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Black student swimming course

Being able to swim is a potentially life-saving skill that everyone should have access to be able to learn. However, in the UK, 95% of Black adults don't swim for a variety a reasons, most notably due to ability and confidence. Sport and Active Life are looking to mitigate this within our Black student population and are setting up a course of free-swimming lessons taking place on campus.

If you are interested in taking part, .

*We are able to offer 16 spaces. If more than 16 students register their interest, 16 people at random will be selected through a ballot. Please note this opportunity is available to Â鶹ÊÓƵ students only who identify as Black.

Support and resources

• : Creating space for Black women
• : Wellness through yoga, founded in America, open to the world
• : A community of individuals creating space for people of colour who identify as LGBTQIA+
• : demystifying personal finance and ensuring that financial literacy be a fundamental skill that should be accessible to everyone
• : A not-to-profit social enterprise run by a collective of gay, bi, trans, queer black men that works together to address shared challenges, create platforms for their voices and build networks and active communities.

General mental health, well-being and financial support

• : Information and support for mental health
• : A mental health charity putting young people first
• . We're here for you.
• : Blackbullion is an award-winning resource which equips students with money skills for life and As a Â鶹ÊÓƵ student, you can now sign up for Blackbullion for free.
• Cost of Living Hub: The Â鶹ÊÓƵ, together with the , is committed to supporting our community. Along with existing support, we have taken additional steps to help our all of our students. This includes undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students.
• Ripple: As part of our commitment to a Suicide Safer University, we want to support all our students to manage their wellbeing and mental health challenges. We are committed to suicide prevention. We have installed the Ripple browser extension onto all our University computers.
• : we have partnered with Spectrum.Life, to deliver to you a free confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our partner will offer all our students 24/7 support with any issues or problems that life can bring. All conversations are confidential, and trained counsellors are on hand and available, providing information, signposting and early interventions to help you through your current situation.
• : The EAP is a free and confidential employee benefit offering a confidential helpline to support with personal problems that can affect your home life, work life and general wellbeing.

For staff, more information on support and advice available at the University, can be gained from the Equalities Team and the .

Careers resources

Black Leadership Development Programme 

Join our , now partnering with KPMG. A fantastic development opportunity to network with a Leicester alumnus who is part of KPMG’s African and Caribbean Network, and develop your leadership and communication skills by competing in a business pitch challenge.

What is the Black Leadership Development Programme?

The programme will seek to support students from black heritage with the inspiration, support, and experience to enhance their leadership skills and accelerate their professional development and, in doing so, improve their career readiness which, in turn, increases the likelihood of securing your desired next steps after University.

The black leadership programme will enable you to:

• connect with and learn from professionals with similar lived experiences
• develop and enhance your assessment and selections skills
• gain experience to advance leadership, transferable and technical skills, and help plan next step

Step into PR

The is delighted to announce the launch of Step into PR, their new Virtual Insight Programme. It is designed to inspire and engage young people (aged 16 and over) from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. The 5-day virtual insight programme will explore a career in Public Relations (PR) and Communications, with the opportunity to build your confidence, gain valuable skills and explore a variety of career options available to them within the PR industry.

. Deadline Friday 11 October, 11.59pm.

Black Tech Fest

Celebrate Black culture at the from Monday 10 October 2024.

#10,000 Black Interns 

Access an array of internships for Black students from .

Reading lists by Black authors

The for Black History Month offers a wide range of reading and audio material to dive into. Check out the list for your next favourite read. You can also support the library through their Represent campaign, to help diversify our collections, or if you are a current Â鶹ÊÓƵ student, become a Library Champion and work with the library to help improve the student experience in the library.

You can also find curated booklists of Black authors in a variety of genres on the . 

Strong Black leads on Netflix

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