OXFORD University has been named one of the top 100 'LGBT inclusive' employers in the UK for the first time.
The list, which is an annual audit of LGBT employers across workplaces, services and communities, comes from the LGBT rights charity Stonewall, in its Workplace Equality Index for 2019.
The university has also been a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme.
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Dr Rebecca Surender, Pro-Vice Chancellor at Oxford University and LGBT rights advocate said: “The university, in partnership with the LGBT+ Advisory Group, has worked hard over the past five years to meet its objectives on LGBT+ equality – continuing to strengthen our policies and practices to ensure we can be truly inclusive.”
Stonewall collects more than 92,000 anonymous responses from employees on their experience of Britain’s workplace culture and diversity which is contributed to the list.
Dr Tristram Wyatt, founder of the Oxford University LGBT+ staff network, said: "I am delighted that the great work to make the University of Oxford a more welcoming place for its LGBT+ staff has been recognised by inclusion in Stonewall’s top 100 employers."
The university is ranked 93 on the list.
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