Man Met Equality & Diversity

The pandemic can impact a number of different groups in disproportionate ways. You can view EDI resources the E&D team have curated for the current climate here: wke.lt/w/s/KNPtZE 🗨️

To celebrate #IDPWD2021, @Ms_SiobhanBarry, Senior Lecturer & co-chair of our Disabled Staff Forum, caught up with Paralympian & #McrMet student @TullyKearney to talk about her experience as a student-athlete & her advice for fellow students. Listen here: bit.ly/32STUvA

This #WorldAIDSDay is a time for us to reflect on 40 years of progress, remember those we lost too early and look to a future without HIV stigma. Please help us to continue this fight >> worldaidsday.org/donate #RockTheRibbon

We can't wait!

Happy #BiVisibilityDay 💗💜💙 We're so proud of the different and diverse communities and identities that make up the community, and our Celebrating diversity guide is just one way of expressing that. Why not take a look today? mmu.ac.uk/library/using-… @MMUEqualities @lgbtmmu

🎉Congratulations to the first ever digital Aurora Class of 2021! 🥳  “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Muriel Strode (Poet)

Eid-Ul-Adha Mubarak from all of us at @ManMetUni Wishing for this day to bring happiness, harmony and peace to your soul ☪️

Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day to our students, staff and friends! There are many ways to be an ally to non-binary people, read our thread for just a few: bit.ly/3xEwh49 👇 #NonBinaryPeoplesDay @MMUEqualities Information source: stonewall.org.uk

@SAMcKenna1 @TGICFT_StaffExp Of course, plenty of love to go around! 💞 Welcome to Twitter 😊

Hi there @MMUEqualities . How you doing? Wondered if our new Staff Experience account could get some love. They're new to Twitter @TGICFT_StaffExp

How well did your home meet your family's lockdown needs? How did you adapt? Please tell us in our survey 👉newcastle.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/at_home_with_c… and share your pics 👉athomewithchildren.ac.uk/takepart/phase… so we can show policymakers what liveable space means for families. athomewithchildren.ac.uk'

⭐️Sending peace and our best wishes to everyone celebrating Eid al-Fitr and the end of Ramadan🌙 Eid Mubarak from us all @ManMetUni!🕌

On @Day4networks, we’d like to say how proud we are of our 'Fantastic Five' E&D Staff Fora; contributing to our #equality, #diversity & #inclusion agenda @manmetuni 👏🏼 Our E&D fora encourage #togetherness by supporting each other to shine and continue #MakingWorkBetter 🌟

During Ramadan students can collect daily Iftar packages – food to break the day’s fast. There is a table set up in the Library Lounge so you can help yourselves. I'm told there is a nut free option too. Just ask at the help desk if you need directions!

It’s Trans Day of Visibility. Today we celebrate trans and non-binary people, and also raise awareness of the discrimination faced by trans people across the world. #TransDayOfVisibility

Join us online at MMU on the 14th April for this Lecture on "A Sense8 of Becoming" by Prof. Deborah Shaw and Prof. Rob Stone! @devorahshawa @MMU_MSARC @MMU_Research @MMUEqualities

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Ruth Bader Ginsburg 👏

Ahead of International Women’s Day, our Vice Chancellor Malcolm Press highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion at Manchester Met! ♀️ #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge

How has #COVID19 affected your career? We're working with @OfficialUoM & @GoldsmithsUoL to explore the Pandemic's impact on #diversity in the creative industries. If you're from an ethnically diverse community, please complete this important survey 👉🏽 ow.ly/O00r50DwxSX 🙏🏽

Researchers from ⁦@MMUPolicyEval⁩ argue that migrant children need targeted support through lockdown in ⁦@SchoolsWeek⁩. Useful practical suggestions on what schools can do. ⁦⁦@ShobaArun⁩ ⁦@GaryPollock4⁩ ⁦@EducEndowFoundn⁩ schoolsweek.co.uk/migrant-childr…

#McrMetStudents: Following our last update on the immediate impact of the national lockdown, we've shared some additional information on academic support & campus facilities. For the latest update, check your student email or visit our Spring Term webpage: ow.ly/H44E50D6DcY

#McrMetUni Students: Following the Government’s COVID-19 update, we’re working through what this means for you. We’re reviewing the information and expecting further Government guidance. We will update you as soon as we can. Please keep an eye on your emails and Student Life.