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Congratulations Dr Kudirat Ayinla who won the Staff Student Liaison Committee Staff member of the year award at 天堂视频 Students鈥� Union Annual Awards.
Congratulations to Karen Chadwick who has received a MAIA Inspirational Woman Award 鈥渋n recognition for the incredible support, kindness and care she shows to all those around her. Her smile and warm words help to make our School and University a better place to work.鈥�
Congratulations Frozan Dizaye who has received a MAIA Network Inspirational Women Award in recognition of her contribution as Sub warden at David Collett Hall, where she has been commended for promoting inclusivity, belonging, and student support. The award is part of the MAIA (Mothers, Academics, International and Allies) Network鈥檚 annual celebration recognising colleagues who make a positive impact across 天堂视频 life. Well done Frozan!
a group photo at the bake sale 2026

Coffee and cake sale gave us an ideal opportunity to recognise the great work of our student committee and its contribution to the ethos of our School community. Thank you to everyone who joined us, including a guest appearance from Susie and her daughter, Eleanor. We raised a further £50 for this year’s chosen charity, Baca.

left to right: Tim Marjoribanks, Laura Higgins, Hannah Dickson, Hanaa Babrakar, Kizzie Abban, Malcolm Cook.

woodland walk group photo

Memories of a great walk on Tuesday through the University’s ancient woodland to view the stunning bluebells. Thank you to everyone who joined us.

  • 1 week in November 2026 - Diversity and Inclusion: International Men‘s Day and Men‘s Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Mid November 2026 - Inclusion: Diwali
  •  End of November 2026 - Inclusion: Disability awareness event
  • December 2026 - Inclusion: Celebrating yearly achievements and Christmas
  • ·Mid January 2027 - Diversity and Inclusion: New Year Kick start
  • February 2027 - Inclusion: Chinese New Year- the Year of the Goat- To learn about the Chinese New Year
  • February 2027- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Embedding EDI in Research
  • March 2027 - Inclusion: LGBT+
  • March 2027 - Diversity and Inclusion: International Women’s Day- How LU supports women
  • Mid March 2027 - Inclusion: Nowruz – Iranian/Persian new year
  • March 2027- Diversity and Inclusion: Learning about Eid al-Fitr celebration
  • April 2027 - Inclusion: Stress Awareness Month
  • May 2027 - Inclusion: Bring your child to work day
  • May 2027 - Inclusion: Mental Health Awareness Month
  • June 2027 (Saturday or Sunday afternoon) - Family Walk and Picnic (bring your own food)
  •  June 2027 - Inclusion: World Wellbeing Week
  • July 2027 - Inclusion: ABCE End of Year Staff Social

18 June 2026

Award Gap

Laura Crawford

19 May 2026

Talk - What it means to have a University of Sanctuary status

Malcolm Cook

26 March 2026

Learning about Eid al-Fitr celebration, lunch

Karen Chadwick

26 March 2026

LGBT+

Karen Blay

12 March 2026

This session brought together members of the ABCE community for a further panel discussion focused on career journeys, confidence, and the lived experiences of women in the built environment.

In addition, we were delighted to co-organise a dedicated International Women’s Day event for the LSU student REP. 

Karen Blay,  EDI Champions and Class Reps

9 March 2026

Wellbeing, Purpose and Progress: What we gain when we support women and what support is available at 天堂视频

Karen Blay, Sarah Van Zoelen and Female International staff from all job families

We were delighted to co-organise a dedicated International Women’s Day event for the student body,  see more about the day here.

25 February 2026

Embedding EDI in Research

Sharon Henson

24 February 2026

In response to the staff survey (staff feeling unsafe to speak up)

Lindsey Brown from HR

19 February 2026

Chinese New Year- the Year of the Horse- To learn about the Chinese New Year

Dr Haito Lan & Karen Chadwick

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