Useful links
The following external sites may provide useful additional information. However, the MRC is not responsible for the content of external websites, nor should inclusion of a link to an external website be understood to be an endorsement of that website, the site's owners, or their opinions, advice, products or services.
General
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, which aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. It provides practical support and guidance to better manage equality and diversity in organisations.
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Has a statutory remit to promote and monitor human rights; and to protect, enforce and promote equality across the nine "protected" grounds - age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.
Works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education across all four nations of the UK, and in further education in Scotland.
Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty
Age
ACAS Guidelines on Age Regulations
Aims to improve later life for everyone through information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research.
The Age and Employment Network is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Our goal is to help remove age barriers to employment
Disability
Website containing facts and information on the effective employment of disabled people.
Mind aims to help people take control of their mental health.
Gender and Women in Science (WiS)
The UKRC is a leading organisation for the provision of organisational development services for businesses and organisations wanting to build gender equality and diversity in science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET).
Association for Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
A membership organisation of the leading medical and health research charities in the UK which aims to support the sector’s effectiveness and advance medical research by developing best practice, providing information and guidance, improving public dialogue about research and science, and influencing government.
An independent charity which offers flexible, part-time, paid fellowships to scientists, engineers and technologists who have taken a career break of two or more years for family, caring or health reasons
Fawcett is the UK’s leading campaign for equality between women and men
Race
The Institute of Race Relations is an independent charity carrying out research, publishing and collecting resources on race relations throughout the world.
Sexual Orientation
The Guardian website is updated daily and this area focuses on gay rights - both in the workplace and outside of it.
Working for equality and justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals
