​​Dear Colleague,

Keynote presentation: Rt Hon Maria Miller MP, Chair of Women and Equalities Select  Committee
 
It’s clear from emerging reports that higher education still has some work to do to demonstrate and communicate its commitment to equality and diversity across its staff and public audiences.
 
The 4th GED Conference, Building Growth through Inclusion and Diversity showcases a range of solutions that universities and other institutions will need to take on board over the coming years to demonstrate transparency and progress on equality and diversity. 
 
UUK joins Higher Education presentations on:
 
Developing inclusive teaching and learning – policy and practice   
Fiona Waye, Senior Policy Lead, Inclusion, Equality and Diversity, Universities UK and Phil Scarffe, Head of Student Welfare, De Montfort University 
 
Money talks? The cloak of (pay) secrecy experienced by academics at two English universities
Emily Pfefer, Doctoral Researcher, School of Business and Management, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
 
Developing inclusive practice in the private HE sector; disability and learning difficulty
Nicholas Glossop, Head of Inclusion & Learning Support, BPP University 
 
Reframing and embedding diversity in engineering education
Dr Jan Peters MBE, Director, Katalytik;  External Consultant, UCL Engineering

Developing a flexible and family friendly workplace: implementing change to drive a more supportive family friendly environment within an HE setting
Clare Matysova, Athena SWAN Project  Officer, University of East London and Kirstie Axtens, Head of Employer Services, Working Families
 
Using data to drive your diversity strategy
Anu Manthri, Senior Account Manager and Kirsten Barnes, Business Innovation Lead, Bright Network 
 
See the current agenda here.
 
Book your place here and join these universities among delegates attending:

Bournemouth University | BBP University | Centre for Islamic Finance, Law and Communities (CIFLAC) | Dalhousie University, Canada | UCL Engineering | Kingston University | Manchester Metropolitan University | Middlesex University | Queen Mary University of London | The Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity in Business | University of Bristol Students’ Union | University of East London | University of Leeds | University of Liverpool | University of Southampton I Nottingham Trent University 
 
We hope to see you at GED 2017 on 30 November.  If you need any further information, please do contact me.

Kind regards

Karen Stewart
GED Team 2017