infrastructure to initiate our “Cross with Pride” campaign, just in time for our Campus Pride celebrations....

Guest blog written by Professor Jane White, Vice President for Community and Inclusion: In 2007, the UN General Assembly designated February 20 to be World Day of Social Justice #WDSJ. In doing this, the UN is showing its commitment to...

Guest Post written by Dr Sarah Bailey (Life Sciences): The GW4 EDI STEMM hub held its first conference in Cardiff in September 2023. Under the theme of ‘Redefining the status quo in academia’ the programme focussed on 3 topics Recruitment,...

International Equal Pay Day takes place on 18 September each year. It was founded in the US in 2019 by The Equal Pay International Coalition, to raise awareness of unequal pay for women and subsequently women of colour. Their goal...

In June I attended an online conference on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace. This one-day event was a thought-provoking day of great speakers, and I will summarise my key takeaways for you here. The first session ‘Transforming The Workplace: Taking...

When we think about the slave trade within the realms of Somerset and Avon, we usually think about Bristol. Bristol was a port with wealthy merchants living there, and it is estimated that over 500,000 enslaved African people were traded...

Last week Professor Rajani Naidoo (Vice-President (Community & Inclusion)) and Kevin McCormick (Head of Campus Services Commercial Operations) undertook the Wheelchair Challenge on campus. This challenge was set up by the aFLAME Disability Network: Staff and PGRs to show the...