Research, charity work, and life at Loughborough: How I’m striving for positive change at the University
My name is Ruby Appiah-Campbell. I am married with two children, and I have a number of roles at Loughborough University. I…
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Loughborough University – why bother?
Issues of equality, diversity and inclusion have gained renewed prevalence recently. Internationally, we have seen media coverage of the heinous murder of…
EDI: A seat at the table, not crumbs from the floor
Racism and discrimination are structural; approaches to EDI must be too Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) are high on the public agenda,…
Reflections on a Privileged Life
I grew up in Chester, England, in the 70s and 80s. My dad was a physicist working at Daresbury Laboratory; my mum was…
What’s it like to be deaf in a global pandemic?
Terrifying. I was diagnosed with congenital bilateral hearing loss when I was five years old. I have 90% hearing loss on one…
Power and Privilege. A Personal View
I am male, I am white and by any reasonable definition, I am middle class. My father was an academic, as was…
What is neurodiversity, and how does it affect me?
The word ‘neurodiversity’ can be credited to Australian sociologist Judy Singer and journalist Harvey Blume in the late 1990s and is a…
Packing the perfect punch for IWD 2021
The theme of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge. For me, this means two things: 1) challenge to push on equality,…
EDI at Loughborough: Creating a Compelling Vision for Organisational Change
In her 2012 book, On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life, Sara Ahmed recounts the story of a university diversity…
What are you having?
It’s the question we ask, almost without thinking, when someone shares the exciting news that they’re expecting a baby. But why do…
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