This section contains links to available guides and sources of information that university leaders may wish to refer to when developing a response to equalities legislation in the area of religion and belief.

• ACAS gives details of legal obligations in relation to religion and belief in Religion and Belief in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers and Employees

• ACAS gives details of legal obligations in relation to sexual orientation in Sexual Orientation and the Workplace: A Guide for Employers and Employees

• The BBC has produced a comprehensive Interfaith Calendar

• Diane Bebbington has written a report for the Leadership Foundation titled Diversity in Higher Education: Leadership Responsibilities and Challenges

• Jeremy Clines has written a report on university chaplaincy titled “Faith in Higher Education Chaplaincy”

• The East of England Faiths Council gives details of equalities law in Working and Consulting with Faith Communities in the East of England

• ECU has written a guide to equalities impact assessments in Conducting Equality Impact Assessments in Higher Education

• ECU gives details of legal obligations in relation to religion and belief in Employing People in Higher Education: Religion and Belief

• ECU offers information on how to provide for religion and belief in student accommodation in Handbook for Student Accommodation Providers: Support and Guidance for Equality and Diversity

• ECU gives advice on accommodating for religion and belief in Religious Observance in Higher Education: Facilities and Services

• ECU gives advice on timetabling in Religious Observance in Higher Education: Institutional Timetabling and Work Patterns

• EHRC provides a selection of data on religion and belief, perceptions of discrimination and litigation and mediation in Religion and Belief Briefing Paper

• EHRC gives initial guidance about the Equality Act 2010 for schools in its Draft Code of Practice: Schools in England and Wales

• EHRC gives initial guidance about the Equality Act 2010 for universities in its Draft Code of Practice: Further and Higher Education

• EHRC offers a guide for employees outlining their rights under the Equality Act 2010 and other Acts in Your Rights to Equality at Work: Training, Development, Promotion and Transfer

• EHRC provides guidance for voluntary and religious organisation about equalities law in What Equality Law Means for Your Voluntary and Community Sector Organisation (Including Charities and Religion or Belief Organisations)

• EHRC has produced a short explanation of a GOR (or ‘genuine occupational requirement’)

• FOSIS has produced a report on Muslim students in HE titled The Voice of Muslim Students

• HEFCE give advice on monitoring for religion and belief in Equality and Diversity Monitoring in Higher Education Institutions: A Guide to Good Practice

• Ataullah Siddiqui has written a report on Islam in HE titled Islam at Universities in England: Meeting the Needs and Investing in the Future

• St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace gives advice on accommodating for Ramadan in Ramadan: Briefing Notes for Managers (St. Ethelburga’s can be contacted directly at enquiries@stethelburgas.org or info@thebusinessoffaith.org.)

• St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace gives advice on creating a prayer space in Recovering the Calm (St. Ethelburga’s can be contacted directly at enquiries@stethelburgas.org or info@thebusinessoffaith.org.)

• St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace gives details of legal obligations in relation to religion and belief in Religion and Belief in the Workplace: A Handbook (St. Ethelburga’s can be contacted directly at enquiries@stethelburgas.org or info@thebusinessoffaith.org.)

• St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace gives advice about managing religious diversity successfully in Religious Diversity in the Workplace (St. Ethelburga’s can be contacted directly at enquiries@stethelburgas.org or info@thebusinessoffaith.org.)

• The University of Staffordshire has developed a guide to flexible employment options site, with advice in its “next steps” guide

• Linda Woodhead has written a report for the EHRC outlining some of the implications of recent changes to equalities law titled ‘Religion or belief’: Identifying Issues and Priorities.