diversity & wellbeing calendar 2020/2021 · 25 n dussehra - dasara (hindu) n british summer...

Sally Rangecroft Faculty of Science &

Engineering

DIVERSITY & WELLBEING CALENDAR2020/2021

SEPTEMBER 2020

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01 n Anant Chaturdashi (Jain) n Religious year begins (Orthodox Christian)05 n International Day of Charity (UN)08 n Nativity of Virgin Mary (Christian) n International Literacy Day (UN)10 n World Suicide Prevention Day (WHO)14 n The Triumph of the Cross (Christian)15 n International Day of Democracy (UN)16 n Sexual Health Week (16th - 22nd) n International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (UN)18 n Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) 21 n World Alzheimer’s Day n International Day of Peace (UN)22 n Mabon – Ostara (Wicca/Pagan) 23 n Bi Visibility Day n International Day of Sign Languages (UN)24 n World Maritime Day (UN)26 n International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (UN)27 n Yom Kippur (Judaism)28 n National Work Life Week n World Rabies Day (WHO) n Meskel (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian) n Yom Kippur (Judaism) n International Right to Know Day29 n World Heart Day n Michaelmas (Christian)

Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | World Dementia Awareness MonthSEPTEMBER

2020Freshwater Crabs as a new Aquaculture

Species in southwest India The monsoon clouds build darkly over the Kempegowda Tower in Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore, southern India, raising hopes for a good monsoon. New rains bring renewed life, filling the rivers, reservoirs and pools. Drawing dormant life back out into the daylight. They are awaited with both hope and anticipation for without them life will be hard for many. These water bodies are home to freshwater crabs, not seen in the dry months. They are an important and nutritious food for some of India’s poorest people and a luxury product for others. Traditionally harvested from the wild after the rain arrives. Their emergence from their burrows often being celebrated in festivals. Our UK/Indian collaborative project investigates both the biological restrictions to freshwater crab aquaculture and the socio-economic viability of the venture. Giving support and information to policy makers and potential crab farmers.

Chris ThorpeFaculty of Science and Engineering

KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank Holiday

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01 n International Day of Older Persons (UN)02 n Feast of the Guardian Angels (Christian) n Sukkot (Judaism) n International Day of Non-Violence (UN)04 n Saint Francis Day (Christian) n Blessing of the Animals (Christian)05 n World Habitat Day (UN) n World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO)08 n World Sight Day (IAPB)09 n Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh)10 n Hate Crime Awareness Week (10th - 17th) n World Mental Health Day (WHO) n Simchat Torah (Judaism)11 n National Coming Out Day n International Day of the Girl Child (UN) 15 n International Day of Rural Women (UN)16 n World Food Day17 n Birth of the Bab (Baha’I) n Navaratri begins (Hindu) n International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN)18 n World Menopause Day n Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’I) n Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist (Christian)24 n United Nations Day25 n Dussehra - Dasara (Hindu) n British Summer Time ends26 n Intersex Awareness Day28 n Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)29 n World Stroke Day n New Year (Jain)31 n All Hallows’ Eve (Christian) n Reformation Day (Protestant Christian) n Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane (Wicca Pagan)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Black History Month | International Walk to School Month | National Disability Employment Awareness Month | Stoptober: National Quit Smoking MonthOCTOBER

2020Amusement lost

I was provided the opportunity to visit Pripyat, Ukraine during my PhD which focused on environmental radioactivity. The Pripyat amusement park was never able to fulfil its purpose. Just days before opening residents of Pripyat were forced to evacuate, following the infamous nuclear incident at the neighbouring Chernobyl power plant. Whilst the fairground and surrounding buildings lay in ruins, covered in graffiti and broken glass, fauna and flora has flourished creating a haunting yet unique, even beautiful spectacle.

