Loughborough University's Race Equity Timeline

2010

• Respecting Diversity mandatory training at the University is reworked to better include race and LGBT+ matters

2014

• Race Equality becomes part of formal discussions at the University

2015

• Unconscious Bias courses are developed at the University in line with Athena Swan

2016

• The University’s entry for the Race Equality Charter (REC) is proposed

2018

• Loughborough signs up to the Race Equality Charter
• The BAME Staff Network is relaunched

2019

• Anti-racism module incorporated into the Ready, Set, Loughborough initiative for new students

2020

• In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, a range of support initiatives are launched at the University, including:
  • A compassionate leave policy for BAME staff experiencing race-based stress
  • Additional funding provided to offer specific BAME counselling for staff
  • A change in the Mitigating Circumstances policy for students took away the requirement for supporting evidence if they were experiencing race-based stress
• The Careers Network launches the Future Black Talent Programme
• Alumnus Mike Wedderburn interviews members of the University’s Senior Leadership Team about their commitment to tackling racial inequality

2021

• The first Race Equity Town Hall event takes place in October 2021
• Loughborough University signs up to the Halo Code
• Students invited to take part in survey and focus groups to discuss Race Equality at Loughborough
• The CARE x Citizens UK anti-racist leadership training begins
• University endorses the Race Equality Charter Action Plan
• The BAME Staff Network produces the 10 Race Equity Guiding Principles
• The BAME Student Council and Doctoral Researcher Consortium are launched to contribute to the race equity agenda at Loughborough
• The University’s Race Equality Charter application is submitted

2022

• Loughborough University is awarded with the REC Bronze Award
• The first Pro Vice-Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is appointed to the University
• The University publishes information about its Race Pay Gap
• The first EDI Officer (Race Equity Specialism) and EDI Coordinator appointed

2023

• The EDI Operational Board is established
• The EDI Committee is established
• The first Black in Sport Summit takes place in March
• The first BAME staff network conference takes place in June
• The first African/Caribbean celebratory event is hosted by the BAME staff network
• Denise Coles is voted as University Staff Member of the Year at the Loughborough Experience Awards for her EDI officer role
• The first CITHEI conference takes place in July
• Professor Sheryl Williams is appointed as Professor
• Denise Coles is appointed as EDI Manager
• Veronica Moore is appointed as EDI Director