Dear Jane,
We would be very happy to respond. Thanks for the opportunity and we'll get
on with it straight away.
Christine
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From: Jane Osmond [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 June 2003 13:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Equality and Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education Project
Dear colleagues
Equality and Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education: Coventry University
We are working in collaboration with HEFCE on a project which aims to map
the sector's equality and diversity activities in order to produce a
searchable database of good practice initiatives. The database will be
uploaded to the HEFCE website in January 2004 and will contain short
summaries of specific equality and diversity initiatives, together with
relevant contact details. It will also provide more broadly-based
comparative data on equality and diversity practices across the sector.
To this end, the first phase will comprise the collection of baseline data
via a questionnaire, to identify which HEIs are undertaking specific
equality and diversity initiatives. The second phase will be interview-
based, where we will be seeking to talk to staff in personnel, staff
development and equality officers about the objectives and outcomes of
specific initiatives which were mentioned in their questionnaire response.
The third phase will also be interview-based, this time seeking the views
of individual staff who have been participants in particular training
initiatives in order to gain more personal and experiential data about what
works (and what doesn't!).
This is the first phase of the project - we have prepared two versions of
the questionnaire, one accessed as an online form
www.coventry.ac.uk/equal/survey.htm
and the other downloadable as an interactive Word document
www.coventry.ac.uk/equal/wordsurvey.htm
We have provided the interactive Word version in case all the 'answers' are
not readily to hand, so that the form can be completed over a longer period
and then emailed to Jane Osmond when finished.
We do hope that you will be able to participate in this study, at least in
this initial phase: it is sometimes difficult to find out about other HEIs'
experiences of developing equality initiatives and it would be useful to
share information within the sector rather than reinvent the wheel
continuously. Please note that the invitation to participate was initially
sent to the UPA listserv and to date (25 June) we have received responses
from 19 institutions listed below, so if you are reading this note from one
of those institutions, thanks for completing the form already. For
everyone else, though it would be great to receive your completed
questionnaire.
We look forward to your response in due course.
With all good wishes
Karen Ross
Project Leader
Equality and Diversity Initiatives in HE Project
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
ps - please note that both forms are best viewed in Explorer.
HEIs who have already responded:
Anglia Polytechnic University
Bournemouth University
Brunel University
Keele University
Liverpool John Moores University
Loughborough University
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Holloway College, University of London
The University of Sheffield
UCL
University of Surrey
University of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
University of Hertfordshire
University of Hull
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Strathclyde
University of Teesside
University of Ulster
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