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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion dmuleicester

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

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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion dmuleicester

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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion dmuleicester

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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion dmuleicester

There's still time to sign up now for Decolonising DMU'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 ⬇️ bit.ly/3u7nVSL

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

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 de-montfort.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/ddmu2023 #decolonising #highereducation

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

Only two weeks to go until International Women's Day 💜 #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity

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

Today marks #InternationalWomensDay2023 DMUWomen have put together a great programme of thought-provoking 🤔events for #InternationalWomensDay dmuleicester #EmbraceEquity Find out more⬇️ bit.ly/3YtseV0

NEW on Wonkhe: For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Beth Sennett explains the ways in which higher education forces neurodivergent colleagues to mask their true selves. Falmouth University buff.ly/3JKq7rG

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 ⬇️

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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion @Athena_SWAN

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⬇️👇

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: social.advance-he.ac.uk/m1hixJ

"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 youtu.be/A9bKCiwRQ3I?si…

Big congratulations to DMU Pharmacy 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 DMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Athena Swan Charter

Gender equality award renewed for pharmacy school ow.ly/PxV250Uw1KM dmuleicester School of Pharmacy first achieved the Advance HE Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2019 #Pharmacy