Our commitment to diversity and equality
We are committed to fostering an environment free of all forms of disability, gender, racial and other discrimination, while actively promoting equality of opportunity and celebrating diversity.
The University aims to create an intellectual community and workplace that welcomes and promotes diversity and equality in and through relationships involving all staff and students; learning and teaching; research and scholarship; outreach and other University activities and practices.
The Public Sector Equality Duty
The University of Chester has compiled an annual report in order to comply with our obligations to publish data under the Public Sector Equality Duty. This can be found in our Equality Report 2012 to the left of this page. Should you have any queries regarding this report, please contact the Equality team via equality@chester.ac.uk.
Our Schemes and Policy
Our Disability Equality Scheme, Gender Equality Scheme and Race Equality Policy make sure that our educational provision, services and policies meet the needs of all our students, staff and stakeholders, and ensure that each person is treated as an individual, fairly and with respect solely on the basis of their aptitude, ability and potential to pursue a course of study or to fulfil the requirements of a job.
Reviewing our procedures
We periodically review our admissions policy and procedures in order to seek to recruit students from all sectors of society, recognising that all students benefit from the experience of living and working in ethnically and culturally diverse groups.
Diversity Festival
Each year our Diversity Festival provides a focus through which the University actively promotes, challenges and develops an understanding of equality, diversity and multiculturalism.
Equality Impact Assessments
The University uses Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs) to review its policies and procedures in order to get rid of unlawful discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity.
6 Feb 2012