Posts in "Equality and Diversity"

The Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Students Forum is one of the five student-led liberation forums within the Students’ Association. We aim to offer an intersectional safe space to students who identify under the BAME umbrella, although the term itself has been under controversy and debate, and address discrimination against…

Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. A former student of University of Aberdeen, Shahid Khan reflects on his own journey to Scotland.

I came to the UK as an asylum seeker after I fled religious persecution in my home country, Pakistan. I was…

Refugee Week UK 2021, 14th June - 20th June 

Higher education institutions in the UK have a long tradition of providing sanctuary for academics and young people forced to flee conflict and persecution and find safety elsewhere. To build further on support measures already in place, the University of Aberdeen…

This week marks Men’s Health Week, a time dedicated to raising awareness of the health issues that disproportionately affect men as well as engaging men in seeking treatment by expanding access and reducing stigma surrounding health. June is also Pride Month, celebrating the lives and achievements of those of us…

As pride month approaches, I find myself thinking a lot about what it means to be proud again. Does it mean being able to declare your labels proudly and openly to whomever you choose? And how are you meant to be out, loud and proud, if you are not even…

I teach a Postgraduate course entitled “Religion, Conflict and Security”. One aspect that links religion with societal conflict is that of sexuality. Each year, religion is blamed for intolerance and exclusion for amongst others, attitudes to LBGT+ individuals and communities. These views are expressed (and sometimes mobilised) by all sides…

Hello everyone, it’s Sign Language Week! It is celebrated in mid-March to commemorate the date in 2003 that British sign language (BSL) was officially recognised in the UK.

A weird confluence of factors has led me to discover this and I’m quite happy to share some resources with the Aberdeen…

Hello! As it is International Women’s day, I am sharing with you some of my favourite books written by women. This list is by no means exhaustive but includes a small number of bestsellers which have influenced me. The women included in this list write about the vast experiences of…

It was the year 2021 when a politician from my home country said: “I have a wife and a daughter. That makes me a feminist!” No, no, no, that is not how this works.

March 8^th is International Women’s Day – an opportunity to ask ourselves – am I a…

LGBTQ alumni Mie Astrup Jensen discusses her ESRC-funded PhD research at UCL on LBQ Jewish women’s lived experiences.

I graduated from the University of Aberdeen with an MA in Sociology (2019) and an MRes in Social Science (2020), and I am now doing a PhD at UCL in…