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DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2016

University of Glasgow Diversity Calendar 2016

The University of Glasgow has adopted a strategic plan to take us forward to 2020. People – our staff and students and our wider communities – are at the very heart of that plan.Our University is full of inspiring people. Our aim is to inspire others and between us change the world for the better.We are a place where the best people, staff and students, regardless of background, are given an education that prepares them to go into the world and make change happen.A place where research that positively impacts the health, wealth and cultural wellbeing of the world is conducted.A place that engages with the city of Glasgow and the global community and ensures that they flourish.The University has an active and engaged Equality and Diversity Unit and an outward-looking and inclusive multi-faith Chaplaincy. Together they have helped create this 2016 Calendar which we hope celebrates the diverse nature of the University community.By promoting respect and understanding between people of all backgrounds, we hope we can inspire people to create a world based on the principles of dignity, fairness, equality and respect.

Anton MuscatelliPrincipal and Vice-Chancellor

A message from the President of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC)

As we celebrate the SRC’s 130th birthday in March 2016 it is worth remembering the progress that has been made in creating a more tolerant, open and inclusive society and the role that this University has played in that. Our students have a rich and diverse history, from the pioneers of Scottish university education for women, Janet Galloway and Isabella Elder, to the first African American to receive a medical degree anywhere, James McCune Smith. The University of Glasgow has therefore always been home to people from many backgrounds. These days we have students and staff from across the world, vibrant and inclusive faith groups, and a burgeoning LGBT+ community, to give just a few examples. It will be the students educated here today and imbued with the principles of dignity, fairness, equality and respect that will change the world for the next 130 years.

Liam KingPresident of the Students’ Representative Council

University Equality StatementThe University of Glasgow is committed to promoting equality in all its activities and aims to provide a work, learning, research and teaching environment free from discrimination and unfair treatment.

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January is National Glaucoma Awareness MonthCervical Health Awareness Month I Celebration of Life Month

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Equality Champions

The University’s overall Equality Champion is the Principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli.

Six other Equality Champions, all drawn from senior management, have specific responsibilities for the following protected characteristics:

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Maternity, Marriage and Civil Partnership – Professor Anne Anderson

• Race – Professor John Briggs• Religion and Belief – Professor

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Reassignment – David Newall

‘Strength lies in differences, not in similarities’.Stephen R Covey

January2016

1st Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto New Year’s Day/Hogmanay – Secular Bank Holiday – Scotland – University closed Temple Day – Buddhist4th Bank Holiday – Scotland – University closed World Braille Day5th Twelfth Night – Christian Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh – Sikh6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian Dia de los Reyes – Christian7th Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Christmas Day – Ethiopian Rastafari10th Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian11th Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto Human Trafficking Awareness Day Start of Semester 213th Maghi – Sikh Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian15th Makar Sankranti – Hindu17th World Religion Day – Baha’i18th 18 – 25 Week of Prayer for Christian

Unity – Christian Martin Luther King Jnr Day Re-Freshers’ Week 20th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian24th 24 – 27 Mahayana New Year – Buddhist Tu BiShvat begins at sundown – Jewish25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Saint Paul’s Day – Christian26th Australia Day University of Glasgow Holocaust Memorial Lecture27th Holocaust Memorial Day31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh



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February is Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month I National Heart MonthRaynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month

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13This month is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month.

The University is a Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion. We were very proud to be one of only six universities in the UK to have scored full marks in Stonewall’s Gay by Degree 2015 guide.

We have an active staff LGBT Network and a number of vibrant LGBTI student societies; indeed the Glasgow University LGBTQ+ students’ society (GULGBTQ+) was voted Student Group of the Year at the inaugural Scottish LGBTI Awards ceremony in 2015.

For more information, search our

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1st Rainbow Flag Raising (SRC & GULGBTQ+)2nd Candlemas – Christian Imbolc – Lughnassad – Wicca/Pagan3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto Saint Blaise Day – Christian4th World Cancer Day7th Transfiguration Sunday – Christian8th Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist SRC Spring Elections Nominations open9th Shrove Tuesday – Christian Public Holiday (Singapore)10th Ash Wednesday – Christian11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian12th Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian Darwin Day14th Saint Valentine’s Day15th Nirvana Day – Buddhist – Jain19th SRC Spring Elections Nominations close20th World Day of Social Justice22nd Lantern Festival (China)26th Intercalary Days (begin) – Baha’i

