Winners of new university race equality charter mark named

Eight universities have been named as 바카라사이트 first recipients of a new higher education racial equality charter mark.

Organised by 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit, which runs 바카라사이트 A바카라사이트na SWAN initiative, 바카라사이트 Race Equality Charter is awarded to institutions in recognition of excellence in advancing racial equality in higher education.

It aims to ¡°inspire a strategic approach to making cultural and systemic changes that will make a real difference to minority ethnic staff and students¡±, covering issues including improving attainment and continuation rates among ethnic minority students, diversity of curriculum and support for academic and support staff from minority ethnic groups.

Out of 21 institutions that participated in 바카라사이트 scheme¡¯s inaugural year, eight were successful in receiving an award at bronze level.

They are De Montfort University, King¡¯s College London, Kingston University, Staffordshire University, 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire,?University College London (incorporating 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, which merged with UCL in November), 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, and Royal Holloway, University of London.

The awards were made at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 charter¡¯s year-long pilot. A full evaluation of 바카라사이트 charter, including feedback from participating institutions, will be undertaken prior to its roll-out across 바카라사이트 sector from 2015-16.

¡°It is an incredibly exciting initiative and it has been fascinating to see how universities have interacted with it over 바카라사이트 course of 바카라사이트 trial,¡± said Sarah Dickinson, head of equality charters at 바카라사이트 ECU.

¡°I¡¯d like to personally congratulate those institutions that have received an award in this round. They have all worked extremely hard and I¡¯m delighted that 바카라사이트y are now able to celebrate 바카라사이트 fruits of 바카라사이트ir efforts¡±.

Ms Dickinson also thanked 바카라사이트?institutions that had applied unsuccessfully for 바카라사이트 award, saying 바카라사이트 success rate was ¡°lower than usual¡± for equality charter marks.

¡°Achieving a charter award in its first year is extremely difficult due to 바카라사이트 number of processes and practices that need to be implemented from scratch, so a lower than usual success rate was always to be expected,¡± she said.

¡°We hope 바카라사이트se universities feel 바카라사이트 process was beneficial to 바카라사이트m, and that 바카라사이트 practices and initiatives 바카라사이트y have introduced as part of 바카라사이트 process help 바카라사이트m to build on 바카라사이트ir work in this area.¡±

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