Emily Vernon Faculty of Science and Engineering


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NOVEMBER 2020

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01 n All Saints’ Day (Christian)02 n Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I

(Rastafari) n All Souls’ Day (Christian)05 n Guy Fawkes Night n World Tsunami Awareness Day (UN)06 n International Stress Awareness Day n International Day for Preventing the

Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (UN)

08 n Intersex Day of Solidarity n Remembrance Sunday09 n Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

(Catholic Christian)11 n Anti-Bullying Week (11th - 15th) n Armistice Day – Interfaith13 n Trans-Awareness Week (13th - 19th) n World Kindness Day14 n World Diabetes Day (UN) n Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh) n Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) 16 n National HIV Testing Week (18th - 24th) n Alcohol Awareness Week (11th - 17th) n Sig’d (Ethiopian Judaism) n International Tolerance Day (UN)17 n International Students’ Day (UN)19 n World Toilet Day (UN) n International Men’s Day n World Philosophy Day (UN)20 n Transgender Day of Remembrance n Universal Children’s Day21 n Presentation of the Theotokos

(Orthodox Christian)22 n Feast of Christ the King (Christian) 24 n Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)25 n Day of the Covenant (Baha’I) n International Day for the Elimination of

Violence against Women (UN)26 n Thanksgiving (USA) - Interfaith28 n Nativity Fast begins (28th Nov - 6th Jan)

(Orthodox Christian) 29 n Advent Sunday (Christian)30 n Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (Sikh) n Day of Remembrance for all Victims of

Chemical Warfare (UN) n St Andrews Day Bank Holiday (Scotland)

Movermber - Men’s Health Awareness Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | COPD Awareness Month | Anti-Bullying MonthNOVEMBER

2020Cemetery beneath

This photograph depicts the tragedy under water caused by blast fishing: damaged reefs, coral rubble and a lack of sea life. Despite widespread bans, fishing with dynamite is still a common practice in South East Asia. The strict implementation of the regulations is lacking and due to close interpersonal relationships, fishermen rarely get fined.

In GCRF Blue Communities, researchers from the University of Plymouth collaborate with institutions in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia to build capacity for sustainable interactions with marine ecosystems. Together, we elaborate on solutions that are not only beneficial for the ocean but also for the health and wellbeing as well as a good economy of the coastal communities.

This picture was taken during a dive in Palawan, the “Last Frontier” of the Philippines. Dynamite bottles have regularly been found – more regularly than the marine life we were hoping for.

Isabel Richter Faculty of Health


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DECEMBER 2020

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01 n World AIDS Day (UN)02 n International Day for the Abolition

of Slavery (UN)03 n International Day of Persons with

Disabilities (UN)05 n World Soil Day (UN)06 n Saint Nicholas’ Day (Christian)08 n Feast of the Immaculate Conception

(Christian) n Bodhi Day / Buddha’s Enlightement Day

/ Rohatsu (Buddhist)09 n International Anti-Corruption Day10 n Chanukkah (10th-18th) (Judasim) n Human Rights Day (UN)11 n International Mountain Day (UN)12 n International Universal Health Coverage

Day (UN) n Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalup

(Catholic Christian)18 n International Migrants Day (UN)20 n International Human Solidarity Day (UN)21 n Winter Solstice n Yule (Christian) n Yule (Wicca/Pagan)24 n Christmas Eve (Christian)25 n Christmas Day – Christian n Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Christian) n Christmas Bank Holiday (UK)26 n Saint Stephen’s Day (Christian) n Zartosht No-Disco (Zoroastrian) n Boxing Day Bank Holiday (UK)27 n Feast of the Holy Family (Catholic Christian) 28 n Holy Innocents (Christian)31 n New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay Watch Night

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Universal Month for Human Rights | Spiritual Literacy MonthDECEMBER 2020

Wandering Albatross RRS James Clark Ross October 2016. A even week journey due south, 800 miles, 100 degrees of latitude. You know you are heading into the infamous “roaring forties” when the Albatross arrive. After weeks of sunshine in the tropics the first albatross following the ship marks the beginning of rough seas, dark nights and cold shifts on deck. But you don’t mind because where there’s albatross there’s life. As we head south the albatross are joined by petrels, then numerous whales pop up right next to the ship, looking you straight in the eye. Penguins, seals and orcas all arrive in turn. Like joining Noahs Ark- whilst all the time being escorted by the albatross who started off the spectacle.

