Equality & Diversity course timetable

Jo Bostock returns to look at influencing the personal and professional journeys of Women at Cambridge.

How do we reach where we want to go?

How do get past the obstacles we face?

What do our experiences tell us that we can share with others?

What are the tips for succeeding that we can learn from each other?

This lunchtime briefing session will be an opportunity to find out about the University's new Equality Assurance Assessment (EAA) procedures. This is the University’s process for checking University policies and functions for discrimination and is part of the University's commitment to Equality.

The session will run through how the process works in practice in a hands-on way, so it is a good opportunity for you to find out what EAAs mean for you.

Benjamin Zephaniah, poet, novelist and playwright, will be presenting a new poetry prize for Cambridge students, aimed at encouraging writing that propels social change.

Jake Bowers argues that everyone who value diversity should start by supporting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) culture here in Britain.

This workshop will help you recognise your passion and purpose. It will also provide you with a framework to manage your ambitions and identify the daily challenges that get in your way. What are the tips for succeeding that we can learn from each other?

The University’s Annual Race Lecture with well-known journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Matthew Ryder QC, and Carlene Firmin MBE, Principal Policy Advisor at the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, and writer.

Marcus Morgan, bisexual activist, explains how the myths surrounding bisexuality keep bisexuals invisible from even themselves. This is also an opportunity for LGB&T staff and students to find out about local support services and groups in Cambridge.

Anna Bird, Acting Chief Executive, Fawcett Society, explores this question for Equal Pay Day.

Professor Aneez Esmail from Manchester University discusses Empowering Leadership and its potential benefits

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED

This is another chance to find out about Equality Assurance Assessments and why we do them.

The 10th Annual Disability Lecture is an opportunity to hear Dame Anne Begg discuss her view on the challenges to disabled people in 2012. Dame Anne Begg is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South since 1997. She was the first full-time user of a wheelchair elected to the House of Commons and is now Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

The venue is accessible and a sign language interpreter will be present. There will be a drinks reception to follow the lecture.

The session will provide an insight into the extent of anxiety, stress and depression in workplaces today.

The session will provide an insight into the extent of anxiety, stress and depression in workplaces today.

The briefing will focus on effective presentation techniques to ensure a positive impact and hold the attention of an audience in a variety of settings, including in an academic environment.

A session providing a brief introduction to meditation and how to access the deep reservoir of positive qualities that are in all of us. The meditation process can help support your general wellbeing and develop your thinking to its full potential. The session will include short meditations as well as a chance for discussion and questions.

This event will highlight the importance of sleep for health and wellbeing and teach essential tools to achieve great quality sleep on a regular basis.

A session providing a brief introduction to meditation and how to access the deep reservoir of positive qualities that are in all of us. The meditation process can help support your general wellbeing and develop your thinking to its full potential. The session will include short meditations as well as a chance for discussion and questions.

This short session will provide information and advice on stress awareness and management in relation to workplace and personal factors.

This short session will provide information and advice on stress awareness and management in relation to workplace and personal factors.