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Colin Shipp, Director of HR

Collecting equalities data helps us to monitor diversity at Sussex, providing evidence to inform and support driving action to improve policies, practices and initiatives. Earlier this year, HESA (the Higher Education Statistics Agency) announced changes to the data categories it collects from the University. We have recently updated the categories on the HR system, MyView, to reflect these changes. In order to ensure the data we collect is accurate, we’re asking all staff, including new starters, to update their equalities data responses in the MyView system.

All universities are required to collect equalities data and to ensure that this is correct and up to date.

Please update your equalities data responses on MyView by Thursday 2 November 2023. We have extended the previous deadline to enable as many staff as possible to update their data.

How do I update my equalities data?

You can review and update your equalities data by logging into MyView:

• Log into MyView using the same login details as your University email account
• Select the ‘My Personal Details’ tab
• Then select the ‘My Equality Data’ tab
• Fill in the information and select ‘Submit’ at the end of the page.

What data do we collect on MyView?

As well as personal information such as your name and address for correspondence reasons, equalities data is collected through MyView. This includes ethnicity, gender and disability as well as data relating to other personal characteristics.

Your equalities data is confidential and processed/reported on in line with our data policies. We provide the data to HESA as part of our reporting obligations but otherwise, equalities data is only available as aggregated data for reporting purposes.

If you have any questions about how your personal data is used, please contact the University's Data Protection Officer at: GDPR@sussex.ac.uk.