Madeleine SteerFaculty of Science and Engineering


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JANUARY 2021

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01 n Feast of Saint Basil (Orthodox Christian) n Gantan-Sai (Shinto) n Mary, Mother of God Feast (Catholic) n New Year’s Day/Hogmany n New Year Bank Holiday (UK)02 n New Year Bank Holiday (Scotland)03 n Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

(Orthodox Christian) 04 n World Braille Day05 n Twelfth Night (Christian)06 n Dia de los Reyes (Spain) n Epiphany (Christian) n Nativity of Christ (Armenian Orthodox) n Theophany (Orthodox Christian)07 n Feast of the Nativity (Orthodox Christian)08 n Bodhi Day (Buddhist)10 n Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Catholic)13 n Maghi (Sikh)14 n Orthodox New Year (Orthodox Christian)19 n World Religion Day (Baha’i) n Timkat (Ethiopian Christian)20 n Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Sikh)24 n International Day of Education (UN)25 n Burns Night n Conversion of St Paul (Christian)26 n Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh)27 n Tu B’Shevat (Judaism) n International Holocaust Memorial Day28 n Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Christian) n Mahayana New Year begins (Buddhist)

Cervical Health Awareness Month | Celebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Month (Dry January) | Thyroid Awareness MonthJANUARY

2021Sea level rise is happening before our

very eyes When people talk of sea level rise they often think of coastal towns being gradually submerged under a slowly rising sea. A problem that won’t be a problem for another 100 years or more. However, sea level rise influences the rate of coastal erosion, and the degree of wave overtopping that happens along our coast, and small changes in sea level can dramatically increase both of these coastal hazards, even if wave heights do not get any bigger in the future. Therefore, as sea level rises invisibly in front of our very eyes, the resilience of communities living at the interface with the ocean is being put in jeopardy faster than people may think.

Christopher Stokes, Gerd Masselink & Tim PoateFaculty of Science and Engineering

Photography Lloyd Russell


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FEBRUARY 2021

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02 n Candlemas (Christian) n Imbolc - Lughassad (Wicca/Pagan)03 n Four Chaplains Sunday (Inter-faith) n Setsubun (Shinto)04 n World Cancer Day (UN)06 n International Day of Zero Tolerance to

Female Genital Mutilation (UN)08 n Nirvana Day (Buddhist) 10 n World Pulses Day11 n International Day of Women and Girls in

Science 12 n Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox) n International Red Hand Day for Child

Soldiers14 n Autism Sunday n Saint Valentine’s Day (Christian) 15 n International Childhood Cancer Day n Nirvana Day (Jain) 16 n Shrove Tuesday (Christian) n Vasant Panchami (Hindu)17 n Ash Wednesday (Christian) n World Human Spirit Day20 n World Day of Social Justice21 n Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) n International Mother Language Day (UN)23 n Meatfare Sunday (Christian)25 n Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days begin) (Baha’i) 26 n Magha Puja Day (Buddhist) n Purim (Judaism)28 n Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days end) (Baha’i)

LGBT+ History month | UK National Heart Month | Raynaud’s Awareness Month | Youth Leadership MonthFEBRUARY

2021Peewee, my first-born beach flea

This little beach flea is affectionately known as Peewee. I watched Peewee grow hour by hour for 12 days, from a ball of cells to a juvenile no bigger than 1mm long, using the automated bioimaging systems at UoP built by Dr Oli Tills. This innovative technology enables us to visualise the effects of environmental change on the sensitive and rarely seen early life stages of aquatic embryos. My research specifically focuses on the effect of elevated temperature on the survival and physiology of marine embryos in the hope of contributing to our knowledge of the impacts of climate change on marine life. Peewee was a climate change survivor, here he is kicking free from his egg capsule and out in to the world. My first-born beach flea, and forever my favourite image from my time as a postgraduate researcher.

