The Advance HE annual staff and student statistical report highlights that inequalities persist, with lower proportions of both UK and non-UK BAME staff than White staff on open ended/permanent contracts, in senior management positions, and on higher salary bands.
Our portfolio supports the addressing of barriers to career development and progression experienced by minority ethnic staff.
Our services are built on a legacy of expertise in race equality, drawing from our leadership of the Race Equality Charter, programmes to support the development of the next generation of leaders, including Diversifying Leadership, and highlighting and addressing barriers to career development and progression experienced by minority ethnic staff.
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Find out more about our full range of workshops in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Workshop Series.
Diversifying Leadership Programme
Tackling the under-representation of BAME leaders in UK higher education institutions
There is a clear under-representation of leaders from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in HE institutions in the UK at all levels but particularly at senior levels. There is also documented evidence of the poor experiences of many BAME academic staff in UK HE including experiences related to leadership roles.
The Diversifying Leadership programme is designed to support early-career academics and professional services staff from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds who are about to take their first steps into a leadership role. It explores themes of power and influence, demystifying leadership, cultural identity and cultural capital, increasing your visibility and authentic leadership and features leadership stories from high-profile HE leaders.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2022
This conference will focus on ensuring that approaches to EDI work for all and addressing current and future challenges and opportunities. Through forecasting emerging EDI topics and priorities in the sector, it will create space for reflection and capacity building.
The conference will dig deep to explore hidden and emerging EDI issues, and highlight the best examples of creative interventions that are contributing to change. As well as sharing best practice across the sector, there will be a focus on innovative approaches from outside HE and further education that have relevance to us.
EDI Colloquia
Our colloquium events offer staff a useful forum to encourage the exchange and dissemination of different ways of thinking about key EDI challenges and new approaches.
The colloquia provide practitioners with access to an open and supportive environment and valuable peer network to share and discuss contemporary practice and initiatives. They enable participants to develop a principled, evidence-informed approach to devising subsequent support and guidance for change in enhancing student success in HE.
News, views and resources
Reports and Publications
With over 15 years of resources to access and as convener of current thinking, knowledge and insight into the key sector opportunities and challenges, Advance HE’s exists to help higher education shape its future. Examples of our work in tackling race inequality include:
