2020/2021 DIVERSITY & WELLBEING CALENDAR - Sally Rangecroft Faculty of Science & Engineering - University of Plymouth
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DIVERSITY &
WELLBEING
CALENDAR
2020/2021
Sally Rangecroft
Faculty of Science &
Engineering
SEPTEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | International Blood
Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | World Dementia Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2020 01 n Anant Chaturdashi (Jain)
n Religious year begins
(Orthodox Christian)
Freshwater Crabs as a new Aquaculture
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 05 n International Day of Charity (UN)
08 n Nativity of Virgin Mary (Christian)
Species in southwest India n International Literacy Day (UN)
The monsoon clouds build darkly over the 10 n World Suicide Prevention Day (WHO)
Kempegowda Tower in Lal Bagh Botanical 14 n The Triumph of the Cross (Christian)
Gardens, Bangalore, southern India, raising
hopes for a good monsoon. New rains bring
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 15 n International Day of Democracy (UN)
16 n Sexual Health Week (16th - 22nd)
n International Day for the Preservation of
renewed life, filling the rivers, reservoirs and
the Ozone Layer (UN)
pools. Drawing dormant life back out into the 18 n Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
daylight. They are awaited with both hope 21 n World Alzheimer’s Day
and anticipation for without them life will be n International Day of Peace (UN)
hard for many. These water bodies are home
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
22 n Mabon – Ostara (Wicca/Pagan)
to freshwater crabs, not seen in the dry 23 n Bi Visibility Day
months. They are an important and nutritious n International Day of Sign Languages
food for some of India’s poorest people and (UN)
a luxury product for others. Traditionally 24 n World Maritime Day (UN)
26 n International Day for the Total
harvested from the wild after the rain arrives.
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (UN)
Their emergence from their burrows often
27 n Yom Kippur (Judaism)
being celebrated in festivals. Our UK/Indian
collaborative project investigates both 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 28 n National Work Life Week
n World Rabies Day (WHO)
the biological restrictions to freshwater n Meskel (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian)
crab aquaculture and the socio-economic n Yom Kippur (Judaism)
viability of the venture. Giving support and n International Right to Know Day
information to policy makers and potential 29 n World Heart Day
crab farmers. n Michaelmas (Christian)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Chris Thorpe
Faculty of Science
and Engineering
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
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OCTOBER 2020
OCTOBER Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Black History Month | International Walk to School Month |
National Disability Employment Awareness Month | Stoptober: National Quit Smoking Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2020 01 n International Day of Older Persons (UN)
02 n Feast of the Guardian Angels (Christian)
n Sukkot (Judaism)
Amusement lost
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n International Day of Non-Violence (UN)
04 n Saint Francis Day (Christian)
I was provided the opportunity to visit n Blessing of the Animals (Christian)
Pripyat, Ukraine during my PhD which 05 n World Habitat Day (UN)
focused on environmental radioactivity. The n World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO)
Pripyat amusement park was never able to
fulfil its purpose. Just days before opening
27 28 29 30 1 2 3 08 n World Sight Day (IAPB)
09 n Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh)
10 n Hate Crime Awareness Week
residents of Pripyat were forced to evacuate,
(10th - 17th)
following the infamous nuclear incident at n World Mental Health Day (WHO)
the neighbouring Chernobyl power plant. n Simchat Torah (Judaism)
Whilst the fairground and surrounding 11 n National Coming Out Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
buildings lay in ruins, covered in graffiti and n International Day of the Girl Child (UN)
broken glass, fauna and flora has flourished 15 n International Day of Rural Women (UN)
creating a haunting yet unique, even 16 n World Food Day
beautiful spectacle. 17 n Birth of the Bab (Baha’I)
n Navaratri begins (Hindu)
n International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty (UN)
Emily Vernon
18 n World Menopause Day
Faculty of Science
and Engineering 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 n Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’I)
n Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist
(Christian)
24 n United Nations Day
25 n Dussehra - Dasara (Hindu)
n British Summer Time ends
26 n Intersex Awareness Day
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 n Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)
29 n World Stroke Day
n New Year (Jain)
31 n All Hallows’ Eve (Christian)
n Reformation Day (Protestant Christian)
n Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane
(Wicca Pagan)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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NOVEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER Movermber - Men’s Health Awareness Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | COPD
