Equality, diversity and inclusion

We believe that anyone who would benefit from a university education should have access to one. But more than that, we want to support our members in creating inclusive environments where all students enjoy their experience and achieve their study and career goals.

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28 April 2023 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students’ consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education

Tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education is vital to ensuring all students can live, work and study in a safe environment.

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20 March 2023 Opinion

How can universities support student safety in the night-time economy?

Universities should be places of safety and never fear, says Ammaarah Faisal of Our Streets Now.

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3 March 2023 Podcasts

3 March 2023 Podcasts

Podcast: First in my family

What's it like to go to university when you're the first in your family?
31 January 2023 Opinion

31 January 2023 Opinion

Why we need to study LGBTQ+ history

LGBTQ+ History Month calls on us to rethink what education and history mean today, argues Dr Isabell Dahms.
25 January 2023 Case studies

25 January 2023 Case studies

How have universities taken action on spiking?

We’ve highlighted just a few examples of how universities have responded to our guidance on tackling spiking.
2 December 2022 Opinion

2 December 2022 Opinion

What role do universities have in disability inclusion?

Disability rights campaigner Will Pike argues universities have a crucial role to play in supporting disabled students' wellbeing.
14 November 2022 Interview

14 November 2022 Interview

In conversation with: Sarah Furley on welcoming trans students

Trans Awareness Week is a time to celebrate trans people in our communities and reflect on the issues they face.
26 October 2022 Opinion

26 October 2022 Opinion

To kickstart growth in left-behind areas, we need to empower universities

The UK is facing crisis. To build a strategic response, the government must embed universities at the centre of local and national growth strategy.
26 October 2022 Publications

26 October 2022 Publications

Our universities: generating growth and opportunity

Our universities generate growth and opportunity across the UK. They bring jobs, investment and facilities to our local communities, and will be at the heart of addressing economic and social disparities. But to do more, we need the government to work with universities.
24 October 2022 Media releases

24 October 2022 Media releases

Universities suggest ways of sparking growth across the UK

Universities across the UK are today insisting they can play a bigger role in generating economic growth and are calling on the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and his government, to create the conditions to accomplish this in a new report.
20 October 2022 Interview

20 October 2022 Interview

In conversation with: Professor Charles Egbu

How does it feel to be one of the UK’s first Black vice-chancellors? We asked Professor Charles Egbu, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, about racial inequality in higher education and his own journey from undergraduate to university leader.