Diversity Service Centre

The Diversity Service Centre is a central institution of the University of Bayreuth for the promotion of diversity, inclusion and anti-discrimination.

The Diversity Service Centre, together with other university institutions, is committed to

• recognising and appreciating diversity
• promoting inclusion in studies and work
• eliminating and preventing individual and structural discrimination.
  

Our responsibilities in the area of diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination include

• Strategy development
  
• Coordination and implementation of measures
• Information and advice for students, employees, researchers and university institutions
• Further education and training.
  

Diversity Dimensions

The focus of our work lies on the following diversity dimensions or discrimination categories:
  

• gender
• disability and chronic illnesses
• ethnic background, racism
• sexual identity
• age
• religion and worldview
• cultural and social background.

Intersectionality

In our work, we pay special attention to forms of discrimination that arise from the interaction of different categories of discrimination.