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
Category: Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
Accessibility and inclusion news: Technical improvements to our institutional and data repositories
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
Accessibility and inclusion news: developing our EPrints institutional repository
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
Curating inclusive reading lists – top tips
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
Disability History Month virtual reading list 2020
Explore our reading list and discover books and resources which celebrate achievements and challenges overcome Get involved for Disability History Month! Student Services, Information Services … Read more
Accessibility and Inclusion News
We’ve created this blog to keep you updated about the work we’re doing to embed accessibility and inclusive practices at the heart of Research Support. … Read more
Diversifying the law library
Over the past year the library and Kent Law School have been working together to provide access to more diverse legal resources. Following suggestions from … Read more
New Digital Resource: Borders and Migration Studies Online
We have added Borders and Migration Studies Online to our collection of online Library resources. Follow the link and log in with your Kent IT … Read more
Information Services supporting equality, diversity and inclusivity
Information Services Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Group aims to make sure that our services are inclusive for all our staff and students. Key achievements … Read more
Kent wins Outstanding Library Team in THE Awards 2019
The University has won the Outstanding Library Team category of the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2019. This award ‘recognises outstanding work in library and information-services … Read more