Ellen TullyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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MARCH 2021

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01 n Zero Discrimination Day (UNAIDS) n Baba Marta (Bulgaria) n Self-Injury Awareness Day n 19 Day Fast Begins (Baha’i) n St David’s Day (Christian)02 n Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)03 n World Wildlife Day (UN)05 n World Book Day07 n Meatfare Sunday (Christian)08 n International Women’s Day (UN)17 n St Patrick’s Day (Christian) n Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland)19 n St Joseph’s Day (Christian)20 n International Day of Happiness (UN) 21 n Nowruz (Persian) n World Down Syndrome Day (UN) n Norooz (Zoroastrian) n Ostara - Mabon (Wicca/Pagan) n International Day of Forests (UN) n International Day for the Elimination of

Racial Discrimination (UN) n World Poetry Day (UNESCO) 22 n Laylat Al-Miraj (Islam) n World Water Day (UN)23 n World Meteorological Day (WMO)24 n World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)25 n Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(Christian) n International Day of Remembrance

of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (UN)

27 n Pesach/Passover (27th - 4th April) (Judaism)28 n Hola Mohalla (28th - 30th) (Sikh) n Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) n Lailat Al-Bara’a (Islam) n Palm Sunday (Christian)29 n Holi (Hindu)31 n International Transgender Day of Visibility

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | UK Marie Curie Cancer Care Month | Red Cross MonthMARCH

2021Image of a Sustainable Community

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Mahatma Gandhi told us, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

John Lennon sang, “Imagine there’s no countries. Imagine all the people living life in peace.”

At first, they were only vision. (an object of ridicule)

Still, the world has moved forward. Therefore, imagine that society can become sustainable (without fear of being laughed at). My project is to create an image of a sustainable community, and it is also everyone’s responsibility to join me. So let’s start by imagining together because the world will surely change someday.

Kazuyoshi YoshidaFaculty of Arts and Humanities


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APRIL 2021

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01 n April Fools Day n Maundy Thursday (Christian)02 n World Autism Awareness Day (UN) n Good Friday (Christian) n Good Friday Bank Holiday (UK) 04 n Easter Sunday (Christian)05 n Easter Monday (Christian) n Easter Monday Bank Holiday (UK) 07 n World Health Day (WHO) n International Day of Reflection on the

1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (UN)

08 n International Romani Day n Yom HaShoah (Judaism)12 n Ramadan (12th April - 11th May) (Islam) n International Day of Human Space Flight

(UN)13 n Khalsa Day (Sikh) n Ramayana (13th - 21st) (Hindu) 15 n Yom Ha’atzmaut (Judaism) 20 n Ridvan (20th April - 1st May) (Baha’i)21 n Rama Navami (Hindu) n World Creativity and Innovation Day (UN) 22 n International Mother Earth Day (UN)23 n St George’s Day (Christian)24 n Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day25 n World Malaria Day (WHO) n Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)26 n Lesbian Visibility Day n Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) n International Chernobyl Disaster

Remembrance Day (UN)28 n World Day for Safety and Health at Work

(UN) n Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)30 n Holy Friday (Orthodox Christian) n Lag B’Omer (Judaism) n International Jazz Day (UN)

Autism Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | Parkinson’s Awareness MonthAPRIL

2021The Irish Border: Photography, History

and New Cartographies “You see over there, that’s the Republic of Ireland. My land ends here. That is the border, not that you can see it, but I know exactly where it is.”

The border follows few landmarks and there are no obvious indications of its location: an odd fence or hedge, but nothing substantial running along its every twist and turn. This is what makes this research all the more fascinating. There is no wall, fence or obvious boundary, yet when looking at a map there it is, visibly traversing mountains, dissecting fields and ambling along the middle of water courses. This border is the definition of an invisible border, yet it is on the cusp of dramatic changes as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.

This research investigates how this deeply contentious space has been a battle ground for differing Irish political, religious and cultural Irish identities through photography.

