Equality Act 2010, Section 9: Race
(1)Race includes—
(a)colour;
(b)nationality;
(c)ethnic or national origins.
(2)In relation to the protected characteristic of race—
(a)a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person of a particular racial group;
(b)a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same racial group.
(3)A racial group is a group of persons defined by reference to race; and a reference to a person's racial group is a reference to a racial group into which the person falls.
(4)The fact that a racial group comprises two or more distinct racial groups does not prevent it from constituting a particular racial group.
(5)A Minister of the Crown...—
(a) [must by order] amend this section so as to provide for caste to be an aspect of race;
(b) [must by order] amend this Act so as to provide for an exception to a provision of this Act to apply, or not to apply, to caste or to apply, or not to apply, to caste in specified circumstances.
(6)The power under section 207(4)(b), in its application to subsection (5), includes power to amend this Act.
Under the Equality Act 2010, race refers to an individual’s colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins. The LSE strives to ensure equality of opportunity and to eliminate discrimination.
LSE Harassment Policy [PDF].
Race at LSE
Race in the Academy: The Race in the Academy project is an exploration into experiences of race at the LSE and barriers to creating a more inclusive organisation. Particularly it examines why the LSE does not attract or retain black and ethnic minority academic staff, as well as the experiences of black and ethnic minority PhD students
Email: a.ahmet@lse.ac.uk, Twitter: @RaceintheAcademy
Student Union: Jasmina Bidé is the LSESU Anti-racism Officer. Her role is to run campaigns and events aimed at eliminating and countering all forms of discrimination based on race, religion or nationality and supporting students who have been victimised by racism.
Email: su.anti-racism@lse.ac.uk
EMBRACE: The School's black and minority ethnic group, open to staff.
Contact: embrace@lse.ac.uk, Web: Embrace
IMPACT Talent Development Programme
Between June to September 2016, Imperial College is offering 3 places to BAME staff at LSE to take part in an exciting learning and development initiative. IMPACT, which stands for Imperial Positive About Cultural Talent, is a talent development programme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees. For more information on IMPACT, to find out how taking part could benefit you, and to get an idea of how the programme will run, view the IMPACT booklet for 2016. The form can be submitted online by the application deadline on Friday 21 May 2016, by 5pm.
Key dates of the programme at Imperial College London:
Workshop 1: June 13 2016, between 09:30 to 17:00 at the Seminar and Learning Centre Room 2, 5th floor Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Workshop 2: June 29 2016, between 09:30 to 17:00, at the Seminar and Learning Centre Room 6, 5th floor Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Wokrshop 3: July 12 2016, between 09:30 to 17:00 at the Seminar and Learning Centre Room 1, 5th floor Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Workshop 4: July 26 2016, between 09:30 to 17:00, at the Seminar and Learning Centre Room 6, 5th floor Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Workshop 5: August 11 2016, 09:30 to 17:00, at the Seminar and Learning Centre Room 1, 5th floor Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus