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School of Divinity: Equality and Diversity

School of Divinity: Equality and Diversity

News and events supporting and promoting equality, diversity and respect at the School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh

Category: gender equality

To mark International Fathers’ Mental Health Day, the Roslin Career Development Committee are hosting an online seminar and Q&A on Tuesday 23 June , 12.30-1.30pm on Dads’ Mental Health. Chris Miezetis from Fathers Network Scotland will discuss why the mental health of fathers matters to outcomes for families, how to identify signs of poor mental […]

The Roslin Career Development Committee, in collaboration with Fathers Network Scotland, is offering a virtual workshop on The Secret Lives of Working Dads, Tuesday 26 May 12.30 -2pm. The interactive workshop aims to provide all dads the opportunity to discuss their own context of their own personal beliefs alongside societal norms and the behaviours they […]

Edinburgh Research Office has launched a new toolkit designed to help Principal Investigators (PIs) complete the Gender Equality Statement, which is a compulsory part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and Newton Fund application process. The GCRF Gender Equality Statement requires researchers consider five issues: Have measures been put in place to ensure equal and […]

New College is hosting events to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March. Academic Lunch on Gender For: PG students Friday 27 March, 1-2pm, Senate Room A conversation about gendered experiences of studying at university with Dr Naomi Appleton, Professor Helen Bond, Professor Jay Brown, and Dr Suzanna Millar. Hear from New College academic […]

The University of Edinburgh is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. Participation in the Stonewall Workplace Index is one demonstration of that commitment and is a means of assessing our progress relating to the impact of organisational practice on LGBT+ staff. As part of our submission, Stonewall ask the University to circulate their staff […]

This year’s Women’s History Scotland Conference on ‘Gender Transgressions – Historical Perspectives’ will explore the idea of transgressing gender norms (including those relating to masculinity and femininity) and the consequences of this for individuals or groups. The event will take place in Edinburgh on Saturday 16 November,  supported by the School of History, Classics & Archaeology. Organisers include […]

As part of the School’s commitment to Athena SWAN, every annual staff awayday includes a session on equality and diversity. On Monday 27 May, this took the form of a presentation and workshop on bullying and harassment, underlining the University’s Dignity and Respect Policy. What constitutes harassment? External speaker Richard Boardman said that ‘harassment’ is defined […]

Any UKRI GCRF or Newton Fund calls announced after 1 April 2019 will now require applicants to submit a Gender Equality Statement as part of their proposal. This is to ensure all projects are compliant with the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014. More information can be found of UKRI’s website. The RSO is actively working to […]

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