Equality: the big picture

This year’s anti-bullying week runs from 16 – 20 November, and the focus is ‘Cyberbullying and E-Safety’. Bullying is an ongoing issue that affects a great number of people growing up which in turn can have a massive impact on an individual’s mental health both as a young person and as an adult. Anti-bullying charity […]

Guest post by James Barnett, Administrator in HWB’s Professional and Technical Services Early in the summer I saw an advert on Gay Sheffield’s Facebook page. Volunteers were needed to steward at an event called “the Pinknic”. Something (divine intervention?) told me that I should get in touch. After a couple of e-mails with Nell Stockton […]

Guest post by Dr Trevor Simper, Athena SWAN Champion for Food Technology Have you ever Googled Women in sports nutrition? Don’t; it won’t return what you want – which is of course to see whether there are any women working in sports nutrition. I googled because: (a) I am (some of the time) a sports […]

  As part of the submission to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, all staff are encouraged to complete a short survey that goes directly to Stonewall so organisations’ efforts towards creating a safe and inclusive space for LGBT+ staff to work can be evaluated. The survey itself takes a couple of minutes to complete, and […]

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/