EDI and Careers Events

Get ahead in 2024 by staying updated on the latest Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Careers events. These gatherings provide a unique chance to gain insights from industry experts and connect with like-minded professionals.

Don't miss out on these opportunities. Expand your horizons, build your network, and be prepared for upcoming events. Our commitment is to keep you informed about all the important EDI and Careers conferences happening nationwide in 2024.

Next EDI: Understanding and Using Inclusive Assessment Strategies

EDI: Understanding and Using Inclusive Assessment Strategies

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 DCQE Staff Development Room (2nd Floor)

This session will explore a reflective tool that academic staff can use at a modular or programmatic level to evaluate the extent to which their assessment practices are inclusive and promote equity of opportunity.

Past Events

  • Domestic Abuse: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

    Domestic Abuse: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

    Thursday, November 23, 2023 Webinar

    The World Health Organisation estimates 25% of women aged 15-49 years old who have been in a relationship, have suffered physical violence from their partner.

  • Gender Identity - Myth busting for sport and Physical Activity

    Gender Identity - Myth busting for sport and Physical Activity

    Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Webinar

    Our Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion in Sport webinar explores how the sports sector can embed inclusion across their organisations.

  • Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Monday, November 20, 2023 Webinar

    On Transgender Day of Remembrance (or TDoR as it is otherwise known) takes place at the end of Trans Awareness Week and is an opportunity for the world to pause and remember the lives of those transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming persons killed in acts of transphobic violence and transphobic related suicide.

  • Section 28 Repeal: 20th Anniversary

    Section 28 Repeal: 20th Anniversary

    Friday, November 17, 2023 Webinar

    Join us as we host a panel event to discuss the 20th Anniversary of the Section 28 repeal. Section 28 of the Local Government Act was passed in May 1988 and repealed in 2000 in Scotland and in 2003 in England and Wales.

  • Ending The Stigma: Let's Talk About Men's Mental Health

    Ending The Stigma: Let's Talk About Men's Mental Health

    Thursday, November 16, 2023 Webinar

    On 19th November, we commemorate International Men’s Day. This is as relevant a time as ever to talk about a topic that is still seen by many as a taboo: men’s mental health.

  • Inclusion Forum North East

    Inclusion Forum North East

    Thursday, November 16, 2023 University of Sunderland

    The Inclusion Forum North East - a space for professionals from all sectors to learn, network and collaborate.

  • Understanding the Impacts of Menopause

    Understanding the Impacts of Menopause

    Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Webinar

    This session will explore why supporting menopause in the workplace is business critical rather than a nice to have well-being initiative.

  • Understanding and Challenging Islamophobia

    Understanding and Challenging Islamophobia

    Thursday, November 9, 2023 Webinar

    Islamophobia is prevalent in the UK today. It can come in the form of microaggressions to hate crimes, including stereotyping, bullying, verbal comments, discrimination, barriers to employment, inaccessible policies, harmful media portrayal, physical violence and in many other ways.

  • Leading From the Front with Empathy and Vulnerability

    Leading From the Front with Empathy and Vulnerability

    Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Webinar

    Leaders often think that they have to be strong, fearless, always right and never fail. This may sound like the traditional idea of leadership, however, in order to foster a healthy workplace culture and a safe space for team members, leaders need to demonstrate empathy and vulnerability instead.

  • Making Sense of EDI and Active Allyship

    Making Sense of EDI and Active Allyship

    Friday, November 3, 2023 Imperial College Business School, Lower Ground Floor

    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) have become one of the core priorities in organisations. Yet, in 2023, we are not quite where we would like to be and the question on the minds of many of us is - "what can I do to nurture inclusion?"