1. Managing good relations on campus Clare Pavitt Equality Challenge Unit

2. Equality Challenge Unit ECU works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education and seeks to ensure that staff and students are not unfairly excluded, marginalised or disadvantaged because of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or through any combination of these characteristics or other unfair treatment.

3. Managing good relations on campus  Good relations in HE context  Legal background  Academic freedom

4. What is good relations?  Equality  Respect  Security  Unity  Cooperation Commission for Racial Equality

5. Good relations and HE  Increasing diversity of staff and students  Drive to increase international students  Legal obligations  Citizenship  Employability  Reputation management

6. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression

7. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression Anti-discrimination & promotion of equality

8. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression Anti-discrimination Qualification of & promotion of equalityrights

9. Tension points  What is an academic pursuit?  Offensive viewpoint or harassment?  Perceived hierarchy of protected characteristics  Not everyone wants resolution!

10. What are some of the conflict areas  Animal rights (most common)  Politics and extremism  Some conflict between religion and belief and gender  Some conflict between religion and belief and sexual orientation  Between/within religion and belief groups

11. Good relations good practice  Standards of behaviour and codes of practice  Challenging inappropriate behaviour  Induction and training on rights and responsibilities  Work with student societies  Good relations as part of wider diversity approach But... there will always be tension that needs to be managed because of the nature of higher education