Discrimination - London Metropolitan University

London Met Lab: The Discrimination Challenge

Discrimination

We want to support communities where people of all backgrounds can thrive, where difference is respected and celebrated.

All Londoners deserve to be treated fairly, regardless of their gender, race, sexuality, social class, disability, age and religion. We want to support communities where people of all backgrounds can thrive, where difference is respected and celebrated, and to support the development of public services that meet the needs of every member of our city. We’d love to hear from you about different projects or community initiatives we can work on with you.

Research and projects

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Community comes together for launch of Civic University Statement

The London Met Lab-led initiative reaffirms London Metropolitan University’s work in the community and showcase the scale of work taking place across the capital city.

London Met and Islington Council launch disability and health conditions employment report

Report identifies employment barriers for people with disability and long-term health conditions, including key recommendations to address them.

London Met partners with Liliesleaf Trust UK for an exhibition celebrating Leah Tutu's 90th birthday

Students and staff from the University contributed to an exhibition in Cape Town dedicated to the famous South African activist.

London Met researcher helps to launch Taskforce on Inequality in Islington Final Report

Course Leader Torange Khonsari has helped the Islington Inequality Taskforce to launch the Inequality in Islington Final Report.

London Met's queer safe space opens its doors

Third-year BA Photojournalism student Bianca Jashnani reports from the opening of London Met's Rainbow Room.

Time to Rethink Archaic Ideas of Masculinity and Fatherhood

Kevin Brazant, London Met Academic Mentor and University Teaching Fellow discusses his recent work changing mindsets around masculinity, fatherhood, and beyond.

Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Material Culture, Heritage and Now

London Met alumna Dr Ekua McMorris will develop a project focusing on material culture derived from the Anti-Apartheid Movement, in collaboration with CREATURE and the Liliesleaf Trust.

Let's Talk Islington: dismantling inequality in Islington

Donna Jones will explore the experiences of inequality among Islington's LGBTQIA+ communities, and elder communities, in two projects with the borough's council.

Interview with Dr Jane Lewis regarding the Islington BAME Employment Project

Our London Met Lab challenge champion, Dr Jane Lewis, was recently featured in an interview with BusinessLDN regarding her role in the Islington BAME Employment project.

London Met initiatives to address the degree-awarding gap highlighted

The higher education advocacy organisation, Universities UK, showcased London Met's whole-institutional approach an example of innovation and excellence in higher education.

Dr Alya Khan in foreground, 'home' on screen in background

The meaning of 'Home' amongst racially minoritised communities in London

London Met lecturer Dr Alya Khan led a research team of staff and students in discussion around the cultural practices surrounding the home.

student rainbow artwork with 'Like home' on pipes in a London Met art studio

Inclusion calendar 2022

Our inclusion calendar provides a list of key dates, awareness-raising days and events that reflect our diverse population.

Better supporting students and their families in the post-Covid era

London Met participated in the EU-funded Eurofam Network to discuss goals for social justice, sustainable development, and multilingualism among European students and their families.

Mistrust of national employment services, and structural barriers, fuelling BAME employment gap

Research participants reported feeling pressured into taking on unsuitable work

Diversity and difference in everyday life

Dr Julius Elster discusses his research into the experiences of young people in Tottenham, finding ‘super-diversity’ to be integral to the area’s cultural identity.

How can mental health services better support Black men?

London Met's Kevin Brazant on the issues that impact Black men's mental health, following an expert panel discussion he took part in at the Men and Boy's Coalition.

Understanding Brexit from the perspective of London's highly-skilled French migrants

A new study considers how the shock of Brexit exposed but also threatened the previously taken-for-granted privileges enjoyed by this capital-rich migrant population.

2022 Jhalak Prize: London Met academic's literary prize sees record number of submissions

Co-founded by London Met's Professor Sunny Singh, the award is helping to improve diversity across British publishing and has become one of the industry's most prestigious accolades.

Making space for academic colleagues to think about race as part of pedagogy

Kevin Brazant shares tips on how to use digital content creation to deconstruct themes of equality, diversity and inclusion with colleagues and inform their teaching practice.

Promoting inclusive assessment and teaching globally

A new book edited by Dr Eleni Meletiadou explores how educational institutions are improving the student experience and promoting lifelong learning and social justice in education.

London Higher launch Pan-London BAME Mentoring Programme with London Met

The programme provides Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic academic and professional services staff across all levels of institutions with mentors outside their institutional hierarchy.

Understanding the contribution of Irish Nurses to the NHS: an oral history project

A new partnership between the London Irish Centre and London Metropolitan University will capture the stories of Irish women who were recruited to train and work in the NHS.

London Met climbs 236 places in Stonewall Workplace Equality Index

The University has also received a Stonewall Bronze Award for its work to create a more inclusive workplace.

CLiOH joins exciting project charting the history of the anti-apartheid movement in the UK

Following a major grant to the Liliesleaf Trust UK, the Centre for Life Writing and Oral History will contribute to creating the Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory and Learning.

