How you can get involved
Activities
Key EDI dates throughout the year
At the School of Business, we endeavour to show our support of equality, diversity and inclusion through different dedicated days and events. Please find a list of key dates for 2023 below.
January
01 January: New Year's Day / Hogmanay
07 January: Christmas (Orthodox Christian)
15 January: World Religion Day
22 January: Chinese New Year
27 January: Holocaust Memorial Day
February
LGBT+ History Month
04 February: World Cancer Day
06-13 February: Race Equality Week
11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
22 February: Ash Wednesday
March
Women's History Month
01 March: St. David's Day
08 March: International Women's Day / Holi (Hindu)
17 March: St. Patrick's Day
21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racism / World Down Syndrome Day
21-27 March: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
22 March - 21 April: Ramadan (Muslim)
April
Autism Awareness Month
02 April: World Autism Day
5-13 April: Passover (Jewish)
07 April: Good Friday (Christian)
08 April: International Romani Day / Vesak (Buddhist)
09 April: Easter Sunday (Christian)
14 April: Vaisakhi (Sikhism. Hinduism)
21 April: Eid-Ul-Fitr (Muslim)
23 April: St George's Day
May
10 May: National Day for Staff Networks
14-20 May: Women's Health Week
17 May: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
June
LGBT+ Pride Month / Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month
01 June: Global Day of Parents
18 June: Father's Day
22 June: UK Windrush Day
24 June: Armed Forces Day
28 June: Eid-Al-Adha (Muslim)
July
August
12 August: International Youth Day
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
September
World Alzheimer's and Dementia Month
10 September: Women's Health Week
17 September: World Day of the Deaf
21 September: World Alzheimer's Day
24-25 September: Yom Kippur
October
Black History Month
10 October: World Mental Health Day
18 October: World Menopause Day
November
Men's Health Awareness Month, Disability Awareness Month
11 November: Armistice Day
12 November: Diwali (Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism)
19 November: International Men's Day
20 November: Transgender Day of Remembrance
25 November: International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women
27 November: Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (Sikh)
December
01 December: World Aids Day
03 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
07-15 December: Chanukah (Jewish)
10 December: Human Rights Day
18 December: International Migrants Day
22 December: Winter Solstice
25 December: Christmas Day
Societies
Here at the School of Business, there are a number of societies students can get involved in. You can learn more about all societies that the University of Leicester has to offer on the Student Union website.
Enactus Leicester
Enactus at its core is about student-led businesses focused on creating social change. They construct sustainable business ideas and implement them in meeting the 17 sustainable UN goals. As a well-established conglomerate, Enactus is based in over 37 countries and registered with over 72,000 universities worldwide.
Enactus Leicester takes pride in its diverse community. With the committee consisting of people of colour, Enactus aims at establishing a comfortable environment for all allowing members to express their views and ideas with ease. Enactus consists of students from different races and backgrounds, and they have been able to interlace different social and cultural experiences in targeting global issues.
The group host weekly meetings from 1-3pm on Wednesdays in the Student Union training room. You do not need to stay the whole time and can just drop in whenever you are free.
Email the group on hrandsocials.enactusleicester@gmail.com and learn more on their website.