Awareness Month | Anti-Bullying Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2020 01 n All Saints’ Day (Christian)
02 n Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I
(Rastafari)
Cemetery beneath
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n All Souls’ Day (Christian)
05 n Guy Fawkes Night
This photograph depicts the tragedy under n World Tsunami Awareness Day (UN)
water caused by blast fishing: damaged 06 n International Stress Awareness Day
reefs, coral rubble and a lack of sea life. n International Day for Preventing the
Despite widespread bans, fishing with
dynamite is still a common practice in South
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Exploitation of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict (UN)
08 n Intersex Day of Solidarity
East Asia. The strict implementation of the
n Remembrance Sunday
regulations is lacking and due to close 09 n Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
interpersonal relationships, fishermen rarely (Catholic Christian)
get fined. 11 n Anti-Bullying Week (11th - 15th)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
n Armistice Day – Interfaith
In GCRF Blue Communities, researchers
13 n Trans-Awareness Week (13th - 19th)
from the University of Plymouth collaborate n World Kindness Day
with institutions in the Philippines, Vietnam, 14 n World Diabetes Day (UN)
Malaysia and Indonesia to build capacity n Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh)
for sustainable interactions with marine n Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain)
ecosystems. Together, we elaborate on 16 n National HIV Testing Week (18th - 24th)
solutions that are not only beneficial for n Alcohol Awareness Week (11th - 17th)
the ocean but also for the health and
wellbeing as well as a good economy of
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 n Sig’d (Ethiopian Judaism)
n International Tolerance Day (UN)
17 n International Students’ Day (UN)
the coastal communities.
19 n World Toilet Day (UN)
This picture was taken during a dive n International Men’s Day
in Palawan, the “Last Frontier” of the n World Philosophy Day (UN)
Philippines. Dynamite bottles have 20 n Transgender Day of Remembrance
regularly been found – more regularly than
the marine life we were hoping for.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 n Universal Children’s Day
21 n Presentation of the Theotokos
(Orthodox Christian)
22 n Feast of Christ the King (Christian)
24 n Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)
Isabel Richter 25 n Day of the Covenant (Baha’I)
Faculty of Health n International Day for the Elimination of
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
Violence against Women (UN)
26 n Thanksgiving (USA) - Interfaith
28 n Nativity Fast begins (28th Nov - 6th Jan)
(Orthodox Christian)
29 n Advent Sunday (Christian)
30 n Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (Sikh)
n Day of Remembrance for all Victims of
Chemical Warfare (UN)
n St Andrews Day Bank Holiday (Scotland)
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DECEMBER 2020
DECEMBER Universal Month for Human Rights | Spiritual Literacy Month SPECIAL DAYS
2020 01 n World AIDS Day (UN)
02 n International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery (UN)
Wandering Albatross
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 03 n International Day of Persons with
Disabilities (UN)
RRS James Clark Ross October 2016. A 05 n World Soil Day (UN)
even week journey due south, 800 miles, 06 n Saint Nicholas’ Day (Christian)
100 degrees of latitude. You know you are 08 n Feast of the Immaculate Conception
heading into the infamous “roaring forties”
when the Albatross arrive. After weeks of
29 30 1 2 3 4 5 (Christian)
n Bodhi Day / Buddha’s Enlightement Day
/ Rohatsu (Buddhist)
sunshine in the tropics the first albatross
09 n International Anti-Corruption Day
following the ship marks the beginning of 10 n Chanukkah (10th-18th) (Judasim)
rough seas, dark nights and cold shifts on n Human Rights Day (UN)
deck. But you don’t mind because where 11 n International Mountain Day (UN)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
there’s albatross there’s life. As we head 12 n International Universal Health Coverage
south the albatross are joined by petrels, Day (UN)
then numerous whales pop up right next n Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalup
to the ship, looking you straight in the eye. (Catholic Christian)
Penguins, seals and orcas all arrive in turn. 18 n International Migrants Day (UN)
20 n International Human Solidarity Day (UN)
Like joining Noahs Ark- whilst all the time
21 n Winter Solstice
being escorted by the albatross who started
n Yule (Christian)
off the spectacle.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 n Yule (Wicca/Pagan)
24 n Christmas Eve (Christian)
25 n Christmas Day – Christian
Madeleine Steer n Feast of the Nativity
Faculty of Science (Orthodox Christian)
and Engineering n Christmas Bank Holiday (UK)
26 n Saint Stephen’s Day (Christian)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 n Zartosht No-Disco (Zoroastrian)
n Boxing Day Bank Holiday (UK)
27 n Feast of the Holy Family
(Catholic Christian)
28 n Holy Innocents (Christian)
31 n New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay Watch Night
(Christian)
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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JANUARY 2021
JANUARY Cervical Health Awareness Month | Celebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Month
