Equality Week 2026
Event
Equality Week 2026
Monday 9 March, 2026 – Friday 13 March, 2026
Welcome to Equality Week 2026 at BSU
This week is a celebration of equality, diversity and inclusion in their fullest and most vibrant forms where staff and students alike can see themselves reflected, valued and uplifted in the widest possible way.
Equality Week is our opportunity to shine a light on the many wonderful things happening across our university community, to recognise the richness of our differences, and to champion our shared values that bring us together.
Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor Georgina Andrews opens Equality Week with a special welcome message.
Equality week is special at Bath Spa University because it reflects our core values of inclusion and respect. These values are part of our DNA, and they will be enshrined even more clearly in our new Strategy 2035. Our ambitions for 2035 include leading inclusive growth, removing barriers to opportunity, and enabling our diverse community of learners to develop career enhancing skills, and to flourish. We can only achieve this by continuing to listen, learn and develop, building on our foundations as a values-led and socially responsible university.
My personal research interests include the law relating to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights, and I can't wait to discover more, during Equalities week, and throughout the rest of the year. I hope to see you at some of the events.
Demo: Mindmapping with Lucid
Monday 9 March, 3.00-3.30pm, Online
This session is presented by Chelsea Hicks.
Chelsea is the Customer Success Manger at Lucid and will take us through Mind Maps in Lucid.
Lucid helps users create clean and clearly-designed mind maps with branches that collapse or expand. Its software leverages AI to generate, expand on, and summarize ideas.
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Accessibility and Bath Spa University - a collaborative session with AccessAble
Tuesday 10 March, 12.00 - 1pm, Online
Hosted by the Disabled Staff Network and Lauren Hill from AccessAble.
This collaborative session with AccessAble will discuss access audits using a couple of examples from buildings at Newton Park.
You will have the opportunity to see and read these access audits for yourself. You will also be invited to share your experiences of accessibility at the University, and ideas for change.
All students and staff are welcome to attend - no prior understanding of disability or accessibility is required.
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Demo: Making the most out of Jamworks
Tuesday 10 March, 3.00-3.30pm, Online
This session is presented by presented by Lewis Maskell
Lewis is the Community Manager at Jamworks, and will be giving a demonstration on how you can use Jamworks to help take better notes in class, study more effectively, and consolidate your knowledge to get better grades.
Jamworks is a personalised note taking and learning platform that uses AI to assist with your note taking and revision. From summaries to slides, flashcards to our AI chatbot, Jamworks has all of the tools you might need to aid your own personal learning journey.
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Demo: Making the most out of Read&Write
Wednesday 11 March, 11.00am-11.30am, Online
You’ll see how Read&Write can boost reading confidence, support academic writing, and promote greater independence, helping create a learning environment where everyone can understand and be understood.
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Demo: Making the most of Present Pal, supporting anxiety and more.
Wednesday 11 March, 3.00-3.30pm, Online
This session is presented by Joe Dawber.
Present Pal is a communication and presentation support software that acts like a set of interactive flashcards on your smartphone or tablet, integrating fully with Microsoft PowerPoint Slides through our Present Pal Integrations.
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Neuroinclusive Practice in Higher Education
Thursday 12 March, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Room LC.LR.201), Locksbrook Campus or online.
On behalf of the Neurodivergent Staff Network, we are pleased to bring to you a talk with Devon Lowdnes.
This session is suitable for academic and professional services colleagues, and open to anyone interested in strengthening inclusive practice. We will explore how we can move towards meaningful neuroinclusive practice across the university and look at what neurodiversity means in the context of higher education. We will consider the barriers neurodivergent staff and students may face, and practical steps to create more inclusive teaching, learning and working environments.
Devon will combine insight, reflection and applied strategies, offering space to consider how small shifts in communication, culture and design can have a significant impact.
BSU's QRiosity Trail
February and March, Newton Park grounds
Bath Spa's QRiosity Trail will centre around Equality Week and International Women’s Day, for the month of March.
Take a walk around the beautiful Newton Park Lake and spot the five QR codes along the path. Here you can discover more about these important dates and what they mean to the Bath Spa community.