Posts in "Equality and Diversity"

This Disability History Month we’re sharing the experiences of our staff who live with disabilities. The goal is to help raise awareness of the support available to staff and students with similar experiences. If you want to share your experience to support others please complete…

“I can’t focus if something is boring.” It may sound ridiculous, butthis is what I googled back in 2020 after I returned to my home country completely shattered as the university experience turned out to be far from what I have expected. A few moments after, a…

I’m going to let you into a little secret, my name is Emily and I’m a 3^rd year student studying BSc (Hons) Applied Sports Science. I bet you thought I was going to tell you my little secret was that I am dyslexic. For the record I am, but I…

As part of the University of Aberdeen's support for Neurodiversity Celebration Week, the Library would like to highlight materials from our collection that contain a wealth of resources and research on neurodiversity and its impact. Covering how the human brain can develop and interpret information and stimuli in myriad different…

Horror and queerness have gone hand in hand since it’s origins. From the notion of “otherness” and queer monsters in F.W Muranu’s Nosferatu (1922) to the era of the lesbian vampires in Dracula’s Daughter (1936) to more contemporary and intersectional representation of empowered transgender final girls in Assassination Nation (2019).

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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and with it the hopeless romantic’s worst enemy: the bitter realist. Valentine’s Day is a product of capitalism, was made up by the greeting card industry, by florists…and many more such protestations are sure to come your way. But really, isn’t it nice…

As part of UoA's Disability History Month and Transgender Awareness Week Celebrations, current student and Disabled Students' Forum Liaison Officer, Rian, discusses his experience as a disabled, bisexual, trans man.

I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia at about age 7, but at the time I didn’t really understand what it meant for me. To be honest, as an adult I’m still continually learning about exactly how it affects me. I like to refer to Dyspraxia as the lesser-known cousin of Dyslexia…

November 13^th marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week. At the University of Aberdeen this is a time where staff, students and alumni come together to demonstrate their support to the transgender community and address the issues that many trans and non-binary people continue to face. I…

My name is Samuel Munyeza, I’m currently studying Scots Law with English Law here at the University of Aberdeen.  Since the age of 17 I have been estranged from my immediate family, for those unfamiliar with the term it means that I have no contact or support from my immediate…