ESW Seminar Series
CHEER
Monday 16th April, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton
Speaker
David Ruebain: Chief Executive, Equalities Challenge Unit
presents:
Current Issues of Equality and Diversity in Higher Education
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The Equalities Challenge Unit is an organisation funded by the higher
education sector to promote equality in universities in the UK. David took up
the post of Chief Executive in June 2010. Before that he practiced as a
solicitor for 21 years holding the roles of Director of Legal Policy at the Equality
and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain, and was a partner at and
founder of the Department of Education and Disability Law at Levenes
Solicitors.
David is also a Short Term Expert to a European Union Twinning Project, an
ADR Group Accredited Mediator, a founding member of The Times Newspaper
Law Panel, a past equality law adviser to the FA Premier League and a past
board member of Equinet – the European Network of Equality Bodies.
David has published widely and taught nationally and internationally on
education, disability and equality law and has been involved with numerous
voluntary organisations, drafting Private Members’ Bills and making oral
representations to Committees of Parliament.
David is the winner of RADAR’s People of the Year award for Achievement in
the Furtherance of Human Rights of Disabled People in the UK, 2002, was
shortlisted for the Law Society’s Gazette Centenary Award for Lifetime
Achievement – Human Rights, 2003 and listed (in 2006) as one of 25 Most
Influential Disabled People in the UK by “Disability Now” magazine.
* Tea and coffee served from 5pm
** The seminar can be joined remotely by logging in to:
https//connectpro.sussex.ac.uk/cheer_ruebain16april