Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor
As Vice-Chancellor of Northumbria University, I would like to welcome you to our Equality and Diversity web pages. Northumbria University is proud to be a multi-cultural community; we value diversity, and are determined to ensure that the opportunities we provide are open to all. Equality and Diversity strongly underpins the University’s Vision 2025 and Corporate Strategy 2013 - 2018.
Whilst we welcome the greater legislative protection which has been enacted in recent years at Northumbria we have long been aware that there is a compelling moral case for equality. Therefore, as well as implementing our legislative duties we are striving to create a community that positively welcomes diversity by aiming to embed Equality and Diversity into everything that we do.
We intend to become a Higher Education Institution which is recognised for its good practice in this area. As Vice-Chancellor I fully support the development of a culture where we maximise the potential of all our staff and students and equip our students for life in a multicultural and diverse society.
I am particularly pleased to be able to share with you our plans for the future and some of the ways in which we intend to implement our equality and diversity agenda. We will use this web page to keep you updated with work we have undertaken and work we plan to do.
Professor Andrew Wathey
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
Stop Hate UK
Stop Hate UK is one of the leading national organisations working to challenge all forms of Hate Crime and discrimination, based on any aspect of an individual’s identity. Stop Hate UK provides independent, confidential and accessible reporting and support for victims, witnesses and third parties
Discover moreAthena SWAN
The Athena SWAN charter was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in Higher education and research.
Discover moreCampus Accessibility - AccessAble
Northumbria has formed a new partnership with the UK's leading provider of access information, AccessAble, to give staff, students and visitors to the University detailed, online accessibility guides to our campuses.
Discover moreEquality Act 2010
The Equality Act became law on 1st October 2010. It replaces previous equality legislation and is intended to strengthen equality law and to make it more transparent and easier to understand. The Act strengthens and extends protection to cover nine protected characteristics and is relevant to the Un
Discover MoreEquality Analysis
Equality Analysis is an equality audit of University activities, a process designed to highlight any discriminatory practice that may be occurring within an organisation and how the impact of the practice can be minimised. In addition the process positively promotes equal opportunities, improved acc
Discover moreEquality and Diversity Policies and Reports
Northumbria University has produced a wide range of literature to supportEquality and Diversity
Discover MoreEquality Objectives
Northumbria University will prepare and publish specific and measurable equality objectives, at least every four years, which will help the University to further the three aims of the Equality Duty.
Discover moreGender Pay
The gender pay gap shows the difference in average earnings between all men and women in an organisation. The University is pleased to report a reduction in our gender pay gap between 2017 and 2018. At 14.16% our mean gender pay gap is lower than both the sector average and the UK average for all industries, and it is reducing.
Discover moreLGBTQ* Network
Our LGBTQ* Network is a fully inclusive community for staff & PGR students. The group supports & welcomes all staff at the University who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non Binary, & other sexualities & gender minorities as well as staff who wish to support their LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Discover moreProtected Characteristics
Northumbria University recognises and values the different strands of diversity and protected characteristics represented throughout the University.
Discover MorePublic Sector Equality Duty
Compliance with the Public Sector Duty will be monitored by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Government Equalities Office and we welcome comments from all staff, students, colleagues and stakeholders in relation to any of the above. For further information or to provide feedback, pl
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