Inclusion

The Athena Swan charter helps institutions achieve their gender equality objectives. SRUC has signed up to the transformed charter principles and are working towards an institutional Bronze Award submission in 2024.

We are conscious that, as an organisation with a long history, our library, archives and special collections content may contain historical sensitive language related to the discrimination of underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and Ethnic minorities, women and LGBTQI+ communities.

The publications in our library document a time and place, and they were created in a specific context, serving as a portrayal of the social mindsets and occurrences of their time. They do not mirror the current views of SRUC; our vision is to embed a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our organisation and create an environment where everyone can thrive, contribute and succeed.

When we discover unacceptable language in collection descriptions, we update them to remove any language that could harm researchers or that is offensive to the people being described.

Some materials in collections may contain offensive language or imagery. In the interests of historical integrity, we do not remove these images or words from archival materials, but we will provide a note about these contents in the item’s description. Sometimes we retain offensive or harmful terms in collection descriptions for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material.

When creating new descriptions and updating old ones, we strive to use terms that communities and individuals use to describe themselves.

Agrespect is an initiative which promotes and supports diversity in the countryside by supporting rural organisations, colleges and businesses to be welcoming places for LGBTQ+ people.

SRUC is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected and treated in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.

Anyone who has experienced or witnessed sexual harassment, abuse, hate crime or other inappropriate behaviour can disclose the incident via the SRUC Inform & Support form below.

SEEDABLE is our award-winning strategic curriculum project that embeds equality and diversity (as well as sustainability and enterprise) across all our teaching programmes.