HLS Equality Culture DMU

Dismantling barriers - building pathways! Tweets on equality, diversity and inclusion culture from the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at DMU.

[Chemist+Druggist @ChemistDruggist]

Gender equality award renewed for pharmacy school

https://t.co/LOG446yEYG

@dmuleicester School of Pharmacy first achieved the @advancehe Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2019 #Pharmacy

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

Big congratulations to @DMUpharmacy who have successfully renewed their Athena Swan bronze award, marking a sustained commitment to gender equality for the school. Well done to all involved! @dmuleicester @equalitydmu @Athena_SWAN

[Decolonising DMU @DecolonisingDMU]

"You should have some poetry in your life. It’s a way of reaching out and touching people"

Today we think of all those who were touched by the life and work of Benjamin Zephaniah, an inspiration to us all

https://t.co/xcPDYa5VGs

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

Daniel Carter, Athena Swan Project Officer in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @dmuleicester reflects on an #AthenaSwan submission for Bronze produced during the pandemic and encourages others to grasp the opportunity of making a submission: https://t.co/nOgHMzNZeD

[DMUforLife @DMUforlife]

DMU is 'the people's university' 💬

British politician and activist Lord Simon Woolley has described DMU as ‘the people’s university, belonging to everyone, where everybody can excel’.

Read more about his speech at graduations last week, where he received an honorary degree⬇️👇

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

Congratulations to the Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences on achieving an Athena Swan bronze award, in recognition of ongoing work to advance gender equality for the School's staff and students. Well done to all who contributed! @dmuleicester @equalitydmu @Athena_SWAN

[DMUforLife @DMUforlife]

DMU named one of the UK's most wildlife-friendly universities.

@dmuleicester has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading universities for looking after wildlife – on campus and in the wider community 🌻🌷🦔🐝

Read more below ⬇️

[Wonkhe @Wonkhe]

NEW on Wonkhe: For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Beth Sennett explains the ways in which higher education forces neurodivergent colleagues to mask their true selves. @FalmouthUni https://t.co/JRPXkoqODT

[DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion @equalitydmu]

Today marks #InternationalWomensDay2023

@DMUWomen have put together a great programme of thought-provoking 🤔events for #InternationalWomensDay @dmuleicester

#EmbraceEquity

Find out more⬇️
https://t.co/XpbbA4cn0l

[dmuleicester @dmuleicester]

Come along to our University Mental Health Day event on Thursday 9 March to take part in fun workshops and activities to help you feel balanced and relaxed♥

#UniversityMentalHealthDay | @dmuwellbeing

[DMUWomen @DMUWomen]

Only two weeks to go until International Women's Day 💜

#IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity

[dmuleicester @dmuleicester]

Show your support for victims of sexual violence around the world by joining the @dmu_mandala project and @demontfortsu's annual Light the Night walk on Wednesday 8 February 🔦🚶‍♀️🤗

@DMUwellbeinShow your support for victims of sexual violence around the world by joining the @dmu_mandala project and @demontfortsu's annual Light the Night walk on Wednesday 8 February 🔦🚶‍♀️🤗

@DMUwellbeinShow your support for victims of sexual violence around the world by joining the @dmu_mandala project and @demontfortsu's annual Light the Night walk on Wednesday 8 February 🔦🚶‍♀️🤗

@DMUwellbeing

[Decolonising DMU @DecolonisingDMU]

DMU STAFF, as the project draws to a close in 2023, we are asking our community how our decolonising journey has impacted staff experience @dmuleicester Have your say here https://t.co/xCcr4Iierw #decolonising #highereducation

[DMUWomen @DMUWomen]

Only one hour to go until @DMUWomen co-chair @nicky_hudson hosts a staff only session titled: Keeping your research on track 👍

[DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion @equalitydmu]

There's still time to sign up now for @DecolonisingDMU's event
Understanding the university experience of Black Students: a case for decolonising by
@dr_marandure

📅Tues 6 Dec
🕛12noon – 1pm
📍online

Sign up here ⬇️
https://t.co/6NlC6M93kJ

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

W.E.B. Du Bois is regarded as one of the founders of sociology. His ground-breaking work The Philadelphia Negro combines ethnography, social history and statistics to illustrate the impact of racism on individuals and communities. #BlackHistoryMonth @equalitydmu @dmuleicester

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

Baroness Amos has broken down barriers at the highest level. She became the first black leader of the House of Lords, the first black women to serve in a British cabinet, and the first black head of an Oxford University College. #BlackHistoryMonth @equalitydmu @dmuleicester

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

The first African American women to achieve a PhD in the US, Daly’s studies on cholesterol, sugars and proteins are recognised as important contributions to our understanding of the effects they have on the human body. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM22 @equalitydmu @dmuleicester

[DMU Psychology @dmupsychology]

Cakes for sale in the Hawthorn undercroft now - to support World Mental Health Day.

[HLS Equality Culture DMU @HLSequalityDMU]

Sir Simon Woolley, who grew up on Leicester's St Matthew’s estate, was honoured in 2019 with a knighthood and appointed to the House of Lords, recognition of his tireless dedication to social and racial justice. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM22 @equalitydmu @dmuleicester