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Dear all, The Higher Education Race Action Group (HERAG<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/practitioner-networks/herag>) is holding a Biennial General Meeting on Monday 22nd October and everyone with an interest in promoting race equality in higher education is welcome to attend. The exact location and timings will be confirmed soon but it will be in London. There will be two main areas of focus for the meeting: 1). The structure and operation of HERAG, including: - Proposal to extend the current Chair and Vice Chair role for another year to ensure continuity or to agree arrangements for electing the new Chair and Vice Chair - The timing and location of HERAG meetings, how to include UK-wide institutions and how to arrange the meetings to allow the most amount of people to attend - How HERAG fits in with other groups, networks and organisations within the sector - Revising the terms of reference (attached) following discussions 2). HERAG aims and objectives for the forthcoming two years. Possible ideas so far include: - Working with HEFCE to maintain and increase equality in the REF going forward, including a review of the implications of being a minority individual in a peer review system - Responding to the Government Equalities Office review of the public sector equality duties and changes to legislation If you have work areas to add to the second session's discussion then please let me know in advance of the meeting or post ideas on the new HERAG Jiscmail list. From now on all details for HERAG will be posted on the new [log in to unmask]<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=HERAG> list (copied into this email). To keep up to date with HERAG news and meetings then please join the list by following this link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=HERAG and click subscribe. Once you enter your email address a confirmation email will be sent to you, simply follow the link in that email and you will be subscribed to the list. Best wishes, Claire Claire Herbert Senior Policy Adviser Equality Challenge Unit T: 020 7438 1016 M: 07889 757 503 E: [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 T: 020 7438 1010 F: 020 7438 1011 W: www.ecu.ac.uk<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/> Follow us on Twitter: @EqualityinHE<http://www.twitter.com/EqualityinHE> ________________________________ Equality Challenge Unit Company limited by guarantee, number 05689975 Registered charity, number 1114417 Registered office: 7th floor, Queens House, 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ, United Kingdom. Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education across all four nations of the UK, and in further education in Scotland. ECU is funded by Universities UK, GuildHE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, the Scottish Funding Council and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland. 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.