Statement of Equality Objectives 2023 to 2025

These five Equality Objectives identify our priorities for action over 2023-2025.

Athena SWAN

Athena SWAN offers a valuable framework for introducing cultural changes that create a better environment for all members of University community.

Race Equality Taskforce

The Race Equality Taskforce will lead the University's commitments to race equality and oversee their effective implementation and communication.

Harassment is Never OK

#NeverOK is a joint campaign run by the University and The SU, which aims to tackle all forms of harassment, bullying, sexual misconduct and discrimination.

Every academic department at Bath now holds an Athena Swan award

We are delighted to announce that we have a ‘full house’ of awards in the assessment of gender equality in higher education, with a total of 17 awards.

Creating an inclusive culture

Learn how you can build a more inclusive environment, strengthening leaderships, collaborations, and performance.

Diversifying our environment

Find out top tips to diversify recruitment, explore an employee's inclusive journey and learn more about good practice across other Departments.

Inclusive leadership

Find out more about the importance of ED&I in decision making, courageous leadership, formal and informal organisation and other useful resources.

Resource bank

Your resource library contains various useful checklists, best practice, external reports, and other engaging ED&I content released across the HE sector.

Commemorative Days Calendar

Key celebration dates in the inclusion calendar.

Lived Experiences: An interview with Nyika Suttie

Nyika Suttie, from Student Policy and Safeguarding, discusses her experience of Dyspraxia, and the effects it has on her personal and professional life.

Lived Experiences: An interview with Rob Cooper

Rob Cooper from the Public Engagement office discusses his experience of having had Lymphoma, and the effect it had on his personal and professional life.

Disability History Month talk with former Paralympian Kate Grey

For Disability History Month 2022, Professor Rajani Naidoo, Vice-President of Community & Inclusion, hosted a talk with former Paralympian and alumna Kate Grey.

Blue Table Talk: Black women at the University of Bath

Blue Table Talk is a video series on the experiences of underrepresented groups on the University of Bath campus hosted by SU Community Officer, Alisha Lobo.

Blue Table Talk: LGBT+ community

In this episode of Blue Table Talk, we look at the experience of LGBT+ members in our community, some myth-busting and how we can all be more supportive.

School of Management inclusive panel chat

Mary Agbesanwa from PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Kema Davies from Microsoft, and Nabeela Butt from GlaxoSmithKline discuss equality, diversity and inclusion.

Inclusive language

Making changes to use more inclusive language offers us a chance to grow and become better communicators while also caring for those we’re communicating with.

Being an Equality Ally

Understand the concepts and systems that create the need for courageous allyship, and tools how to become an equality ally.

Unconscious Bias

Deepen your understanding of unconscious biases, how they influence behaviour, and how they impact us all.

ED&I Induction

An online page hosts an introduction to ED&I for those who are new to University

ED&I Overview

Introduction to ED&I training provides an overview of key concepts and suits individuals who want to begin learning more about ED&I and need a place to start.

Inclusive Marketing

Empowering marketers to lead with their values, deepen connections with their customers, and reflect the diverse communities they serve.

Policies and protected groups

This page provides links to ED&I related policies and lists groups protected by Equality Act 2010.

Equality Impact Assessments

We’ve simplified our EIA process and we need your help raising awareness and asking your teams to complete it when required.

Guidance

Guides on various topics from supporting neurodiverse community and developing inclusive conferences to finding baby changing and breastfeeding facilities.

Internal ED&I partnerships

An overview of ED&I work around University, including APP, Civic University Agreement, University of Sanctuary, Reimagining Recruitment and other initiatives.

External ED&I partnerships

University works together with local charities, B&NES Council, corporate and other partners to strengthen our commitment to EDI within the wider community.

LGBTQ+ History Month

Find out more about the activities and events planned for February by various teams across the University to mark LGBTQ+ History month.

Athena SWAN Annual Lectures

List below contains all the speakers and event pages for the Athena SWAN lectures.