| University |
Campaigns/ Initiatives |
Progress Update
(2021-23) *
*To be updated periodically |
| (A) WP at PGT level; (B) Unconscious bias training & Awarding Gap;
(C) Cultural & Social Support; (D) Tackling Islamophobia |
| ASTON UNIVERSITY
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- (B) Islamophobia incorporated in Bullying & Harassment Policy
- (C) Level the playing field (BME Mentoring & Talent Bank)
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| BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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- (A) Access to Postgraduate Study and Diversity 100 Scholarships
- (B) Active membership of Advance HE’s Race Equality Charter
- (C) Wellbeing workshops for BME students
- (C) Santander Union Black anti-racism online education programme
- (C) Access to UoL Muslim Chaplain
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| BIRMINGHAM, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Postgraduate A2B Scheme
- (A) PSS legacy
- (B) Reduction of awarding gap
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| BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY
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- (B) Close attainment gap by 2024/25
- (C) Black Mentoring Project
- (B) Mandatory e-learning module for staff on Equality & Diversity
- (C) Appointment of a Muslim Chaplain
- (C) Advance HE Race Equality Charter (Bronze Award)
- (D) Anti-racism policy and training reviewed to incorporate Islamophobia
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| BRADFORD, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Brad-ATTAIN programme for prospective PG students
- (B) Aim to close the attainment gap by 2024/25
- (B) Mandatory unconscious bias training for all staff
- (C) Mental health app for South Asian students
- (C) Both male and female faith advisors in place
- (D) University statement on Islamophobia, referencing APPG definition
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| CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM
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- (C) Taskforce on the BME student experience
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| COVENTRY UNIVERSITY: CENTRE FOR TRUST, PEACE AND SOCIAL RELATIONS
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- (C) Research work on intersectionality of race and religion underpins EDI strategy
- (D) Commitment to adopting APPG definition of Islamophobia
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- (D) Employment of a separate case manager to handle religion related hate crimes
- (D) Collaboration in the project ‘Building Positive Relationships among University Students across Religion and Worldview Diversity’
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| ESSEX, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (B) Institutional commitment to closing the awarding gap
- (C) Part of Advance HE’s “Towards Embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Curriculum
- (C) Curriculum University of Essex (CUE)
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| EXETER, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Success For All Programme
- (A) Widening Participation In Postgraduate Study working group
- (C) Individuality Speaker Series
- (C) Speak Out Guardians
- (D) Adoption of the Definition of Islamophobia
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| GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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- (C) Racial Justice Goldsmiths Programme
- (C) Career focused mentoring for BME students
- (D) Anti-racism training programme for all staff
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- (D) Adoption of the APPG definition of Islamophobia
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| GREENWICH, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Fast-Forward Scholarship of PGT students
- (B) Part of the OfS catalyst project focussed on an inclusive curriculum
- (C) ‘Do a good deed for Ramadan’ campaign
- (C) Union Jack: Britain’s Black Cultures and Steps to Anti-Racism online programme
- (D) Aim in Race Action Plan to capture more data in relation to faith
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- (D) The institution has become a supporter of IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month)
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| HERTFORDSHIRE, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (B) Commitment to half the awarding gap by half within five years
- (C) BME Advocates scheme
- (D) Working towards an agreed definition of Islamophobia
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| GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY
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- (A) Caledonian Club
- (A) Contextualised admissions policy
- (B) Unconscious Bias online course
- (C) Faith and Belief Centre with Chaplaincy
- (C) Muslim Chaplain in place
- (D) Member of Advance HE’s Tackling Racism on Campus Initiative
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JESUS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OXFORD |
- (A) Access & Outreach scheme for British Pakistani & Bangladeshi students
- (A) Parent Power Cardiff: raising aspirations amongst British Somali Population
- (C) Study Skills Fellow
- (D) Training given by EDI Inclusion Fellow
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| KEELE UNIVERSITY
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- (A) Institutional aim to increase proportion of BAME PG students so it is in line with UG student population
- (B) Race Equality Charter, Bronze Award
- (B) EDI, unconscious bias and allyship training/ modules for all staff
- (B) Race Equality allies programme
- (B) Race Equality Mentoring Programme (Reverse mentoring)
- (B) Senior Management working closely with Decolonise Keele Network
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place and working with Race Equality Officer to provide training
- (D) NeverOK campaign with educational videos on microagressions
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| KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
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- (B) Commitment to close awarding gap by 2024/25
- (C) Review of Student Services in respect to BME engagement
- (D) Adoption of Chris Allen’s definition of Islamophobia
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| KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON
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- (B) Addressing awarding gap through granular approach
- (C) Inclusive Curriculum Framework and consultants
- (C) Development of Kingston Hill Faith Centre
- (C) Muslim faith advisor in place
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| LIVERPOOL, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Postgraduate Opportunity Bursary
- (A) “Kick it Out Scholarship Programme”
- (B) Unconscious bias training for staff
- (B) Target to close awarding gap by 2024/5
- (A) Contextual admissions strategy aimed at PG access
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place
- (C) WP Team – BAME Students mentoring programme & Liverpool Advocates
- (B) Institution wide qualitative survey through race specific lens
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| LONDON SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY
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- (A) No Barriers to Brilliance campaign
- (C) Collaboration with the Bridge Group
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| MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