(Dry January) | Thyroid Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 01 n Feast of Saint Basil (Orthodox Christian)
n Gantan-Sai (Shinto)
n Mary, Mother of God Feast (Catholic)
Sea level rise is happening before our
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n New Year’s Day/Hogmany
n New Year Bank Holiday (UK)
very eyes 02 n New Year Bank Holiday (Scotland)
When people talk of sea level rise they 03 n Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
often think of coastal towns being gradually (Orthodox Christian)
submerged under a slowly rising sea. A
problem that won’t be a problem for another
27 28 29 30 31 1 2 04 n World Braille Day
05 n Twelfth Night (Christian)
06 n Dia de los Reyes (Spain)
100 years or more. However, sea level rise
n Epiphany (Christian)
influences the rate of coastal erosion, n Nativity of Christ (Armenian Orthodox)
and the degree of wave overtopping that n Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
happens along our coast, and small changes 07 n Feast of the Nativity
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
in sea level can dramatically increase both (Orthodox Christian)
of these coastal hazards, even if wave 08 n Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
heights do not get any bigger in the future. 10 n Baptism of the Lord Jesus (Catholic)
Therefore, as sea level rises invisibly in 13 n Maghi (Sikh)
front of our very eyes, the resilience of 14 n Orthodox New Year
(Orthodox Christian)
communities living at the interface with the
19 n World Religion Day (Baha’i)
ocean is being put in jeopardy faster than
n Timkat (Ethiopian Christian)
people may think.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 n Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
(Sikh)
24 n International Day of Education (UN)
Christopher Stokes, 25 n Burns Night
Gerd Masselink & n Conversion of St Paul (Christian)
Tim Poate 26 n Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh)
Faculty of Science 27 n Tu B’Shevat (Judaism)
and Engineering
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 n International Holocaust Memorial Day
28 n Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Photography (Christian)
Lloyd Russell n Mahayana New Year begins (Buddhist)
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayFEBRUARY 2021
FEBRUARY LGBT+ History month | UK National Heart Month | Raynaud’s Awareness Month |
Youth Leadership Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 02 n Candlemas (Christian)
n Imbolc - Lughassad (Wicca/Pagan)
03 n Four Chaplains Sunday (Inter-faith)
Peewee, my first-born beach flea
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n Setsubun (Shinto)
04 n World Cancer Day (UN)
This little beach flea is affectionately known 06 n International Day of Zero Tolerance to
as Peewee. I watched Peewee grow hour Female Genital Mutilation (UN)
by hour for 12 days, from a ball of cells to a 08 n Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
juvenile no bigger than 1mm long, using the
automated bioimaging systems at UoP built
31 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 n World Pulses Day
11 n International Day of Women and Girls in
Science
by Dr Oli Tills. This innovative technology
12 n Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox)
enables us to visualise the effects of n International Red Hand Day for Child
environmental change on the sensitive Soldiers
and rarely seen early life stages of aquatic 14 n Autism Sunday
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
embryos. My research specifically focuses n Saint Valentine’s Day (Christian)
on the effect of elevated temperature on the 15 n International Childhood Cancer Day
survival and physiology of marine embryos in n Nirvana Day (Jain)
the hope of contributing to our knowledge of 16 n Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
the impacts of climate change on marine life. n Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
17 n Ash Wednesday (Christian)
Peewee was a climate change survivor, here
n World Human Spirit Day
he is kicking free from his egg capsule and
20 n World Day of Social Justice
out in to the world. My first-born beach flea,
and forever my favourite image from my time 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 n Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
n International Mother Language Day
as a postgraduate researcher. (UN)
23 n Meatfare Sunday (Christian)
25 n Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days begin)
Ellen Tully (Baha’i)
Faculty of Science 26 n Magha Puja Day (Buddhist)
and Engineering
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 n Purim (Judaism)
28 n Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days end)
(Baha’i)
28 1 2 3 4 5 6
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayMARCH 2021
MARCH Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | UK Marie Curie
Cancer Care Month | Red Cross Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 01 n Zero Discrimination Day (UNAIDS)
n Baba Marta (Bulgaria)
n Self-Injury Awareness Day
Image of a Sustainable Community
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n 19 Day Fast Begins (Baha’i)
n St David’s Day (Christian)
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream 02 n Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
that my four little children will one day live 03 n World Wildlife Day (UN)
in a nation where they will not be judged by 05 n World Book Day
the colour of their skin but by the content of
their character.”
28 1 2 3 4 5 6 07 n Meatfare Sunday (Christian)
08 n International Women’s Day (UN)
17 n St Patrick’s Day (Christian)
Mahatma Gandhi told us, “You must be the n Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland)
change you wish to see in the world.” 19 n St Joseph’s Day (Christian)
20 n International Day of Happiness (UN)
John Lennon sang, “Imagine there’s no 21 n Nowruz (Persian)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
countries. Imagine all the people living life in n World Down Syndrome Day (UN)
peace.” n Norooz (Zoroastrian)
n Ostara - Mabon (Wicca/Pagan)
At first, they were only vision. (an object of n International Day of Forests (UN)
ridicule) n International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (UN)
Still, the world has moved forward.
n World Poetry Day (UNESCO)
Therefore, imagine that society can become 22 n Laylat Al-Miraj (Islam)
sustainable (without fear of being laughed
at). My project is to create an image of 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 n World Water Day (UN)
23 n World Meteorological Day (WMO)
a sustainable community, and it is also 24 n World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)
everyone’s responsibility to join me. So let’s 25 n Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
start by imagining together because the (Christian)
world will surely change someday. n International Day of Remembrance
of the Victims of Slavery and the
Kazuyoshi Yoshida
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Transatlantic Slave Trade (UN)
27 n Pesach/Passover (27th - 4th April)
(Judaism)
Faculty of Arts
28 n Hola Mohalla (28th - 30th) (Sikh)
and Humanities
n Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)
n Lailat Al-Bara’a (Islam)
n Palm Sunday (Christian)
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
29 n Holi (Hindu)
31 n International Transgender Day of
Visibility
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayAPRIL 2021
APRIL Autism Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month |
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 01 n April Fools Day
n Maundy Thursday (Christian)
02 n World Autism Awareness Day (UN)
The Irish Border: Photography, History
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n Good Friday (Christian)
n Good Friday Bank Holiday (UK)
and New Cartographies 04 n Easter Sunday (Christian)
“You see over there, that’s the Republic 05 n Easter Monday (Christian)
of Ireland. My land ends here. That is the n Easter Monday Bank Holiday (UK)
border, not that you can see it, but I know
exactly where it is.”
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 07 n World Health Day (WHO)
n International Day of Reflection on the
1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in
The border follows few landmarks and there Rwanda (UN)
are no obvious indications of its location: an 08 n International Romani Day
odd fence or hedge, but nothing substantial n Yom HaShoah (Judaism)
12 n Ramadan (12th April - 11th May) (Islam)
running along its every twist and turn. This
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
n International Day of Human Space Flight
is what makes this research all the more
(UN)
fascinating. There is no wall, fence or 13 n Khalsa Day (Sikh)
obvious boundary, yet when looking at a n Ramayana (13th - 21st) (Hindu)
map there it is, visibly traversing mountains, 15 n Yom Ha’atzmaut (Judaism)
dissecting fields and ambling along the 20 n Ridvan (20th April - 1st May) (Baha’i)
middle of water courses. This border is the 21 n Rama Navami (Hindu)
definition of an invisible border, yet it is on n World Creativity and Innovation Day
the cusp of dramatic changes as the UK
prepares to leave the European Union.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (UN)
22 n International Mother Earth Day (UN)
23 n St George’s Day (Christian)
This research investigates how this deeply 24 n Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
contentious space has been a battle ground 25 n World Malaria Day (WHO)
for differing Irish political, religious and n Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)
cultural Irish identities through 26 n Lesbian Visibility Day
photography. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 n Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu)
n International Chernobyl Disaster
Remembrance Day (UN)
28 n World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Mary Pearson (UN)
Faculty of Arts n Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)
and Humanities 30 n Holy Friday (Orthodox Christian)
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
n Lag B’Omer (Judaism)
n International Jazz Day (UN)
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayMAY 2021
MAY Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness Month | Hepatitis Awareness Month |
UK National Walking Month | Celiac Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 01 n International Workers’ Day
02 n Pascha (Orthodox Christian)
n Orthodox Sunday (Orthodox Christian)
Our Common Future
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 03 n World Press Freedom Day (UN)
04 n World Asthma Day
If you could change the future of your 05 n Cinco de Mayo
community for the better, what would you n International Midwives Day
do? And if the worst nightmare were to 08 n Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)
happen, what would it look like?
25 26 27 28 29 30 1 09 n Women’s Health Week (9th - 15th)
n Yom Yerushalayim (9th - 10th) (Judaism)
Understanding how coastal communities 12 n International Nurses Day
perceive the future is key to encouraging 13 n Ascension (Christian)
sustainable development. Sustainable n Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
development should, therefore, involve 15 n International Day of Families (UN)
16 n Shavuot (16th - 18th) (Judaism)
listening to local stories and learning about
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
17 n International Day Against Homophobia,
people’s hopes and fears.
Biphobia and Transphobia
In GCRF Blue Communities we co-develop 20 n World Bee Day (UN)
future scenarios with representatives 22 n 65th Eurovision Song Contest Final
from various local sectors like fisheries, (International)
23 n Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
agriculture, tourism and politics. We discuss
n Pentecost (Christian)
the community’s future perceptions around, 25 n Vaisakha Puja (Buddhism)
for example, mangrove deforestation,
overfishing, tourist influx and health 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 28 n Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha (Baha’I)
n Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
services. We find that scenario development 31 n World No-Tobacco Day (WHO)
enhances the imagined connection between n Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
behaviours in the present and their future
consequences. Realising and understanding
these connections is central to motivating
behaviour change at various scales. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
The picture shows how High School kids
from a small municipality in the Philippines
draw their imagined future on a city
wall.
Sabine Pahl,
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Isabel Richter,
Joel Sumeldan
Faculty of Health
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayJUNE 2021
JUNE Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month |
LGBT Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 01 n Volunteers Week (1st-7th)
n Global Day of Parents (UN)
n Scam Awareness Month
Cryptic
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 03 n World Bicycle Day (UN)
n Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood
Uncovering the secrets of the deep has its of Christ (Catholic)
challenges, as was finding this tiny master 04 n International Day of Innocent Children
of disguise. Juvenile rays are vulnerable Victims of Agression (UN)
to predation and the more cryptic their
patterning, the harder they are to spot.
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 05 n World Environment Day (UN)
08 n World Oceans Day (UN)
12 n World Day Against Child Labour (UN)
Seen here on its preferred sandy habitat is
13 n International Albinism Awareness Day
a young undulate ray (Raja undulata). While (UN)
this cryptic pattern may primarily aid in its 14 n World Blood Donor Day (WHO)
camouflage, it is also it’s identifying feature, n Men’s Health Week (14th - 20th)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
as undulate rays can be recognised from 16 n Guru Arjan Sahib Martyrdom Day (Sikh)
the unique artwork of lines and spots on 17 n World Day to Combat Desertification
their back. Observed during a survey of and Drought (UN)
Jersey’s Marine Protected Areas to record 18 n Sustainable Gastronomy Day (UN)
associated marine life, this disguised 21 n Refugee Week (21st - 27th)
n World Humanist Day
ray provides a perfect metaphor for the
25 n World Vitiligo Day
challenges scientists face in spotting the
29 n Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Christian)
patterns in marine processes which drive the
biodiversity in our seas. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 n International Day of the Tropics (UN)
Samantha Blampied
Faculty of Science
and Engineering
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayJULY 2021
JULY UV Safety Month | Make a Difference to Children Month | International women with
Alopecia Month | Group B Strep Awareness Month | Scams Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS
2021 09 n Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
11 n World Population Day
12 n The Twelfth (Northern Ireland)
The Hollow Man
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n Malala Day (UN)
n Public Holiday (Northen Ireland)
Researching how ideal/hegemonic 14 n Bastille Day (France)
representations of masculinity influence 15 n World Youth Skills Day
men to engage in practices and subjects 17 n World Day for International Justice (UN)
of hierarchy, violence, power, domination,
control, stoicism and physical/emotional
27 28 29 30 1 2 3 18 n Tisha B’Av (Judaism)
n Waqf al-Arafa Hajj (Islam)
n Nelson Mandela International Day (UN)
invulnerability.
