UWTSD awarded the Advance HE Race Equality Charter (REC) Bronze Award

29 July 2025

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The Race Equality Charter’s mission is to improve the representation, experience, progression and success of racially minoritised staff and students within higher education. It provides a rigorous and robust framework through which institutions work to critically reflect and act on institutional and cultural barriers standing in the way of the progression and success of racially minoritised staff and students.

The Bronze Award signifies that UWTSD has built a solid foundation for addressing and eliminating racial inequalities while fostering an inclusive culture that values every member of its community.

Achieving this accreditation involved a thorough self-assessment of University’s current position in order to inform the development of an action plan to guide meaningful change over the next five years.

Professor Elwen Evans, KC, Vice-Chancellor said: “The University is proud to be awarded the Bronze Equality Charter by Advance HE, which shows our commitment to building strong and inclusive communities across our campuses. The Charter recognises the work that we have undertaken with colleagues and students to drive meaningful change and provides a platform for further improvement.

Anne Mwangi, Head of the Race Equality Charter, said, “REC Bronze is recognition of an institution’s robust foundation for eliminating racial inequalities, developing inclusive cultures and moving from commitment to sustainable and integrated bold and ambitious action.

“Advance HE looks forward to supporting UWTSD as it progresses its action plans to advance race equality.”

Tianran Liu (Rainna) and Jennifer Taylor, Students’ Union Presidents said: “The Students’ Union congratulates the University on achieving bronze in the Race Equality Charter. It is the tireless work of officers like Rhobyn Grant (Lampeter Campus President 24-25) and University colleagues that has led to this achievement. Working in partnership, multiple resources have been created to support staff in the developing of more inclusive curricula and to help students understand ethnic equity. There is still more to do in the tertiary education sector and in wider society on diversity, equity, and inclusion, however, this is something to celebrate on the road ahead.

The REC framework covers and positively impacts upon:

Academic and Professional staff;
Student experience, progression and attainment;
Diversity of the curriculum.

The result of this process is an action plan that has been aligned to the University’s Strategic Equality Plan 2024-2028’s three domains of Understanding, Belonging and Outcomes. Through this, UWTSD continues to actively work on removing barriers to participation, valuing differences, celebrating diversity and supporting people from all backgrounds and circumstances to fulfil their potential.

Professor Elwen Evans, KC, concluded: “Our Race Equality Self-Assessment Team comprised colleagues and students from across our campuses. I am grateful to the whole team for the insights, expertise, enthusiasm and lived experiences that helped shape our successful application”.