Warwick Pride student buddy scheme open for 2025/26
Designed to help new LGBTQUIA+ students settle into University life, Warwick Pride's buddy scheme offers an LGBTQUIA+ student mentor.
Getting Started with LGBTQUIA+ Inclusion
This page provides information on key LGBTQUIA+ inclusion initiatives, resources, and support available for members of the Warwick community. It is non-exhaustive, but offers an accessible starting point.
Need some support with LGBTQUIA+ terminology and concepts first? This resource introduces essential LGBTQUIA+ terms and concepts in an accessible way, with no prior knowledge necessary.
Learn more about our LGBTQUIA+ community
Read about LGBTQUIA+ staff experiences at Warwick, drawn from the 2022 staff culture survey and analysis of institutional data such as staff demographic and pay data.
Insight into our LGBTQUIA+ students' experience at Warwick can be found here, drawn from analysis of central student records data and the LGBTQUIA+ Student Experience Survey organised by the Queering University programme.
Engage with inclusive best practice
The Queering University programme has a collection of best practice guidance and resources, with sections on terminology & language, allyship, and providing support for LGBTQUIA+ people.
If your role relates to teaching & learning, you can engage with the Queering University programme's resources on LGBTQUIA+ inclusive teaching and queer pedagogy here.
You can find out more about supporting estranged students and HIV+ staff & students via the Solo project and Living Positively project respectively.
Pledge your support with pronouns
Taking our pronouns pledge makes it simple to engage with inclusive best practice on pronouns, and to build a movement of people taking these steps together.Pledge to take six simple actions to further inclusive pronoun practices at Warwick.
We provide free pronoun badges for staff and students throughout the year.
Stay up-to-date
Subscribe to relevant news & events updates here. (Log in to your staff/student account, and click 'Notify' at the top-right of the webpage.)
Latest news
Join the Trans Inclusion Working Group
Mental Health Day: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources
Get actively involved
There are many opportunities to get involved with LGBTQUIA+ inclusion initiatives across the University, so you can always find something related to your skills, experience, and interests.
Staff and students with an interest in trans inclusion work are invited to join the new trans inclusion working group on Teams (launched in spring 2025).
If your role or interests relate to teaching & learning, you can find out more about LGBTQUIA+ inclusive teaching & learning and queer pedagogy opportunities here.
If you're part of the LGBTQUIA+ community, don't forget to join the LGBTQUIA+ Staff Network and/or student societies Warwick Pride and Warwick Trans* Society.
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Ask questions, get in touch
We recognise that there are barriers to asking about LGBTQUIA+ inclusive and queer practice, and are committed to breaking down those barriers. If you have questions, you can email the Queering University programme via , or ask them anonymously here.