Race Equality Charter progress and timeline

A record of the work completed to date and our committed timeline for future work in below:

Date Activity
March 2022 Race Equality Charter Membership confirmed
September 2022 Sheree Jonas, Race Equality Officer appointed
December 2022  Race Action Group established with Terms of Reference
January 2023

1st meeting of the Race Action Group

New Student Report and Support System 

February 2023 Launch of University Race Action Plan, and 2nd meeting of Race Action Group
March 2023 AdvanceHE and Race Action Group meeting
April 2023

4th meeting of the Race Action Group and agreed timeline for submitting application as 29 November 2023

New Bystander and Microaggressions training for staff

May 2023 5th Meeting and 4 working groups identified
July 2023

7th Meeting and working groups expressions of interest shared with all staff

New 'Lets Talk about Race in the Workplace' elearning training for all staff

August 2023

8th Meeting and membership of working groups confirmed 

Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Staff Network 2023/24 Academic year First meeting

September 2023

Race Action Group and Working Group members attend AdvanceHE "Understanding Race and Racism: a programme for Leaders and Change Agents"

3x Working Group first meetings

January 2024 Mid-Term progress review with AdvanceHE
August 2024 Draft of University’s REC application to be submitted to Advance HE for External Developmental Review
November 2024 Aberystwyth University REC Bronze Award application sent to AdvanceHE