{"id":9,"date":"2024-10-01T08:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T07:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/rec\/?p=9"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T12:03:31","slug":"race-equality-our-renewed-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/rec\/2024\/10\/01\/race-equality-our-renewed-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Equality \u2013 our renewed agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calling for expressions of interest from racially minoritised staff and students to be part of REC-USAT group. Please respond by 8th<\/sup> Nov by emailing diversity@bath.ac.uk<\/a> for more details<\/p>\n

O<\/em>verview<\/em><\/p>\n

The university takes pride in advancing the recommendations of the Race Equality Taskforce report with the mandate to submit an application for the Race Equality Charter Bronze award in 2026. In doing so, we strive to enhance our understanding of race equality, understand the challenges we face, and commit to tangible, evidence-based actions to foster inclusion at Bath.<\/p>\n

What is the Race Equality Charter?<\/em><\/p>\n

Race Equality Charter (REC) is a national accreditation scheme, awarded by\u00a0Advance HE<\/a>, that aims\u00a0to improve the representation, progression and success of ethnically minoritised staff and students within higher education.\u00a0 The University of Bath committed to REC principles in 2021.<\/p>\n

REC provides a framework for universities to self-reflect on institutional and cultural barriers standing in the way of ethnically minoritised staff and students, and have their commitment to and progress in removing these barriers recognised. Member institutions develop initiatives and actions to remove these barriers over their submission journey.<\/p>\n

New leadership <\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Teslim Bukoye is going to lead a team of staff and students to attain our University\u2019s race equality mandate and REC Bronze application, as the REC Lead working alongside Professor Jane White (Vice-President, Community and Inclusion). Teslim has contributed to ED&I agenda at strategic levels as a member of the Senate, Council, and Court. He is a Fellow of the Association of Project Management and his work combines scholarly rigour with a focus on promoting innovative teaching and learning experience. He strives to inspire new perspectives within his field as well as race and ED&I more broadly within HE sector, in accordance with global best practice. Teslim feels that ED&I should be embedded into the fabric of our institution and not be seen as an \u2018add-on\u2019, more business as usual, ensuring we are delivering an intentional and progressive approach to race equality at Bath.<\/p>\n

Our renewed agenda<\/em><\/p>\n

Our goal is to create a platform and ambience to foster the cultural diversity and inclusivity of our students and staff as well as harmonise our activities in line with our six workstreams, and priorities for action (R3<\/sup>ID2<\/sup>), which focuses on:<\/p>\n

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  1. R<\/strong>ecruitment, experience and progression of staff of colour<\/li>\n
  2. R<\/strong>ecruitment, experience and progression of students of colour<\/li>\n
  3. R<\/strong>eporting racism and gaining support<\/li>\n
  4. I<\/strong>nclusivity and anti-bias training<\/li>\n
  5. D<\/strong>ecolonising the curriculum<\/li>\n
  6. D<\/strong>eveloping inclusive institutional cultures<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Over the next 18 months, an institutional Self-Assessment team (REC-SAT) led by Teslim and Jane will lead the ambitious action-planning to identify areas of work within the University to advance race equality at Bath.<\/p>\n

    If you are interested in getting involved with the Race Equality Charter please email Teslim Bukoye on otb34@bath.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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