One out of every five elderly people in the UK who feel lonely say they have no-one to turn to, a survey indicates.
The Campaign to End Loneliness charity says older people need a “range of support” to help them fight loneliness. More
One out of every five elderly people in the UK who feel lonely say they have no-one to turn to, a survey indicates.
The Campaign to End Loneliness charity says older people need a “range of support” to help them fight loneliness. More
Jen Welter has become the first female coach in the NFL after being appointed by the Arizona Cardinals.
The 37-year-old American has been hired as a linebacker coach for pre-season by Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians. More
At the World Aquatics Championships, which begin this weekend in Russia, men will be competing in synchronised swimming for the first time. Men were a part of the sport at its inception, but until now they have always been barred from competing at the highest level. Will the door to the Olympics open next? More\…
The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced a £450,000 initiative to promote diversity within the game.
The scheme, funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) hopes to encourage more women, girls, and black and ethnic minority participants and to improve access for disabled people.
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Equality, diversity and inclusion issues at Greenwich were the subjects of a major event at the university. Over 70 people attended The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index (WEI) Symposium, where guests from Greenwich and other institutions enjoyed presentations and talks, including an analysis of results from the recent Staff Engagement Survey.
Cinthya Quijano, from Human Resources, says: “The whole day was a real success. We are doing good work at Greenwich but cannot be complacent, as shown by results from the recent Engagement Survey.
“Questions on equality, diversity and inclusion showed that generally lesbian and bisexual staff responded more negatively. Also, 18 per cent of staff preferred not to say what their sexual orientation is. We want to create an inclusive and engaging place to work. The ability to be yourself at work is important.”
Anne Poulson, Chief Operating Officer of the university, gave the opening speech which looked at the importance of diversity and the university’s work on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of the university.
Stonewall’s Peter Mercer praised the university’s work in diversity issues, especially since its involvement in Stonewall. Greenwich is the first university to become an accredited training partner with Stonewall, the LGBT equality rights charity. This means that the university is now recognised as a centre of excellence for training schools about issues relating, in particular, to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
The event was followed by a drinks reception, opened by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Maguire.
Greenwich is the first university to become an accredited training partner with Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality rights charity.
This means that the university is now recognised as a centre of excellence for training schools about issues relating, in particular, to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
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On 12 July it is Disability Awareness Day and with this in mind we have chosen Nic Hamilton as our Inspirational Diversity Champion of the month.
Nic is a prime example of ‘you can do anything if you put your mind to it’. Born with Cerebral Palsy, he continuously strives to overcome the pain, strains and struggles that are a result of his disability. He is very determined and believes that his disability will not prevent him from achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a successful racing driver.
With motorsport in the family and therefore in his blood, but both time and physical strength against him, Nic never had the confidence to try motorsport. After years of hard work and dedication in overcoming his condition from wheelchair bound to walking unaided by the age of 17, his parents decided to agree to his request to be allowed to race. He was given the opportunity to race in the highly competitive Renault Clio Cup series. This naturally was a baptism of fire given that this would be his first attempt at motorsport, but he handled the challenges presented to him with the same dedication and determination that his disability presents to him on a daily basis.
Nic had a fantastic first year finishing midfield in the season. The second year proved a little tougher both but he remains determined to achieve his dream. After proving himself to the world of motorsport in just 2 short years, his ambitions are set high with the desire of one day racing in the Deutschen Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), or similar racing series as a motivation to others that disabled life is for living.
In 2013 Nic took part in the European Touring Car Cup driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport and in March this year he became the first disabled competitor to participate in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.