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- (A) Inclusive Learning Communities Project – As I Am campaign
- (A) BAME Ambassadors scheme
- (B) BME Manifesto
- (B) Unconscious Bias training being introduced for all recruitment managers
- (C) Female Muslim chaplain in place
- (D) SU Staff runs programmes with MEND
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| NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
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- (A) Recent launch of Social Mobility Impact Report
- (A) University Supported Entry Scheme
- (B) Developing materials around decolonising the curriculum
- (B) Promoting Unconscious Bias training
- (C) Leading on OfS Mental Health Analytics project
- (C) Bronze Race Equality Charter Award
- (D) Mandatory E&D training for all staff
- (D) Collaboration with Newcastle University on Islamophobia in the North East report
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| NOTTINGHAM, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) WP Advisory Panel incorporating UG & PG students
- (B) Institutional aim to eradicate awarding gap by 2030
- (C) Bronze Race Equality Charter status
- (C) Black Industry Connections and Empowerment Programme (BICEP)
- (C) Three Muslim Chaplains in place
- (D) Micro-learning module on hate crime and faith discrimination
- (D) Adoption of APPG definition of Islamophobia
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| SALFORD, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Information and access webinars for prospective PGT students from WP backgrounds
- (B & C) ELEVATE: pilot scholarship and support programme for BME media students
- (C) Talk Talk BAME Mentoring programme
- (D) Multi-Faith Centre with Muslim Chaplain
- (D) Work with MEND Manchester to host workshops on Islamophobia
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| SHEFFIELD, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Sheffield Postgraduate Scholars (PSS scheme legacy)
- (B) Aim to reduce Attainment Gap to zero
- (B) Integrating and making mandatory Implicit Bias Training
- (C) Mentoring and work experience opportunities targeted towards BAME students
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place
- (D) Working towards adoption of the definition of Islamophobia
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- (D) The institution has become a supporter of IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month)
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| SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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- (B) Aim to eliminate awarding gap by 2025
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| ST ANDREWS, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) First Chances Programme
- (C) Driving programmes incorporating intersectionality
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place
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| STIRLING, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (B) Equality and unconscious bias training for staff
- (D) Part of Universities Scotland Steering Group on tackling racism
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| SUNDERLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (B) EDISR – All senior managers receive tailored training on race, ethnicity & white privilege
- (B) Unconscious bias training for all new staff and those that sit on recruitment panels
- (B) Aim to eliminate awarding gap by 2029/30
- (C) University’s Decolonising Group formed
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place and prayers facilities in multi-faith Centre
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- (D) The institution has become a supporter of IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month)
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| SUSSEX, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Piloting BAME Student Ambassador’s programme
- (B) Unconscious bias training
- (B) Inclusive Sussex: Reducing the degree awarding gap
- (C) Inclusive Sussex: Improving the experience and representation of BAME students
- (C) Muslim Chaplain in place
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- (A) Anti-racism pledge
- (C) EDI Champions scheme
- (C) Social Inclusion strategy
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| THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW
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- (A) BME advocates scheme
- (B) Racial Literacy Training (provided by Empower My Voice)
- (C) IBelong Club
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- (A) Development of WP scheme with widening participation champions or leads across the university
- (D) Hosting events with MEND on Islamophobia during Islamophobia Awareness Month
- (D) The institution has become a supporter of IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month)
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| UCL IOE
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- (A) Review of contextual offer criterion to better support students from WP background
- (B) New BAME Awarding Gap Faculty lead appointed
- (B) Establishment of Inequalities Task and Finish Group
- (C) UCL Public Value Project
- (C) Religion and Belief Equality Policy
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| UCL SHS
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- (A) Positive Action Scholarships
- (A) ‘100 in 10′ Initiative (PhD Scholarships)
- (B) Goal to eliminate the awarding gap by 2024
- (B) Mandatory unconscious bias training for all new staff members
- (B) Inclusive Curriculum Health Check
- (C) Student Partners review project
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| WARWICK, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) Warwick Scholars programme
- (A) Warwick Taught Masters Scholarship Scheme
- (B) Unconscious bias training
- (C) Muslim chaplain in place
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- (B) EDI audit of development team
- (C) EDI Champions programme
- (C) Social Inclusion Strategy
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| WESTMINSTER, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (A) 125 Fund programme
- (B) Unconscious Bias Training
- (C) Education and Training Innovation Centre – Decolonising/ diversifying the curriculum
- (D) Interfaith advisor with qualification from MIHE
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- (D) The institution has become a supporter of IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month)
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| WOLFSON COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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- (A) Funds one ‘Get in Cambridge’ scholarship per year with the Cambridge Trust – for Black/ Bangladeshi British background
- (A) Co-fund one Cambridge Opportunities Masters
- (A) Rowan Williams PG scholarships for displaced students
- (A) CB Mentoring scheme/ Saturday school for Black heritage pupils
- (B) Equality & Diversity Essentials training/ Let’s Talk about Race & Racism scheme
- (C) Research Hub on Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage (REACH)
- (D) Adopting the Definition of Islamophobia
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| YORK, UNIVERSITY OF
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- (B) Unconscious bias training in recruitment and training selection
- (C) Open Door Practitioner to support BME students
- (C) Race Equality Coordination Group instituting an anti-racism approach
- (D) Aim to adopt definition of Islamophobia
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