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What's On for Welcome Week 2026?

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:33:00 GMT

Check out LGBTQ+ events running this year for Welcome Week, including intro events for �� Pride, �� Trans* Society, and the liberation societies.

New toilet finder tool launched

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:44:41 GMT

The University's new toilet finder tool provides the location of more than 1000 toilet facilities across over 100 buildings on campus, including gendered, gender-neutral (all gender) and accessible toilet facilities.

DEAR Centre and CSWG Event: "LGBTQ+ Staff in the Cishetmononormative University"

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:24:05 GMT

Taking place on campus next month, this exciting talk by Prof Simon J Lock and Dr Emma Jones presents findings from semi-structured interviews with 81 LGBTQ+ staff at a Russell Group university in London, highlighting how cisnormativity and mononormativity emerge as distinct yet interconnected dimensions of heteronormativity in their accounts.

Wellbeing & Student Support's Term 2 Events

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:13:56 GMT

Find out what the service has running in term 2, including the anxiety peer support group, ADHD peer group, disabled students allowance drop-in, and weekly wellbeing run.

Universal Design case study: Sanitary Bins in �� Toilets

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:37:12 GMT

Universal design is about designing spaces and services so they work for the widest range of people as standard. Read more about universal design in the context of work to include sanitary bins in all �� toilet facilities.

Term 2 meetings of the Trans Inclusion Working Group

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:24:49 GMT

Staff and students with an interest in furthering trans inclusion at the University are invited to get involved with this community-led trans inclusion working group.

Term 2 dates for the Trans Community Support Group

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:35:35 GMT

If you're a trans person, or are questioning your gender identity, this community support group offers you the space to discuss trans & gender identity issues in a relaxed environment with others who are part of the �� trans & questioning community.

�� Pride student buddy scheme open for 2025/26

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:27:36 GMT

Designed to help new LGBTQUIA+ students settle into University life, �� Pride's buddy scheme offers an LGBTQUIA+ student mentor.

Join the Trans Inclusion Working Group

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:34:36 GMT

The staff- and student-led working group on trans inclusion is open to members of the University with an interest in supporting trans inclusion work.

Mental Health Day: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:06:10 GMT

Being LGBTQIA+ isn't a mental health problem, and it doesn't cause mental health problems. But those of us who are LGBTQIA+ often face difficult experiences, like discrimination and stigma. These experiences can affect our mental health. Access Mind's LGBTQIA+ mental health resources here.