¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to launch LGBTQ+ Equality Implementation Group
17 February 2022
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is in the process of setting up an LGBTQ+ Equality Implementation Group (LEIG), to ensure that we provide a fully inclusive and equitable environment for all members of our LGBTQ+ community.
The group will be tasked with understanding the concerns and priorities of members of the LGBTQ+ community at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in its diversity, and with developing a set of recommended actions and a plan to deliver them.
It will establish accountability for work in this area, underpinning a sustained institutional focus on promoting equity, diversity, and inclusivity. This will include tackling inequality, marginalisation, and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ staff and students at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, with particular attention given to trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming members of our community.
LEIG will report directly to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, and via that to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s University Management Committee (UMC).
Professor Sasha Roseneil, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Pro-Provost (Equity and Inclusion), is currently in discussions with LGBTQ+ staff groups and representatives from Students’ Union ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to confirm the aims and membership of the group.
Links to further information and support
- LGBTQ+ Equality Steering Group
- LGBTQ+ Staff Networks at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº: Out@¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, Friends of Out@¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Trans Network, LGBTQ+ STEM Network
- Supporting LGBTQ+ staff and students at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
- ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Student Support and Wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support ServiceÌý
- ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Code of Conduct for students
- ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº HR: Equal Opportunities statement
- , ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s tool to report cases of bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct