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9 Jul 2014: Racial harassment Racial harassment is an incident or a series of incidents intended or likely to intimidate, offend or harm an individual or group because of their ethnic origin, colour, race, religion or nationality, and a racist incident is any

9 Jul 2014: A brief overview of Islam The word Islam means ‘submission to the will of God’. Islam is the second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers. The 2011 census recorded 2,706,066 Muslims in the UK, around 4.8% of the population.

9 Jul 2014: Positive Action Positive action is a range of measures allowed under the Equality Act 2010 which can be lawfully taken to encourage and train people from under-represented groups to help them overcome disadvantages in competing with other applicants.

11 Jul 2014: Information for Managers Procedure The managers of eligible staff under the Scheme will be informed in writing by the Human Resources Division. Information relating to an individual staff member and his/her involvement in a Diversity Network should

9 Jul 2014: Their spiritual leaders are called priests or ministers. The Christian holy book is the Bible, and consists of the Old and New Testaments.

9 Jul 2014: Perceptive Discrimination Perceptive discrimination is the legal term that applies when an individual is treated unfairly because it is believed that they have a certain protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, whether or not it is true.

11 Jul 2014: Information for staff members Staff eligible under this scheme must hold either the Chair or Secretary position of a Staff Diversity Network and be employed by the University. The status of staff will be verified by the University through the CHRIS

9 Jul 2014: A brief overview of Buddhism ‘When you know from your own lived experience that something is unwholesome, censured by the wise, and leads to harm and suffering, then abandon it. … When you know from your own lived experience that something is

9 Jul 2014: Religion or Belief Religion and belief is a protected characteristic that refers to a: Religion (e.g. Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Rastafarianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Buddhism). Denomination of a religion (e.g. Anglicanism,

9 Jul 2014: Third-Party Harassment The Equality Act 2010 also protects staff from harassment related to protected characteristics by people who are not employees of the University, such as contractors or College staff who are not also employed by the University.

14 Jul 2014: Advice: Your Rights Are Protected in Law The University of Cambridge is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to a pro-active and inclusive approach to equality, which supports and encourages all

6 Oct 2014: The University has approved Guidance on Religion or Belief for Staff to support members of the University community in the workplace. To view this guidance click here

9 Jul 2014: Associative Discrimination Associative discrimination is the legal term that applies when someone is treated unfairly because either someone they know or someone they are associated with has a certain protected characteristic under the Equality Act

9 Jul 2014: Sexual Orientation Sexual orientation is a protected characteristic relating to a person's sexual orientation towards people of: The same sex as him or her (the person is a gay man or a lesbian). The opposite sex from him or her (the person is

9 Jul 2014: This page contains information on different faith and belief communities in Cambridge. The services and directory are available to all students and staff. Please note that the societies are student based. However, the Chaplaincies are external to

9 Jul 2014: Gender Reassignment Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic and the term refers to someone who is transgender. It includes anyone who has proposed, started or completed a process to change his or her sex. The Equality Act extends

9 Jul 2014: Hindu University Societies Hindu Cultural Society Krishna Consciousness Society University Chaplains Dr Vick Krishnan (chaplainvick@googlemail.com) Regional Polity The Indian Community and Culture Association of Cambridge Places of Worship Bharat

9 Jul 2014: The Equality Act introduces this new protection for disabled individuals. It is now prohibited to treat a disabled person unfavourably not because of the person's disability itself but because of ... The purpose of this new protection is to redress the

9 Jul 2014: Methodist University Chaplain The Reverend Rose Westwood rose.westwood@methodist.org.uk Cambridge Methodist Circuit East Anglia District Places of Worship Wesley Church, Christ's Pieces CB1 1LG Seminaries/Research Wesley House

9 Jul 2014: Pregnancy and Maternity Pregnancy and maternity discrimination is when you're treated unfairly because you're pregnant, breastfeeding or because you've recently given birth. Maternity covers the period of 26 weeks after birth. In relation to the