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[20213_20213_ECU letterhead_ecu.png] Dear colleagues, ECU and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education have released the following invitation to tender. Please could you pass this on to anyone in your institution who may be interested in undertaking this research. Invitation to tender: Achieving equality for disabled staff in higher education ECU and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education are seeking to commission research to explore the experiences of disabled staff in higher education institutions and identify practices to bring about disability equality in the sector. The Achieving equality for disabled staff in higher education project<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/our-projects/achieving-equality-for-disabled-staff> aims to identify effective practices to improve the working environment for disabled staff and make recommendations as to how career progression for disabled staff can be improved. The project will provide national evidence of the issues facing disabled staff in the sector and clear guidance for institutions. This is a collaborative project between ECU and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education<http://www.lfhe.ac.uk>. The total value of the tender will be up to £28,000 inc VAT. Full details of the tender and how to apply can be found on our website: http://www.ecu.ac.uk/about-us/itt/ecu-t-10-02/invitation-to-tender-disabled-staff-in-he Ref: ECU/T/10/02 Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday 30 June 2010. Equality Challenge Unit Equality Challenge Unit is the higher education equality body, promoting equality and diversity in higher education. We support the higher education sector to realise the potential of all staff and students whatever their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief, or age, to the benefit of those individuals, higher education institutions and society. Tel: 020 7438 1010 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.ecu.ac.uk<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/> Anna Roberts Communications Manager Tel: 020 7438 1018 Mobile: 07810 556 724 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Equality Challenge Unit 7th floor, Queens House 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, WC2A 3LJ Tel: 020 7438 1010 Fax: 020 7438 1011 Web: www.ecu.ac.uk<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Equality Challenge Unit Company limited by guarantee with company number 05689975 Registered charity in England and Wales with charity registration number 1114417 Registered office: 7th floor, Queens House, 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ, United Kingdom. Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) promotes equality and diversity in higher education. ECU is funded by Universities UK, GuildHE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland. The Scottish Funding Council also funds ECU to work in collaboration with the higher education sector in Scotland. Although every effort is made to ensure that the information contained within this email is accurate and up to date, ECU cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The information is not a substitute for legal advice, and should you require more specific advice you should consult an appropriately qualified professional adviser. This message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you should not copy or disclose this message to anyone but should kindly notify the sender and delete the message. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of ECU shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. No contracts shall be concluded by means of this email. Neither ECU nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses. The administrator of this email service reserves the right to access and disclose all messages sent over its email system. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.