Jubilee Pride
June 4, 2022
Hopefully you are enjoying the Platinum Jubilee on this long luxurious (and possibly restful) weekend. With all the flags and bunting around, you may not have noticed the Union Flag flying on Sutton Bonington Campus to celebrate 70 years of the Queen’s reign. On the main flagpole at the front of campus we are also …
Staff profile: experiences of being disabled and trans at the University of Nottingham
October 16, 2018
Could you tell us a bit more about yourself and your current role My name is Sarah Stephenson-Hunter and I’ve been at the University of Nottingham since September 2009. I work as a Disability Adviser, part of the Accessibility Team in Specialist Services. Throughout my time at the University I’ve always had a keen interest …
Transgender and young people- my experience
April 19, 2018
For the first 48 years of my life I led a very sheltered life with no knowledge or understanding of LGBTQ issues. I was, of course, entirely tolerant of LGBTQ lifestyles as I try and live a life that is free of prejudice on the grounds of anyone’s religion, gender or sexual orientation. Then my …
Trans Awareness- the basics training session
April 9, 2018
On 7 February 2018, more than 100 UoN staff attended Trans Awareness – The Basics training run by Gendered Intelligence at the University Park Campus. There were a number of simple-but-important take-home messages about language and terminology and best practice. The training first addressed the question of what is a trans person? and established that …
Understanding non-binary gender
March 17, 2018
When it comes to talking about gender, I recognise that many people can be turned off by the many new and ever-changing terms so here are a couple terms I will be using in this piece that you can refer back to: Non-Binary > NB > Enbie > Enby – Someone who doesn’t identify …