Mary PearsonFaculty of Arts and Humanities


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MAY 2021

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01 n International Workers’ Day02 n Pascha (Orthodox Christian) n Orthodox Sunday (Orthodox Christian)03 n World Press Freedom Day (UN)04 n World Asthma Day05 n Cinco de Mayo n International Midwives Day08 n Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)09 n Women’s Health Week (9th - 15th) n Yom Yerushalayim (9th - 10th) (Judaism)12 n International Nurses Day13 n Ascension (Christian) n Eid al-Fitr (Islam)15 n International Day of Families (UN)16 n Shavuot (16th - 18th) (Judaism) 17 n International Day Against Homophobia,

Biphobia and Transphobia20 n World Bee Day (UN)22 n 65th Eurovision Song Contest Final (International)23 n Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i) n Pentecost (Christian)25 n Vaisakha Puja (Buddhism)28 n Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha (Baha’I) n Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 31 n World No-Tobacco Day (WHO) n Spring Bank Holiday (UK)

Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness Month | Hepatitis Awareness Month | UK National Walking Month | Celiac Awareness MonthMAY

2021Our Common Future

If you could change the future of your community for the better, what would you do? And if the worst nightmare were to happen, what would it look like?

Understanding how coastal communities perceive the future is key to encouraging sustainable development. Sustainable development should, therefore, involve listening to local stories and learning about people’s hopes and fears.

In GCRF Blue Communities we co-develop future scenarios with representatives from various local sectors like fisheries, agriculture, tourism and politics. We discuss the community’s future perceptions around, for example, mangrove deforestation, overfishing, tourist influx and health services. We find that scenario development enhances the imagined connection between behaviours in the present and their future consequences. Realising and understanding these connections is central to motivating behaviour change at various scales.

The picture shows how High School kids from a small municipality in the Philippines draw their imagined future on a city wall.

Sabine Pahl, Isabel Richter, Joel Sumeldan Faculty of Health


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JUNE 2021

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01 n Volunteers Week (1st-7th) n Global Day of Parents (UN) n Scam Awareness Month03 n World Bicycle Day (UN) n Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood

of Christ (Catholic)04 n International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Agression (UN)05 n World Environment Day (UN)08 n World Oceans Day (UN)12 n World Day Against Child Labour (UN)13 n International Albinism Awareness Day (UN)14 n World Blood Donor Day (WHO) n Men’s Health Week (14th - 20th)16 n Guru Arjan Sahib Martyrdom Day (Sikh)17 n World Day to Combat Desertification

and Drought (UN)18 n Sustainable Gastronomy Day (UN)21 n Refugee Week (21st - 27th) n World Humanist Day25 n World Vitiligo Day29 n Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Christian) n International Day of the Tropics (UN)

Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month | LGBT Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History MonthJUNE

2021Cryptic

Uncovering the secrets of the deep has its challenges, as was finding this tiny master of disguise. Juvenile rays are vulnerable to predation and the more cryptic their patterning, the harder they are to spot. Seen here on its preferred sandy habitat is a young undulate ray (Raja undulata). While this cryptic pattern may primarily aid in its camouflage, it is also it’s identifying feature, as undulate rays can be recognised from the unique artwork of lines and spots on their back. Observed during a survey of Jersey’s Marine Protected Areas to record associated marine life, this disguised ray provides a perfect metaphor for the challenges scientists face in spotting the patterns in marine processes which drive the biodiversity in our seas.

Samantha BlampiedFaculty of Science and Engineering


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JULY 2021

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09 n Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)11 n World Population Day12 n The Twelfth (Northern Ireland) n Malala Day (UN) n Public Holiday (Northen Ireland)14 n Bastille Day (France)15 n World Youth Skills Day17 n World Day for International Justice (UN)18 n Tisha B’Av (Judaism) n Waqf al-Arafa Hajj (Islam) n Nelson Mandela International Day (UN)20 n Eid al-Adha (Islam)23 n Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo)24 n Asalha Puja (Buddhist) n Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints)28 n World Hepatitis Day (WHO)30 n International Day of Friendship (UN) n World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (UN)

UV Safety Month | Make a Difference to Children Month | International women with Alopecia Month | Group B Strep Awareness Month | Scams Awareness Month JULY

2021The Hollow Man

Researching how ideal/hegemonic representations of masculinity influence men to engage in practices and subjects of hierarchy, violence, power, domination, control, stoicism and physical/emotional invulnerability.

