Equality, diversity & inclusion

We are committed to the creation of a fair, welcoming and inclusive environment for all, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

The Department of Health Sciences has an active and impactful Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee as well as several Equality Champions who link with the University’s EDI team. We recognise the importance of ensuring equality and fairness for all our staff and students and work collaboratively across the department to ensure we are at the forefront of EDI matters and that equal opportunities exist in every aspect of departmental working.

We also have an Athena Swan working group which further contributes to promoting a culture of equality in the department through undertaking work to strengthen areas such as recruiting, encouraging and retaining women at all stages of their career. The department currently holds a Silver Athena Swan award in recognition of the achievements that we have already made in this area and the impacts they have had.

For further information about the University’s equality and diversity policies, visit the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.  To contact the Equality Champions, visit the Key Departmental Roles website. For more information about the EDI committee or Athena Swan please visit the Department’s EDI and Gender Equality webpages.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding our learners is our priority. Working with our partner organisations we will ensure that your safety and wellbeing is taken into consideration throughout the programme. The University has an Apprenticeship Safeguarding Policy in place.

Further information and details of how to report a learner safeguarding concern are available on the University’s safeguarding webpages.

Prevent & British values

As part of our responsibility to comply with the Prevent duty, learners and staff are expected to understand the Prevent duty, keeping safe from extremism and radicalisation and British values. At the beginning of your programme, you will complete a Prevent awareness course. Following this, the Prevent duty and British values are integrated into the programme through the module content. It is important on the programme that learners can embrace diversity, tackle discrimination, understand equality and human rights, and develop understanding of individual choice whilst valuing the rule of law.