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March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month I Ovarian Cancer Awareness MonthWomen’s History Month



1st Zero Discrimination Day – Secular Saint David’s Day Intercalary Days (end) – Baha’i2nd Nineteen Day Fast (start) – Baha’i SRC Spring Elections3rd World Book Day SRC Spring Elections4th University’s Gaelic Language Day5th Saint Piran’s Day – Christian6th Mothering Sunday7th Maha Shivaratri – Hindu8th International Women’s Day9th SRC’s 130th Birthday14th Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian18th SRC Student Teaching Award Ceremony19th Saint Joseph’s Day20th Palm Sunday – Christian Spring Equinox Ostara – Wicca/Pagan International Day of Happiness21st Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Secular World Down’s Syndrome Day22nd World Water Day23rd Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist Holi – Hindu Purim begins at sundown – Jewish World Meteorological Day Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s

Witness Christian24th Maundy Thursday – Christian Hola Mohalla – Sikh World TB Day25th Good Friday – Christian Annunciation to the Theotokos

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closed27th British Summer Time begins Easter Sunday – Christian28th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian

9 March sees the 130th birthday of the Students’ Representative Council.

8 March is International Women’s Day. The University is fully committed to ensuring gender equality in its work, learning, teaching and research environment. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award and a number of its Schools and Research Institutes also hold Athena SWAN Awards or are working towards them.

One of the initiatives to come from Athena SWAN is the introduction of Academic Returners and Research Support, which enables staff returning from an extended period of maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave to apply for up to £10,000 to support the resumption of their research upon return.

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April is Autism Awareness Month I Stress Awareness Month I Bowel Cancer Awareness Month



1st April Fool’s Day2nd World Autism Awareness Day4th Annunciation of the Lord – Catholic

Christian7th World Health Day – Secular8th New Year – Hindu International Romani Day14th Vaisakhi New Year – Sikh15th Ram Navami – Hindu18th University – Start of Revision Period19th Mahavir Jayanti – Jain21st First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i22nd Theravadin New Year – Buddhist Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu Pesach (Passover) begins at sundown

– Jewish Earth Day23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian Shakespeare Day24th Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian25th University – Start of Examination Period29th Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Good Friday – Orthodox Christian30th St James the Great Day – Orthodox

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We celebrate and value the diversity of our students, staff and visitors. The University pioneered the concept of an interfaith chaplaincy with the aim of creating an environment where the cultural, religious and non-religious or similar philosophical beliefs of all are respected.

The Chaplaincy provides spiritual support and facilities for students and staff regardless of religion or belief position held.

Chaplains/Advisers have been appointed from the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Humanist and Hindu faith communities. They are members of the Scottish Interfaith Council or members of Action Together of Churches in Scotland.

For further information, including a list of places of worship for various religious denominations, please refer to the Chaplaincy web pages.

April2016

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May is National Stroke Awareness Month I Family Wellness Month I Cystic Fibrosis Month


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1st Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian Beltane – Wicca/Pagan2nd Bank Holiday – Scotland – University

closed Public Holiday (Singapore) Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh3rd World Press Freedom Day5th Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial

Day) – Jewish Lailat al Miraj – Islam Ascension Day – Christian8th World Red Cross Red Crescent Day11th Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)

– Jewish12th Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independence

Day) – Jewish International Nurses Day – Secular13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian15th Visakha Puja – Buddha Day – Buddhist Pentecost – Christian International Day of Families 17th International Day Against Homophobia,

Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHO) – Secular

20th Vesak – Buddhist21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for

Dialogue and Development – Secular Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam22nd International Day for Biological

Diversity Trinity Sunday – Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam25th University of Glasgow

Carnegie Lecture26th Lag B’Omer – Jewish Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian27th University – end of Semester 2

(2015 – 16 session)29th Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i International Day of United Nations

Peacekeepers – Secular30th Spring Bank Holiday – Scotland

– University closed31st World No Tobacco Day

The University is committed to protecting the dignity of staff, students and visitors in their work and interactions with others. All University staff and students play a role in creating and maintaining an environment in which harassment, bullying and victimisation are understood to be unacceptable forms of behaviour.

The University’s Harassment Volunteer Network can provide support and guidance to staff and students who have concerns in relation to harassment or bullying. The Network’s advisers are either members of staff or members of the SRC Advice Centre staff who have been trained to offer confidential, impartial, one-to-one advice and support.

