The School of Informatics held its annual Jamboree on Friday 26th April.

The day is a social gathering for staff and their families to come along and take part in activities such as a silent disco, a tango class, a pub quiz, arts and crafts, board games.  This all followed with a ceilidh in the evening. There was also a visit from alpacas who greeted us at George Square.

The Staff Pride Network had their first stall at the jamboree last year, and this year it was even bigger and brighter than before. It was extremely well attended and hopefully our message was passed across successfully.

Carol Dow (carol.dow@ed.ac.uk)

The LGBT+ Network of Networks in Higher Education (LGBTNoNHE) meets quarterly and works to support members to share, exchange and develop best practice regarding equality, diversity and inclusion in Higher Education.

The March 2019 meeting at Sheffield Hallam University covered a large number of issues including embedding LGBT into procurement practices and and supply, service delivery (accommodation, student services etc), and freedom of expression and  safe spaces in higher education.  Feedback was given by British Transport Police on their Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, and discussions took place on establishing a LGBTNoNHE website.

This meeting provides a great opportunity for members to network and share good practice, and I would recommend anyone interested in being involved in attending future meetings.

Full notes from the LGBTNoNHE are on SharePoint.

Derek Williams (derek.williams@ed.ac.uk)