Equality, Diversity, Inclusion training for staff
Dr Rashne Limki, Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the University of Edinburgh Business School, has created and […]
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LGBT+ History Month 2023
The University of Edinburgh’s Staff Pride Network promoted a number of activities and events throughout LGBT+ History month February 2023. […]
Read moreOver a year of hybrid working: What the data tells us (about women)
I was very pleased to be able to deliver this conference workshop with Lilinaz as a pre-conference workshop for UCISA’s Women in Tech Group Conference in October. It is another of the UCISA CPD sessions and builds on data we collected last year about demographic differences in lockdown At the University of Edinburgh, we conducted University-wide …
Read moreI think you’re (repeatedly) (willfully) missing the point…
Well, it’s been another week, and so far, so ranty. I read Lorna Campbell’s excellent blog post on sustaining an ethic of care in HE. In it she called out many of the existing inequities that have been exacerbated by COVID. “Meanwhile the pandemic has … Continue reading I think you’re (repeatedly) (willfully) missing the point…
Read moreBalance for Better – Teaching Matters
Wikimedian in Residence @emcandre highlights how staff & students are engaging with Wikipedia to address the diversity of editors & content shared online. “The information that is on Wikipedia spreads across the internet. What is right or wrong or missing on Wikipedia affects the entire internet.” (Wadewitz, 2014) Wikipedia, the free, online, encyclopaedia is building …
Read moreDiversifying Wikipedia for the Festival of Creative Learning 2019
Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website in the world and is an important first stop when looking up any topic – it is truly an incredible resource. But its power can be dangerous. It lacks diversity both in its editorship and its articles. This means that its systemic biases can have a large impact on …
Read moreEquality and diversity in IT and libraries
As our regular readers across the University will know, each issue of the Information Services Group BITS magazine has a theme. In this issue we have looked across all of our projects and services to highlight the ways in which we contribute to supporting the University values around equality, equity, inclusion and access. https://edin.ac/bits-21 As …
Read moreInternational Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. Raising awareness, knowledge, and compassion, are some of the best ways to combat prejudice and we’re glad to have some excellent open educational resources created right here by students at The University of Edinburgh which aim to to just this.
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