The University of Brighton is committed to providing a fair environment that embodies and promotes equality of opportunity. We value the different contributions and experiences of all who make up our community, promoting mutual respect and understanding as well as freedom of thought and expression.
We joined the Athena Swan Charter in 2012, achieved our first institutional Bronze award in 2013, and were reaccredited in 2016. In 2021 we were awarded our Silver institutional Athena Swan award, demonstrating progress and impact in embedding gender equality across the institution. We are also a member of the Race Equality Charter, achieving our Bronze institutional Race Equality Charter award in 2019, demonstrating our commitment to improving the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students at our university, and in recognition of our continued efforts towards driving race equality and equity, the university was awarded Silver in 2025.
We are a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion, a programme which supports and promotes fair practice in relation to the employment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff, reaffirming our commitment to equality for LGBTQ+ staff and students.
View our equality and diversity policy (pdf)
We make a difference to the lives of staff and students through equality charters and benchmarking activities.
Get a better sense of our commitments to protect and celebrate our staff, students and visitors.
We provide peer support and networking for staff, informing university policy and raising awareness of equality issues.
Equalities legislation that the university adheres to and promotes, as well as data on the make-up of the university.
Each of us has a role to play to make our university genuinely inclusive and actively anti-racist.
We have adopted a host of measures and initiatives to uphold a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for everyone.
If you have any questions about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the university, please contact equality@brighton.ac.uk to reach those responsible for staff and student-facing equalities.
TEF Silver awarded for the quality of our teaching and student outcomes
We are in the top 4.3% of institutions globally, Center for World University Rankings 2025
Race Equality Charter Silver awarded for our pledge to advance representation, progression and success for minority ethnic staff and students
We are ranked 14th in Stonewall's top 100 employers for commitment to equality for LGBTQ+ staff and students
We were awarded Athena Swan Silver for advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all
We are a Disability Confident employer, committed to ensuring opportunity for progression for all
Signed to the Disabled Student Commitment, an initiative to improve support for disabled students
EcoCampus Platinum accredited for our environmental sustainability, compliance and processes
