Equity and inclusion
Case studies from the equity and inclusion research theme.

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Equity and inclusion case studies
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The first cohort of Afghan Women Scholars to graduate from the University share how Dundee support offered them a lifeline

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An Afghan student who left Iran to take up a scholarship at the University of Dundee explains how she uses her experiences of a displaced person as inspiration for her work

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Despite challenges, fourteen students from the Arab American University in Jenin, visited Dundee as part of a medical training partnership

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In 2022/23, the SLS undergraduate Athena SWAN committee created a project aiming to integrate and raise awareness about the neurodiverse community’s issues.

Impact case study
Changing global standards for the provision, education and regulation of midwifery.

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Bringing the voices of street children and youth to bear on global policy through UN General Comment.

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Professor Angela Daly from the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science and Dundee Law School will chair the newly created Independent Expert Group.
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Growing Up on the Streets is an innovative participatory research project following the lives of street children and youth as they grow up on the streets of African cities.

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The University of Dundee welcomed students and academics from across Europe in a show of support for academics experiencing imprisonment or oppression for their work.

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The first cohort of Afghan Women Scholars to graduate from the University share how Dundee support offered them a lifeline

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Drug Discovery Unit Dundee and Novartis join forces to discover new drugs for malaria and future viral pandemics

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An Afghan student who left Iran to take up a scholarship at the University of Dundee explains how she uses her experiences of a displaced person as inspiration for her work

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Despite challenges, fourteen students from the Arab American University in Jenin, visited Dundee as part of a medical training partnership

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International research led by the University of Dundee into how those living in refugee camps engage with their environment and shape it over time is to be awarded a medal of excellence from a leading engineering body.

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Dr Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Dundee today on World Refugee Day, Thursday 20 June,

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A 22-year-old budding researcher, who failed his final year exams in high school, will begin a PhD after summer

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In 2022/23, the SLS undergraduate Athena SWAN committee created a project aiming to integrate and raise awareness about the neurodiverse community’s issues.

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A new law clinic has opened at the University of Dundee offering free legal advice to members of the public, and a UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been appointed Patron.