20 n Eid al-Adha (Islam)
Multiple Masculinities 23 n Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2020
Utilizing practice-as-research and Summer Olympics, Tokyo)
24 n Asalha Puja (Buddhist)
autoethnographic methodologies to
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
n Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ of
investigate the formation of hegemonic
Latter-day Saints)
masculinities. Crafting performance art 28 n World Hepatitis Day (WHO)
installations that seek expose the subjective 30 n International Day of Friendship (UN)
realities behind the pressures placed upon n World Day Against Trafficking in
men to pursue identities associated with Persons (UN)
hierarchy, violence, power, domination,
control, stoicism and physical/emotional
invulnerability. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Charlie Cornforth
Faculty of Arts
and Humanities
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
KEY Diversity Health Faith Environment International Bank HolidayAUGUST 2021
AUGUST Psoriasis Awareness Month | Black Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month SPECIAL DAYS
2021 06 n Transfiguration of the Lord (Christian)
09 n International Day of the World’s
Indigenous People (UN)
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT n Al-Hijra/Muharram (9th August - 7th
“Feel the fear... then do it anyway”, September) (Islam)
that’s one of the mottos of The Fluency 12 n International Youth Day (UN)
Trust residential course* for teenagers 13 n Oban (Shinto) 13th - 15th
who stammer. The course integrates group 15 n Assumption (Catholic)
speech and language therapy with outdoor
activities like surfing and climbing. It aims
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 n Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Orthodox Christian)
18 n Ashura (Islam)
to develop young people’s confidence in 19 n World Humanitarian Day (UN)
communicating, positive thinking skills, and 20 n Varalakshmi Vrat (Hindu)
problem-solving abilities. 21 n Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
n International Day of Remembrance and
Interviews were conducted with 12
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (UN)
teenagers nine weeks after the course. The n World Senior Citizens Day
aim was to explore their experiences and 22 n Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
perceived impacts of the course. This image n Ullambana (Buddhist)
captures the main theme of the interviews, 23 n Samvatsari (Jain)
“we are in it together”. It also encapsulates n International Day for the Remembrance
the importance of peer support, the new of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
(UNESCO)
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
sense of freedom, and the enjoyment of
the course that permeated their responses. 29 n Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
(Orthodox Christian)
Additional interview themes included
n International Day against Nuclear Tests
increased confidence in communicating,
(UN)
learning new communication skills, and 30 n Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
changes in thinking. One young person n International Day of the Disappeared
said: “Beforehand I hated talking, and now (UN)
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019/20
May 2019 – Fasting guidance launched November 2019 – Fika
We launched guidance on supporting staff who are fasting for religious Our Pastoral and Spiritual Support Team launched “Fika”;
reasons for the first time; helping our community to support each other. a chance every week for staff to gather over coffee and
cake and chat with colleagues.
June 2019 – Refugee Week
The University’s Law Clinic helped to organise a week of November 2019 – Menopause Network launched
activities across Plymouth with local community partners Our existing menopause support group became an official staff network
to celebrate our support refugees in the city. offering peer support and advice to anyone impacted by the menopause.
September 2019 – Respect Festival November 2019 – Trans Day of Remembrance
Annually, the University sponsors and attends Plymouth Not Alone Plymouth, the LGBT+ Staff Forum and the University hosted a
Respect Festival. The festival is an exciting opportunity to memorial service for Trans Day of Remembrance.
celebrate Plymouth’s diverse communities.
January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial Day
September 2019 – Race Equality Charter Whilst the University attended an official city memorial
We formed a working group to begin the process of signing up to Advance for International Holocaust Memorial Day, UPSU hosted
HE’s Race Equality Charter by 2022. a special exhibition on the holocaust from Yad Vashem in
Jerusalem.
