UAL awarded Bronze for Race Equality Charter

This is a news story published by University of the Arts London (UAL) on 16 December 2024, announcing that UAL has been awarded the Bronze Race Equality Charter Award by AdvanceHE.

The Race Equality Charter is a national scheme by AdvanceHE that supports institutions in their work to identify and address the barriers facing Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students, while also providing a framework for action and improvement.

In its application, UAL set out how it will continue to work to improve representation, progression and success of staff and students. The application process involved a thorough self-assessment against a range of criteria, data evaluation and the production of a detailed action plan.

The Panel specifically commended actions within the application focused on promoting transparency, accountability and buy-in from across the University.

UAL's application was led by a Race Equality Charter Self-Assessment team, made up of colleagues with different backgrounds, identities, and experiences representing staff and students from the Colleges and central departments.

The REC submission is part of a 4-year anti-racism journey for UAL, which includes an Anti-Racism Action Plan. The REC Action Plan will now replace UAL's Anti-Racism Action Plan.

Regarding UAL's 30% staff representation target: In April 2021, UAL set a target for at least 30% B.A.M.E staff representation by July 2024. Completion rate for staff's race and ethnicity has increased from 76.7% (Spring 2022) to 95.7% (July 2024). B.A.M.E staff representation increased from 23.13% in April 2021 to 29.3% in July 2024, a total increase of 6.5%.

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