Multiple Masculinities Utilizing practice-as-research and autoethnographic methodologies to investigate the formation of hegemonic masculinities. Crafting performance art installations that seek expose the subjective realities behind the pressures placed upon men to pursue identities associated with hierarchy, violence, power, domination, control, stoicism and physical/emotional invulnerability.

Charlie CornforthFaculty of Arts and Humanities


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AUGUST 2021

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06 n Transfiguration of the Lord (Christian)09 n International Day of the World’s

Indigenous People (UN) n Al-Hijra/Muharram (9th August - 7th

September) (Islam)12 n International Youth Day (UN)13 n Oban (Shinto) 13th - 15th15 n Assumption (Catholic) n Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(Orthodox Christian)18 n Ashura (Islam)19 n World Humanitarian Day (UN)20 n Varalakshmi Vrat (Hindu)21 n Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) n International Day of Remembrance and

Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (UN) n World Senior Citizens Day22 n Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) n Ullambana (Buddhist) 23 n Samvatsari (Jain) n International Day for the Remembrance

of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (UNESCO)

29 n Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Orthodox Christian)

n International Day against Nuclear Tests (UN)30 n Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu) n International Day of the Disappeared (UN) n Summer Bank Holiday (UK)

Psoriasis Awareness Month | Black Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety MonthAUGUST 2021

“Feel the fear... then do it anyway”, that’s one of the mottos of The Fluency Trust residential course* for teenagers who stammer. The course integrates group speech and language therapy with outdoor activities like surfing and climbing. It aims to develop young people’s confidence in communicating, positive thinking skills, and problem-solving abilities.

Interviews were conducted with 12 teenagers nine weeks after the course. The aim was to explore their experiences and perceived impacts of the course. This image captures the main theme of the interviews, “we are in it together”. It also encapsulates the importance of peer support, the new sense of freedom, and the enjoyment of the course that permeated their responses. Additional interview themes included increased confidence in communicating, learning new communication skills, and changes in thinking. One young person said: “Beforehand I hated talking, and now I actually like it. I won’t feel ashamed of my stammer”.

*provided in partnership with Swindon Borough Council

Anna PrinceFaculty of Health


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Catherine Coelho, Jane Collingwood

& Daniel Zahra Faculty of Health

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019/20May 2019 – Fasting guidance launched We launched guidance on supporting staff who are fasting for religious reasons for the first time; helping our community to support each other.

June 2019 – Refugee WeekThe University’s Law Clinic helped to organise a week of activities across Plymouth with local community partners to celebrate our support refugees in the city.

September 2019 – Respect FestivalAnnually, the University sponsors and attends Plymouth Respect Festival. The festival is an exciting opportunity to celebrate Plymouth’s diverse communities.

September 2019 – Race Equality CharterWe formed a working group to begin the process of signing up to Advance HE’s Race Equality Charter by 2022.

October 2019 – Black History MonthAcross October we worked with UPSU to create a huge programme of events to celebrate Black History Month and, more importantly, use this month as a catalyst for further work on celebrating black achievements throughout the year.

October 2019 – Fashion ShowOver 200 people came to campus to watch our first annual international fashion show, showcasing fashion and talent from countries all across the world modelled by our local refugee community.

October 2019 – OurTable launchedWe launched a new community dining project called “OurTable” which invites staff, students and the local community to come together several times a year over a shared meal.

November 2019 – FikaOur Pastoral and Spiritual Support Team launched “Fika”; a chance every week for staff to gather over coffee and cake and chat with colleagues.

November 2019 – Menopause Network launchedOur existing menopause support group became an official staff network offering peer support and advice to anyone impacted by the menopause.

November 2019 – Trans Day of RemembranceNot Alone Plymouth, the LGBT+ Staff Forum and the University hosted a memorial service for Trans Day of Remembrance.