October 2019 – Black History Month
Across October we worked with UPSU to create a huge programme of events to February 2020 – Pride Flag Ceremony
celebrate Black History Month and, more importantly, use this month as a catalyst For the first time ever, the University raised its very own
for further work on celebrating black achievements throughout the year. pride flag on campus which will continue flying on a
permanent basis.
October 2019 – Fashion Show
Over 200 people came to campus to watch February 2020 – Speak Up launched
our first annual international fashion show, Through a collaboration across departments, we launched
showcasing fashion and talent from countries all our first online reporting tool so staff, students and visitors
across the world modelled by our local refugee can reports incidents of abuse, harm or hate online.
community.
March 2020 – International Women’s Day
October 2019 – OurTable launched Our Staff Womens Network relaunched and hosted an
We launched a new community dining project evening of feminist lectures on a wide range of topics
called “OurTable” which invites staff, students from academics across the University.
and the local community to come together
several times a year over a shared meal. July 2020 – LGBT+ Inclusion Taskforce launched
To continue to ensure our campus welcomes everyone we set up an LGBT+ Inclusion
Taskforce to assess all aspects of University life for both staff and students.DIVERSITY &
WELLBEING
CALENDAR 2020/2021
The Doctoral College works with all areas of the University to enable each At the start of the 19/20 academic year we welcomed over 200 guests to join us at
postgraduate researcher to reach their full potential and to ensure that all members our first International Fashion Show as part of our Black History Month celebrations,
of our community are offered the best possible experience. Supporting excellence yet by the end of the year we were meeting virtually as we had to move our Pride on
and employability across all stages of the researcher journey, it leads the University’s Campus celebrations online due to the outbreak of Covid-19. A lot can change in twelve
strategy to offer world-class training and supervision, mentoring, and networking and months but I am pleased to present the University of Plymouth’s Diversity and Wellbeing
development opportunities. Calendar after what has turned out to be a strange and unsettling year, but one that has
ultimately been full of hope and dedication.
The Doctoral College embraces the University’s commitment to equality and diversity,
which it strives to meet in the following ways: by respecting and celebrating difference, Whilst we have been isolating in our homes, worrying about loved ones and missing all
diverse views and experiences; by promoting freedom of speech and expression that those activities we previously took for granted we have seen tremendous courage and
does not harm or denigrate others; by understanding power dynamics and working to dedication from key workers and researchers across the UK, many of whom were our
support those who are negatively affected by them; by working to eliminate all forms own staff and students. As a University, we have never been more proud.
of discrimination, harassment and victimisation; and, by being open, transparent and
Our achievements in equality, diversity and inclusion this past year have also brought us
accessible.
huge pride as we continue to visibly and unequivocally stand by our commitment to a
As Director of the Doctoral College, I understand that the negotiation of institutional being a University which does not just tolerate difference, but celebrates it. The past year
systems, structures and languages is not equally easy for everybody, often for reasons of has been our busiest yet with the launch of community dining projects, a huge calendar
historic under-representation. It is important to me that we not only support researchers of events, our first custom-made pride flag and the launch of new staff networks. But
to make a difference in the world but also that, as a University, we try to transform the our real successes have been in the cultural change we are helping to enact on our
lives of researchers. This means considering each person holistically and enabling campuses: increased specialised support services, anonymous online reporting of
them to succeed in their studies and ambitions, whatever their lived experiences and harassment, and new policies and guidance to ensure everyone can bring their whole
circumstances. It also means recognising there are many different types of knowledge, selves to work or study. Towards the end of the academic year we have launched our
that these are all intrinsically valuable and can be expressed in many different ways. LGBT+ Inclusion Task Force to analyse and improve every aspect of University life for
our LGBT+ staff and students, helping to lead the way on LGBT+ inclusion in Higher
This calendar represents the core values of our vision – that is, that the creativity,
Education.
resilience and innovation of a research community is achieved by advancing equality
of opportunity for all its members and by embracing a multiplicity of voices and This year hasn’t been easy for anyone and our work in equality, diversity and inclusion has
perspectives. never been more vital. I hope this calendar continues to advise, support and inspire our
staff and students and that 20/21 is a year full of continued hope and dedication.
Professor Roberta Mock Andrew Grace
Director of the Doctoral College and Professor of Performance Studies Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager
University of Plymouth University of Plymouth
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