Lancaster University awarded the Race Equality Charter Bronze Award
Lancaster is one of 52 Race Equality Charter members to achieve the Bronze Award
Lancaster University has been awarded the Race Equality Charter Bronze Award in August, after signing up to the charter in 2021.
The Race Equality Charter Bronze Award recognises the university’s work in identifying race equality issues, creating a plan to deal with them and then working towards achieving the end goal.
The charter’s main aim is to help universities increase their representation, experience, progression and success of racially minoritised staff and students within higher education.
Image via Lancaster University
Lancaster signed up to the charter in 2021, and over the past three years staff and students have worked to find racial barriers and work towards racial equality. Staff were recruited to new roles to help support the Race Equality Charter and different groups worked help tackle areas of staff and student experience, anti-harassment and anti-bullying. Also, different surveys were conducted so students and societies could share their experiences, giving the university feedback on what to work on.
There are five main areas that the action plan works on which are: improving understanding, governance and leadership, student experience, staff pipeline, and process and transparency.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Rebecca Lingwood, who chairs the University EDI Committee and is responsible for implementing the plan, said: “This is an important step in breaking down barriers and ensuring anti-racism is embedded throughout the University’s structures and culture.”
Anne Mwangi, Head of the Race Equality Charter, said: “Advance HE looks forward to supporting Lancaster University as it progresses its action plans to advance race equality.”
Featured images via Lancaster University.
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