Diversity and inclusion work

How can higher education better support diverse students and staff to fulfil their potential? Find advice on university diversity and inclusion policies and actions that open pathways into higher education to non-traditional students and support student success for diverse cohorts by building inclusive institutions. Plus, learn how to achieve greater diversity at every level of academia and make everyone feel they belong.

By Eliza.Compton, 3 May, 2023

How to advance equity-informed leadership in universities

red arrow through a wall of wooden blocks
Increasing diversity at universities requires more than raising aspirations and enrolment among Indigenous and other under-represented students. Braden Hill offers seven ways leaders can address barriers to equity
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 February, 2023

Supporting LGBTQ+ aspiring leaders in universities

two young women walk up a rainbow-coloured footpath
LGBTQ+ staff bring to campus qualities such as courage and sensitivity that are key to leadership. Now a UK programme aims to develop those strengths in future academic and professional services leaders
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4minutes
By dene.mullen, 24 February, 2023

How to advance equitable learning in your classes

Welcome sign for belonging at university
We must extend belonging to help students feel they’re cut out for college, lower barriers such as impostor syndrome and ultimately support learning, says Flower Darby
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 8 February, 2023

How LGBTQ leaders navigate a predominantly non-LGBTQ world

Rainbow flag outside Cambridge University for LGBT History Month
Looking at LGBTQ leadership style as a reaction to the power structures that dominate our culture is essential to finding a common thread through a diverse community, writes Karen Whitney
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 17 January, 2023

Primary sources as a tool for greater diversity

Primary source materials
Primary sources can be used to diversify curricula and bring in marginalised voices. Jade G. Winn and Michaela Ullmann explain what library teams can do to support faculty and students in finding and assessing diverse materials
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4minutes
Diversity and inclusion work