Diversity and excellence go ‘hand in hand’, say Vice-Chancellors and Principals

Vice-Chancellors and Principals from across the sector are convinced that equality and diversity are integral to excellence, in an Equality Challenge Unit report launched last month.  

Based on in-depth interviews with leaders of 12 universities, the report reinforces the importance of putting equality and diversity at the heart of an organisation’s mission. For those interviewed, a university that didn’t value staff or student diversity simply couldn’t be excellent. 

The report highlights the essential role that Vice-Chancellors and Principals can play in leading an institutions’ ethos. The benefits of this approach include:

• increases in the number of women at senior academic level
• increased success in attracting staff and students from overseas
• helping to meet widening participation goals
• improving overall performance and the institution’s position in rankings.

You can download the report ‘The rationale for equality and diversity: How Vice-Chancellors and Principals are leading change’ here