Who to contact

Equality and Diversity staff

Karen Bush, Equality and Diversity Manager
Ext: 3506
Email: kbush (non-essex users add @essex.ac.uk)
Room: 4SA.6.6

The Equality and Diversity Manager is responsible for promoting good equality and diversity practice in all aspects of the University's activities; ensuring that the University meets its legal and reporting obligations; developing and supporting staff and student engagement with equality and diversity issues. Karen is also Chair of the Harassment Advisory Network.

Karen Stephenson, Equality and Diversity Assistant
Ext: 3507
Email: kasteph (non-essex users add @essex.ac.uk)
Room: 4SA.6.6

The Equality and Diversity Assistant provides secretarial and administrative support for all Equality and Diversity functions, including the Harassment Advisory Network. Karen is also an Harassment Adviser and secretary to the Equality and Diversity Committee.

Equality and Diversity can also be contacted by emailing diversity (non-essex users add @essex.ac.uk)

Other people with responsibility for Equality and Diversity

Sue Endean
Director of Human Resources
Ext: 3394
Email: sendean (non-essex users add @essex.ac.uk)
Responsible for equality issues for staff.

Academic Registrar, TBA
Ext: 2977
Email:
Responsible for equality issues for students.

Disability issues

Angela Jones
Deputy Director of Student Support (Disability)
Ext: 2365
Email: disab (non-essex users add @essex.ac.uk)
Head of the student disability support team.

For more information on disability issues, contact

the Disability Team in the Student Support Office (ext 2366)
or the Equality and Diversity Manager (see above)

Harassment

We have a confidential harassment line (01206 87) 4334 and a network of harassment advisers.