Welcome to Equality & Diversity

The focus of the Equality & Diversity Team is to facilitate a consistent and co-ordinated approach to fairness and opportunity across the institution. Please remember your own responsibility to treat your colleagues, our students, our visitors and each other with the dignity and respect you yourself expect to receive.

It is the responsibility of everyone to help create an inclusive community where everyone is enabled to achieve their full potential.  Use this site to find out more about equality at Leeds Met and in the wider world.

Public Sector Equality Duty - our compliance report goes live
Download the Public Sector Equality Duty report to find out about equality at our University. All comments welcome at diversity@leedsmet.ac.uk.

Managing your online profile - LS126 Magazine [Pages 26-27]
Concerned about how to use Facebook effectively? Want to manage your privacy online - turn to pages 26 and 27.

Faith & Sexuality data collection - LS126 Magazine [Pages 26-27]
The chairpersons of our University's Faith Forum and LGBT Forum talk about why they feel collecting data about our staff is important. Please go to pages 26 and 27.

Equality monitoring: collecting data on sexual orientation and religion and belief
As we move towards offering staff the opportunity to help us monitor sexual orientation and religious belief, why are we bothering and for what purpose would we use this information?

'Leading Learning' initiative launch
A new school improvement initiative to support disadvantaged pupils in the classroom is to be launched by Leeds Metropolitan.

Met TV Documentary | Students with children
MetTV has entered the category of Best Documentary in the National Student Television Association Awards, which aim to identify and celebrate the best student television channels in the UK.

New website for students with children
A new website has launched to help students with children prepare for university life.

International Women's Day Review
On the 8th March our University's Equality Team in partnership with the International Affairs Forum coordinated a public lecture series contrasting the lives and experiences of women in history with the challenges faced by women in modern times.

A smooth transition
Making the move to university can be difficult for students with additional support needs. A workshop held at Leeds Met aimed to equip those working with these students with the skills to support them.

Equality & Diversity in LS126 Magazine
In the third edition of LS126 Magazine, the Equality & Diversity Team had the pleasure of taking over the centre fold. View the online version here.

Conflict management: Advice for leading and working in teams
Working in teams is essential if you want to be successful whilst studying or working at Leeds Metropolitan University....

Conflict management: Advice for students in shared accommodation
Moving into student accommodation can be an emotive experience, check out quick guide to avoiding conflict in shared houses.

Leeds Met leads in Diversity
Leeds Met's Equality & Diversity Team have been recognised for making significant progress in shaping our University into a 'Champion of Diversity' in West Yorkshire.

The Equality Act: Public Sector Duty
The Public Sector Equality Duty within the Equality Act 2010 will apply to higher education institutions (HEIs). This article summarises how this legislation will effect our University.

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