January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial DayWhilst the University attended an official city memorial for International Holocaust Memorial Day, UPSU hosted a special exhibition on the holocaust from Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

February 2020 – Pride Flag CeremonyFor the first time ever, the University raised its very own pride flag on campus which will continue flying on a permanent basis.

February 2020 – Speak Up launchedThrough a collaboration across departments, we launched our first online reporting tool so staff, students and visitors can reports incidents of abuse, harm or hate online.

March 2020 – International Women’s DayOur Staff Womens Network relaunched and hosted an evening of feminist lectures on a wide range of topics from academics across the University.

July 2020 – LGBT+ Inclusion Taskforce launched To continue to ensure our campus welcomes everyone we set up an LGBT+ Inclusion Taskforce to assess all aspects of University life for both staff and students.

DIVERSITY & WELLBEING CALENDAR 2020/2021

The Doctoral College works with all areas of the University to enable each postgraduate researcher to reach their full potential and to ensure that all members of our community are offered the best possible experience. Supporting excellence and employability across all stages of the researcher journey, it leads the University’s strategy to offer world-class training and supervision, mentoring, and networking and development opportunities.

The Doctoral College embraces the University’s commitment to equality and diversity, which it strives to meet in the following ways: by respecting and celebrating difference, diverse views and experiences; by promoting freedom of speech and expression that does not harm or denigrate others; by understanding power dynamics and working to support those who are negatively affected by them; by working to eliminate all forms of discrimination, harassment and victimisation; and, by being open, transparent and accessible.

As Director of the Doctoral College, I understand that the negotiation of institutional systems, structures and languages is not equally easy for everybody, often for reasons of historic under-representation. It is important to me that we not only support researchers to make a difference in the world but also that, as a University, we try to transform the lives of researchers. This means considering each person holistically and enabling them to succeed in their studies and ambitions, whatever their lived experiences and circumstances. It also means recognising there are many different types of knowledge, that these are all intrinsically valuable and can be expressed in many different ways.

This calendar represents the core values of our vision – that is, that the creativity, resilience and innovation of a research community is achieved by advancing equality of opportunity for all its members and by embracing a multiplicity of voices and perspectives.

At the start of the 19/20 academic year we welcomed over 200 guests to join us at our first International Fashion Show as part of our Black History Month celebrations, yet by the end of the year we were meeting virtually as we had to move our Pride on Campus celebrations online due to the outbreak of Covid-19. A lot can change in twelve months but I am pleased to present the University of Plymouth’s Diversity and Wellbeing Calendar after what has turned out to be a strange and unsettling year, but one that has ultimately been full of hope and dedication.

Whilst we have been isolating in our homes, worrying about loved ones and missing all those activities we previously took for granted we have seen tremendous courage and dedication from key workers and researchers across the UK, many of whom were our own staff and students. As a University, we have never been more proud.

Our achievements in equality, diversity and inclusion this past year have also brought us huge pride as we continue to visibly and unequivocally stand by our commitment to a being a University which does not just tolerate difference, but celebrates it. The past year has been our busiest yet with the launch of community dining projects, a huge calendar of events, our first custom-made pride flag and the launch of new staff networks. But our real successes have been in the cultural change we are helping to enact on our campuses: increased specialised support services, anonymous online reporting of harassment, and new policies and guidance to ensure everyone can bring their whole selves to work or study. Towards the end of the academic year we have launched our LGBT+ Inclusion Task Force to analyse and improve every aspect of University life for our LGBT+ staff and students, helping to lead the way on LGBT+ inclusion in Higher Education.

This year hasn’t been easy for anyone and our work in equality, diversity and inclusion has never been more vital. I hope this calendar continues to advise, support and inspire our staff and students and that 20/21 is a year full of continued hope and dedication.

Andrew GraceEquality, Diversity and Inclusion ManagerUniversity of Plymouth

Doctoral College

Professor Roberta MockDirector of the Doctoral College and Professor of Performance Studies University of Plymouth

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