See more about the University’s Dignity at Work and Study Policy at: glasgow.ac.uk/fullstop

May2016

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June is Refugee Festival Scotland I Motor Neurone Disease Awareness MonthStillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month I Men’s Health Awareness Month

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month I National Hospice Month

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1st International Children’s Day3rd Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic

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Victims of Aggression5th World Environment Day6th Ramadan begins – Islam National Carers Week9th Ascension of Jesus – Orthodox

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Christian11th Shavuot begins at sundown – Jewish 14th World Blood Donor Day 15th University – Commemoration Day 16th Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom – Sikh17th World Day to Combat Desertification

and Drought19th Father’s Day Pentecost – Orthodox Christian World Sickle Cell Disease Awareness

Day20th World Refugee Day Summer Solstice Litha – Wicca/Pagan 23rd University – Start of Graduations National Women in Engineering Day24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

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13 June is the start of Refugee Festival Scotland.

Funded by the University, the Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet) brings together researchers and practitioners, NGOs and policy makers working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland. GRAMNet is an internationally recognised research network which promotes knowledge exchange and capacity building and encourages interdisciplinary research in this area.

The University recognises the difficulties refugees and asylum seekers face and endeavours to support asylum seekers and those with refugee status within the University community. The reasons for seeking asylum are likely to include reasons relating to one or more of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. As such the University has created the role of Refugee Champion. This is currently Professor John Briggs.

June2016

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July is UV Safety Month I International Women with Alopecia Month



1st Canada Day2nd Lailat al Qadr – Islam4th USA Independence Day5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh6th Hari Raya Puasa – Islam (Singapore)7th Eid al Fitr – Islam9th Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i11th Saint Benedict Day – Catholic Christian World Population Day – Secular13th Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist – Shinto15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day

– Orthodox Christian17th International Justice Day18th Glasgow Fair Monday – University

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– Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishen – Sikh Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie

– Rastafari24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian Parent’s Day – Secular25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian28th World Hepatitis Day30th International Day of Friendship

The University has adopted a five-year strategy ‘Inspiring People – Changing the World’.

We are firmly focused on the future. We are inspiring people. Together we can inspire others. Together we can change the world.

The shared motivations and beliefs which bring our community together are to do with being Passionate, Professional and Progressive.

July2016

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August is Glasgow Pride I Health & Safety Month I 1 – 7 August – World Breastfeeding Week



1st Bank Holiday – Scotland – University open

Lammas – Christian Lughnassad – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord

Jesus – Orthodox Christian University – Start of Examination Period6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox

Christian9th National Day – Singapore International Day of the World’s

Indigenous Peoples12th International Youth Day14th Tish’a B’av – Jewish15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary

– Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox

Christian Obon (Bon) – Buddhist18th Raksha Bandhan – Hindu19th World Humanitarian Day22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian25th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu28th Paryushana-Parva – Jain29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

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The Equality and Diversity Unit is responsible for promoting all aspects of equality and diversity and can offer advice and guidance to the whole University community.

In addition to developing the University’s Equality and Diversity Policy, with its related Appendices based on the Protected Characteristics, the Unit works to develop other equality related policies and guidance, both student and staff related.Two e-learning based equality and diversity training courses have been created to ensure we are all aware of our individual and collective responsibility in relation to equality.

Find information on the courses and a host of other equality related information, support and guidance see our webpages: Equality and Diversity website

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September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month I Childhood Cancer Awareness MonthInternational Blood Cancer Awareness Month I World Alzheimer’s Month



1st Ecclesiastical year begins – Orthodox Christian

5th Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu UN International Day of Charity8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian International Literacy Day10th Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) – Islam World Suicide Prevention Day11th Eid al Adha – Islam Ethiopian New Year – Rastafari12th University – Start of Academic Year

2016 – 17 Freshers’ Week Hari Raya Haji – Islam (Singapore)14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian15th Anant Chaturdashi – Hindu International Day of Democracy

– Secular Mid Autumn Festival (China)19th University – Start of teaching period21st International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day22nd Autumn Equinox Mabon – Wicca/Pagan northern

hemisphere27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian28th Freedom from Hunger Day29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All

Angels – Christian

Although the University is rooted in Glasgow, we enjoy a global reputation. Each year we welcome more than 4,800 international students from over 135 different countries, representing 16% of our total student numbers. Over the last three years our international student population has increased more than any other university in Scotland.

