Category: Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

The Templeman Library continues to diversify it’s digital collections We are committed to diversifying our library collections at Kent. Our latest initiative is designed to … Read more

We are thrilled to announce the creation of a new ‘Love to read’ Collection in the Templeman Library, housed in the Library Café. We’ve created … Read more

In celebration of Black History Month in the UK, the digital capabilities service at the University of Kent is releasing a series of blog posts … Read more

Do you know the history of black people in the digital world? The media often discusses the lack of diversity in the tech industry and … Read more

Equitable access There has been a rapid move towards digital provision of teaching resources, escalated by the pandemic. However, academics are discovering that e-textbooks that … Read more

The library has access to a collection of over 2000 e-books from ProQuest for 2021/2022 to help us diversify our library collections. This customised collection … Read more

Imagine that a newly built public building doesn’t have step free access. Instead, a flight of stairs leads to the front door. The building exists … Read more

  Both the Kent Academic Repository (KAR) and the Kent Data Repository (KDR) have been around for some time but needed work to improve accessibility.  … Read more

Previously in Accessibility and inclusion news we shared information about creating accessibility statements for our repositories and open journal systems.  Here’s what we’ve been working … Read more

  There are a number of steps and things that you can consider when curating your reading lists for students to make them inclusive and … Read more