Anglia Ruskin University is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality. We seek to maximise the potential of all our staff and students, to be responsive to new ideas, and to equip our students for life in a multicultural and diverse society. It is our aim to provide a supportive environment in which to work and study, where treating each other with dignity, courtesy and respect is standard. This ethos is also reflected in our Vision and Values, which can be seen in our Corporate Plan for 2012-14.

Whether you are a student or an employee, or are thinking of becoming one, the above extract from our Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality Policy is our commitment to ensuring that the way you are treated is fair, and free of unlawful discrimination. We reinforce this commitment via mandatory equality training for our staff, and though our internal communications.

Our equality policies apply to our staff and students and are for everyone, whatever their backgrounds or personal beliefs. Everyone at Anglia Ruskin is expected to comply with them. Breaches are regarded as serious and can lead to dismissal or expulsion. We welcome any information that will help us to maintain a culture of dignity, courtesy and respect in all areas of our work.

Equality Act 2010: The Equality Act 2010 requires us to publish information about how we are working to ensure we fulfil the general duties of the Act by 31st January 2012 and annually thereafter. Please click the link below to access the latest version of our report:

• Equality Act 2010: Equality and Diversity at Anglia Ruskin University (Word document)

• Our Equality Objectives are currently being finalised for approval. They relate to ensuring a diverse workforce and effective use of student data to ensure equality of outcome.

The links below and on the left will take you to:-

• Anglia Ruskin's equality policy framework. This page introduces our equality and diversity policies, all of which were updated and reapproved by our Board of Governors in 2010. Here you can find links to the full texts of these policies.
• Events with a focus on equality and diversity. This page includes reports of past events and news of future ones. It also includes a link to the staff training and development section of HR Online.
• Staff networks you may wish to join.
• University guidance documents on implementing equality and diversity. Includes information on assessing the impact of our policies and Equality Impact Assessments published to date; flexible working guidelines; how to plan accessible seminars and other events; how to develop inclusive learning and teaching; and other useful documents.
• Our Equality & Diversity Group, including who's on it, who chairs it, and dates of meetings.
• Links to external sites providing a wide range of specialist advice and expertise on-line. They include Government commissions, special-interest and campaigning organisations, and -- if you teach students -- a number of publications related to good practice in learning and teaching.

We are very proud to be working with Disabled-Go, whose website provides detailed access information to our premises. Please visit Anglia Ruskin's entry.

If you have any queries or comments about equality and diversity at Anglia Ruskin, please e-mail the HR Manager - Diversity or ring ext. 4928.