As well as increasing our international community here in Glasgow and Dumfries, we also have teaching hubs for undergraduates in Chengdu, China, and in Singapore; this year we will become the first UK university to open a Joint Graduate School in partnership with a Chinese university on Chinese soil – at Nankai University in Tianjin.

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October is Black History Month I Breast Cancer Awareness MonthDown’s Syndrome Awareness Month

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– Secular Feast of the Guardian Angels

– Christian Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown

– Jewish4th Saint Francis’ Day – Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian5th World Teachers’ Day9th World Post Day Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh10th Thanksgiving (Canada) – Interfaith World Mental Health Day – Secular University – Start of Singapore

Graduations11th Dasara – Hindu Ashura – Islam Yom Kippur begins at sundown

– Jewish13th World Sight Day15th International Day of Rural Women16th Sukkot begins at sundown – Jewish World Food Day17th International Day for the Eradication

of Poverty18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist

– Christian20th Birth of the Báb – Baha’i Installation of the Scriptures of Guru

Granth Sahib – Sikh World Osteoporosis Day23rd Shemini Atzeret begins at sundown

– Jewish24th Simchat Torah begins at sundown

– Jewish United Nations Day World Polio Day28th Milvian Bridge Day – Christian29th World Stroke Day30th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain British Summertime ending31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian Samhain (Halloween) – Pagan Reformation Day – Protestant Christian New Year – Jain

October brings Black History Month and World Mental Health Day (10th) as well as the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. Good mental health maximises staff and students’ abilities to develop their academic, professional and/or social relationships. Providing support to those who need it will enable them to achieve their full potential.

Counselling & Psychological Services offers a confidential space for students to explore and reflect on issues affecting them without being judged and to help develop ways of overcoming concerns.

University staff seeking support can access Counselling & Psychological Service’s Mental Wellbeing drop-in sessions or through the free, independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme which offers support, expert advice, invaluable information and specialist counselling. For more information on this, see the Staff Counselling webpages.

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November is Epilepsy Awareness Month I Lung Cancer Awareness MonthPancreatic Cancer Awareness Month



1st All Saints’ Day – Christian Samhain – Beltane – Wicca/Pagan 2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile

Selassie I – Rastafari5th Guy Fawkes Night9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

– Catholic Christian11th Armistice Day – Interfaith12th Birthday of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i13th Remembrance Sunday World Kindness Day14th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib

– Sikh World Diabetes Day – Secular15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox

Christian16th International Day of Tolerance19th International Men’s Day20th Feast of Christ the King – Christian Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women26th Day of the Covenant – Baha’i27th Advent Sunday – Christian28th Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha – Baha’i University – Start of Winter Graduations30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Scotland – University

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The University of Glasgow makes the right connections. As a glob-ally connected University with deep civic roots, for more than 560 years Glasgow has established creative and vibrant partnerships with communities, colleagues and students across the world. We recognise the power and importance of international collaboration in teaching, scholarship and service.

Our inspirational staff come from more than 90 countries around the globe. Our ever-expanding global community allows us to contribute even further to making the discoveries and connections that help improve the world.

Visit our Internationalisation site for more information.

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of Slavery – Secular3rd International Day of Persons with

Disabilities – Secular5th International Volunteer Day for

Economic and Social Development – Secular

6th Saint Nicholas’ Day8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception

– Christian Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist9th International Anti-Corruption Day10th Human Rights Day12th Mawlid an Nabi – Islam Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

– Catholic Christian16th Posadas Navidenas – Hispanic

Christian (16th – 25th)18th International Migrants Day – Secular20th International Human Solidarity Day21st Winter Solstice Yule – Wicca/Pagan northern

hemisphere Yule – Christian24th Christmas Eve – Christian Chanukah begins at sundown – Jewish

(24 December – 1 January)25th Christmas Day – Christian Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox

Christian26th Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian Boxing Day – Secular Bank Holiday – Scotland – University

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Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian27th Bank Holiday – Scotland – University

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Christian31st New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay Watch Night – Christian

3 December is the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The University is committed to promoting disability equality and to providing an inclusive environment. To support this we provide a wide range of specialist support, provision and guidance for disabled staff and students.

We welcomed the opportunity to work with DisabledGo to provide accurate and practical information on the accessibility of our physical estate, thus allowing access to this important information in an accessible format. This enables disabled people to make informed choices, particularly before visiting or applying to study or work here.

For advice and support on student disability issues contact the Disability Service.For advice on staff disability issues, contact the Occupational Health Unit.

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