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Equal Engineers was set up by Dr Mark McBride-Wright and this is the first careers fair ‘focused specifically on improving diversity and inclusion in the engineering pipeline, bringing together candidates from multi-strand backgrounds and identities into one place.’ He also … Continued

OpenLand is a midlands-based networking group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans professionals working in the real estate, property and construction sectors. For details of this event see the OpenLand website. Previous events have included speakers specialising in the property … Continued

I co-presented with colleagues from the University of Birmingham at the ECU National Conference as part of the workshop ‘Queering the Academy’. The session covered the LGBT Inclusive Curriculum Project now in it’s fourth year at the University. I covered work … Continued

A great range of participants from: travel, housing associations, government, charities, local councils, the police, education, defence and training. My session focussed on the experience of new graduates and their expectations of employers. Some of the issues covered included: the … Continued

The 6th year of the LGBT Mentoring Scheme launched last night with a record number of 25 University of Birmingham students and mentors from occupations across the city including engineering, charities, accountancy, law, academics, local authorities and training. Mentors identified themselves … Continued

A PhD student is carrying out some research on LGBT+ students’ beliefs and well-being. A description of the research follows: What is the purpose of the study and who can take part? We are looking for UK College or University … Continued

Another excellent event hosted by Gowling with speakers from Stonewall and the Alliance. More to follow…

This was a very wide-ranging conference on equality and diversity attracting people with a range of roles from a variety of organisations. My focus was on LGBT People in the workplace. My key messages were: why LGBT and the workplace … Continued

Two great days discussing a wide range of LGBT issues in higher education – a wealth of practical advice on how to best support our students and staff and some incisive and thought-provoking presentations from cutting-edge academics in this field. … Continued

The Alliance Network runs events looking at work place issues in professional services. This event, hosted by Pinsent Masons, focussed on keeping graduates out of the closet. In addition to advising on the format of the evening, I spoke at the opening … Continued