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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The University is working towards a Race Equality Charter, and consultations in the form of surveys are an important part of the self-assessment process:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Strathclyde is working towards the Race Equality Charter to make our university fairer for<b> </b>everyone. To do that, we need to hear from you! The survey
is open until the 7<sup>th</sup> of April.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The Race Equality Charter Student Survey is your chance to share your experiences and help shape real change. We know that racial inequalities exist at Strathclyde,
but we need your input to understand what’s really happening and how to improve things.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Why does this matter?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📊</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> 27% of Strath students are from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds,
but a high non-disclosure rate (12.2%) means we don’t have the full picture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📊</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> BAME undergraduate students are awarded fewer 2:1s and Firsts than White students, with the awarding gap growing to 18-19
percentage points in recent years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📊</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> At postgraduate taught level, BAME students are 10 percentage points less likely to get a Merit or Distinction than their
White peers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">This is why we need an up-to-date student survey that focuses on race equality, ethnicity, and how other factors like gender and disability intersect with
race.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">What will the survey ask?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">✅</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Feeling of belonging on campus<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">✅</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> Representation and visibility<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">✅</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> Barriers to support, progression, and opportunities<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">✅</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> The impact of race equality initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The survey is short, anonymous, and
<b>open to all students</b> – so you can be honest!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Plus, you could win £200!
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🎉</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">To thank you for your time, everyone who completes the survey will have the chance to enter a £200 prize draw.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The results will help shape the university’s 5-year Race Equality Action Plan and make Strathclyde a more inclusive place for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">👉</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
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Equality Charter Student Survey</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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