London Met supports development of new anti-Apartheid artworks

Professor Wessie Ling will work with the Liliesleaf Trust UK to commission six new artworks which explore the contemporary resonance of the heritage of the struggle against apartheid.

New podcast series from London Met explores queer voices from lockdown

The podcasts are part of a wider research project, LamQ+, which aims to understand the lockdown experiences of Black, Asian and/or other minoritised LGBTQI+ communities.

I’m a footballer and I’m gay

Donna Jones, Head of Social Work, provides her expert insight into LGBTQIA+ football players, both past and present.

A lecturer talking to a class of students

London Met equity and inclusion case study published by The Office for Students

The case study outlines London Met's whole provider approach to creating an engaging university experience for students of colour that reflects the university's diverse student body.

Understanding Lambeth’s LGBTQI+ communities in times of Covid-19

A research team at London Met’s Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre has delivered a new report focused on the needs of Lambeth’s large LGBTQIA+ communities.

Photo exhibition on Lambeth’s LGBTQIA+ community during the pandemic

The exhibition is a result of research carried out by different departments across London Met.

London Met recognised for gender equality work

London Met has been awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award, in recognition of our ongoing commitment to the advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success for all.

Above and beyond: Delivering support services remotely

Professor Liz Kelly, Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, and MA student Selma Taha, comment on the challenges faced by support services during the pandemic.

London Met partners with The Liliesleaf Trust UK

Among other initiatives, this partnership will create a PhD opportunity with the Centre of Memory and Learning to develop a community-focused engagement programme.

Do Black Lives still Matter in higher education?

Staff from London Met’s Centre for Equity and Inclusion discussed the University’s Race Equity Strategy at an HE sector event.

How We Live Now: designing feminist cities

A new installation at the Barbican explores a series of important questions about our public spaces and designed environments, and who they serve.

Exploring academic careers with the Stemettes

London Met's Dr Preeti Patel, Head of Computer Science and Applied Computing, spoke to women and girls about STEM careers in academia.

Supporting stateless people

London Met's interpreting network is expanding access to advocacy and services to stateless people across Europe.

London Met statement on anti-Asian racism

We are outraged at the rise in racially motivated attacks targeted at East-Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Island people in the UK and around the world.

LGBTQI+ Lambeth residents invited to take part in COVID research project

The project is looking to learn more about the experiences of LGBTQI+ communities, to influence policies and services that enable LGBTQI+ people in Lambeth to thrive.

Racism in the media

Wendy Sloane, Associate Professor of Journalism, on why making newsrooms more diverse is key to tackling racism in the media.

London Met launches ambitious Race Equity Strategy

The University has committed £15 million to drive racial equity and inclusion at London Met.

Universities are failing to recognise and tackle Islamophobia, London Met Study finds

A new report calls for institutions to recognise the existence of Islamophobia, do more to examine its impact, and take decisive action to eradicate Islamophobia from campuses.

Racialising pandemics: lessons from history

Professors Louise Ryan and Don MacRaild explore the ways in which nations and their people have historically been stigmatised by disease.

Interdisciplinary team to explore impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQI+ communities in Lambeth

The team have been awarded research funding from London Met’s Transformation Fund Awards to undertake this innovative research project.

Teardrops: demanding justice for victims of police brutality

Sofia Akel discusses her research into the extent of police brutality in the UK, which informed Kano's powerful music video performance of 'Teardrops'.

Black History 365

Vice-Chancellor Professor Lynn Dobbs made a commitment to interrogating London Met’s curricula choices to advance anti-racist practice at the University.

Cohort cohesion: young Europeans’ constructions of nationalism and migration

Professor Alistair Ross examines the predominant suspicion and unease that young people in the EU display towards nationalism, and how they associate this with racism.

Decolonising London Met

Jessica Hoarau reports on the launch of the Decolonising Met Working Group, which aims to create positive change and dismantle colonial practices within our curricula and institution.

Black Lives Matter

How we're addressing racial inequality within our University.

Exploring and understanding health and wellbeing

The Centre for Primary Health and Social Care facilitated research sharing on a variety of diverse topics, including bullying in education, the health of carers, and migrant rights.

Cinar Aydogan, PhD student at London Met

Researching the rainbow

London Met PhD candidate Cinar Aydogan presents his research on LGBT+ identity, social media and coming out online at this year’s Student Pride.

Expert to highlight the hidden problem of financial abuse

Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs will be presenting her research at Durham University and at Cardiff to raise awareness of financial abuse.

Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre

The GDIRC is a home for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scholarship that explores migration, diasporas, nations and localities through the lenses of diversity and inequality.

London Met welcomes Vice Chancellor's PhD scholars

These scholarships form part of London Met's commitment to improving the experiences, opportunities and outcomes of students and colleagues from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

London Met wins silver at UK Social Mobility Awards

London Met was a finalist and took home a Silver Award in the 'University of the Year' award at the sixth annual UK Social Mobility Awards.

Let's Talk Islington: dismantling inequality in Islington

Donna Jones will explore the experiences of inequality among Islington's LGBTQIA+ communities, and elder communities, in two projects with the borough's council.