Aims and objectives

Our main aims in the LGBT Research Community are, in keeping with the University of Southampton’s commitment to diversity and equality, to:

• Stimulate research on any aspect of LGBT study in the humanities, social sciences and sciences at the University of Southampton

• Communicate and exchange research ideas across the university in order to raise the profile and importance of research on this subject

• Encourage teaching in this area, preparing undergraduates for future postgraduate study or for careers in related areas

• Engage via the LGBT Research Community with non-academic audiences, both regionally and nationally: through special lectures, workshops, exhibitions, outreach to schools, etc

• Seek to incorporate our discussions into a wider national debate about sexual diversity and tolerance in the modern world: liaison with other research centres, with the Stonewall charity, etc