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National award recognises HAHP’s commitment to gender equality

10 May 2021

The former School of History, Art History and Philosophy has been recognised for its commitment to gender equality with an Athena SWAN bronze award.

National award renewal recognises Sussex’s commitment to gender equality

10 May 2021

The University’s bronze institutional Athena SWAN award has been renewed until 2026.

Sussex reaffirms commitment to tackling race inequalities after release of Sewell report

20 April 2021

The University has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling race inequalities following release of the UK government’s Sewell report on racial disparity.

Ramadhan Kareem (Happy Ramadhan) from the University of Sussex

12 April 2021

Tonight (12 April) marks the first night of the holy month of Ramadhan, when Muslims across the world will be observing fasts from sunrise to sunset.

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University of Sussex reports latest pay gaps

29 March 2021

The University reports gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps. The same data set and methodology are used for all three.

Update your equality information in MyView

15 March 2021

A new portal allowing staff to update equality data will support the University to respond to differences in experience between certain groups.

This Sussex Life: Naomi Harris, Chair of Staff Disability Network. "The more voices, the bigger the difference"

24 February 2021

Naomi Harris, Student Experience Officer in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, leads the Staff Disability Network.

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UK’s first survey documenting the lives of ethnic and religious minority people during Covid-19 launches

16 February 2021

Dr Laia Becares has shaped the UK’s first survey on the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people.

Local LGBTQ+ literature festival returns for second year, with support from Sussex staff

28 January 2021

The Coast is Queer returns next month with a programme of online events celebrating queer lives and writing, supported by Sussex staff.

Sussex welcomes report calling for urgent action to tackle racial harassment and racial inequality

24 November 2020

The University welcomes a report by Universities UK calling for urgent action to tackle racial harassment and racial inequality in higher education.