Disability History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of disabled people.

Thursday 13 to Wednesday 19 November is Trans Awareness Week, and Thursday 20 November is Trans Day of Remembrance.

We'll be celebrating Black History Month 2025 throughout October.

As we begin the new academic year, we want to warmly welcome everyone back to our campus. We recognise that this semester starts amidst significant national and global challenges, with rhetoric around immigration and race creating difficult community relations and sometimes a hostile climate.

Monday 16 to Sunday 22 June is Refugee Week and to celebrate this we will be holding a number of events online and on-campus to raise awareness of issues affecting refugees and asylum seekers along with the support that’s available at the University and within the city.

Pride Month represents a unique opportunity for us all to reflect on who we are as a diverse University community and to show up to support our LGBT+ colleagues and students, enhancing their voice and understanding the difficulties they face, while celebrating the valuable contributions they make to life at the University.

17 May is International day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This year’s theme is 'The power of communities'.

There are approximately 12 million people with hearing loss across the UK. The theme for Deaf Awareness Week 2025 is 'Beyond Silence'. This theme focuses on breaking down barriers to full accessibility for individuals with hearing loss, celebrating the diverse ways Deaf people communicate, and highlighting the richness of Deaf culture.

Trans Day of Visibility takes place on 31 March each year to celebrate trans and non-binary people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by trans people worldwide.

We'll be celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 March 2025.

Celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March with events on campus and elsewhere in York.

Wishing all our Muslim staff and students a blessed Ramadan and Eid Mubarak. The month of Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic year and will take place between 28 February and 30 March this year (depending on moon sightings).

Race Equality Week (Monday 3 to Sunday 9 February) is a UK-wide initiative aimed at uniting organisations and individuals in addressing barriers to race equality in the workplace.

Every February, LGBTQ+ History Month aims to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and raise awareness of the community's history, lives and experiences in education, culture, and society.

Help celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2025 by raising awareness, attending events and organising events in your own department.