This is to certify that the University of Edinburgh is a proud member of the Rainbow Enterprise Network. By joining, they have pledged to actively and positively promote equality, diversity and inclusion. Everyone is very welcome to use their spaces and services, including LGBTQ+ and intersectional communities. This is a safe place and they will… Continue Reading Officially a proud member of the Rainbow Enterprise Network

Margaret Blake shares some thoughts on the new LGBT+ coming-of age series.   Hi, I’m Margaret and I work at the School of Informatics. I was just speaking with Jonathan (Staff Pride Network co-chair) about ‘Heartstopper’,  a new series that is available on Netflix, which I’ve been watching with my 14 year-old daughter. She’d mentioned… Continue Reading Colleague Review: Heartstopper

Edinburgh LGBT+ Medics Society invite you to our first event of LGBT+ History Month – ‘Tell Me About It’. Meet us in Room G.01, 50 George Square at 7.30pm on this Monday 7th. This is a great opportunity to meet members of our society and build connections with LGBT+ people and allies across the year… Continue Reading Edinburgh LGBT+ Medics Society Event: ‘Tell Me About It’

We would like to share this wonderful diversity tip regarding an inclusive language setting in Outlook. The setting in Outlook means you can enable checks for inclusive language when spell check runs for your emails. Here is how to enable it: In a new email, go to ‘Review’, then select ‘Spelling & Grammar’ (you might… Continue Reading Inclusive language setting in Outlook

Dear Network Members,  You may have become aware of a letter by a collective of academics operating under the name ‘Sex Matters’ written to the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission demanding a “Reindorf Review” for the higher education sector. While we are once again loath to draw attention to these beliefs, we also recognise that silence does not… Continue Reading In response to ‘Sex Matters’ letter

Please note this workaround no longer works we are currently trying to find a solution. Adding Pronouns to all University Systems The quickest and easiest way is to add to ‘Preferred Name’ on either MyEd (for students) or People & Money for PhD students and staff: People & Money https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/FuseWelcome Personal Information > Personel Details … Continue Reading Adding Pronouns in the University Systems

by Tracy Noden (she/her) Tracy is an LGBTQ+ Advocate at the School of Law, SPN Events Team volunteer and staunch ally to LGBTQ+ people. She regularly attends SPN events and training and we are very grateful for her significant contribution to the Staff Pride Network. This opened with two excellent speakers (Dr Kamilla Kamaruddin and… Continue Reading First Steps to Trans Inclusion; Stonewall Workshop 29/6/21

by David Radford I attended the second part of the empowerment training course run by Stonewall on the 25th February. I was quite pleasantly surprised to see such a wide variety of attendees – everything from the academic sector to government departments and the banking sector. It was notable that they reported within the workplace… Continue Reading Stonewall Empowerment Training

Staff Pride Network Newsletter – Feb 2021 View this email in your browser Welcome to the Feb 2021 edition of the Staff Pride Network newsletter Dear Members, Welcome to our 10th newsletter and as LGBT+ History Month is upon us the Staff Pride Network team have put together another series of fascinating events on a range of topics, further… Continue Reading Staff Pride Network Newsletter – Feb 2021

It’s that time again when we commemorate and celebrate LGBT+ history. Once again the Staff Pride Network team have put together another series of fascinating events on a range of topics, further details available on our EventBrite.   1st Feb: ‘Legal for 40 Years: A snapshot from someone who was there’ Interview with lawyer Terry… Continue Reading LGBT+ History Month Events 2021