Equality: the big picture

Today everyone’s talking about the university gender gap! Ucas revealed that ‘Women now outnumber men in almost two-thirds of degree subjects, and the gender gap in British universities has almost doubled in size since 2007, figures show’. Articles covering the issue can be found on the Guardian, Telegraph, The Times, Scotsman and The Mirror. ‘Among students who […]

After waking up Friday morning to see that the government is planning to drop feminism from the A-level politics syllabus, it’s interesting to see this interactive BBC article that ranks gender equality by country. It’s worth having a go! If the current rate of change continues, the economic gap between men and women will not […]

As part of the packed programme of activities for Black History Month at Sheffield Hallam University rapper Akala came to talk to students last week. Read about one student’s view on Sheffield Hallam’s Students’ Union website: https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/news/article/6013/As-an-artist-Akala-is-a-lyrical-de-force-as-a-teacher-philosopher-an-ingenious/

Guardian article Going away to university for the first time can be daunting for everyone. But if you also have a disability and are leaving home, there can be additional factors to get nervous about – so it’s worth taking a little extra time to prepare. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/29/top-tips-for-students-starting-university-with-a-disability

A Sheffield Hallam student writes about her experience volunteering for Nightline Sheffield Nightline is a welfare service providing support and information to the students at Sheffield Hallam and the University of Sheffield during the night. There are three different ways you can get in touch with us so there is something to suit everyone! You […]