December 2002
Research and Teaching

Managing Religious Diversity

A seminar hosted by the University to discuss how higher education can best manage religious diversity has attracted interest from staff, equality practitioners and faith advisers from the HE sector.

The event was supported by the Higher Education Equal Opportunities Network and explored some of the key issues and challenges of valuing religious diversity on the campus and in the wider community.

Equality & Diversity Adviser Naseem Zaman said: "Bradford is an institution which is proud of its cultural mix and welcomes students from all over the world. This seminar therefore involved some important discussions and insights to ensure that religious diversity is acknowledged as a valuable element of equality and diversity to support staff and students."

The seminar included presentations by Sophie Gilliat-Ray, who spoke on 'Higher Education and Student Religious Identity', and Sally Pelham, who gave an insight into the implications of religious diversity in Higher Education and forthcoming legal implications.

Staff who took part in the event were given the opportunity to discuss and share their ideas. Topics covered included the implications of acknowledging religious diversity for the curriculum, sources of mutual support in addressing religious diversity and how it may be accommodated institutionally.

3 December 2002

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