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Published 12:12 14 Dec 2022 GMT
Staff should be "empowered" to use "inclusive language confidently and effectively, in order to ensure that both students and staff alike feel safe, valued and respected", the document says.
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The nine-page document advises staff on how to use more inclusive language to make sure everyone at the university feels respected and valued.[/caption]
It reads: "Language and meaning are powerfully conditioned by the dominant norms of the culture in which they exist.
"Prevailing attitudes, misconceptions and stereotypes are embedded within modes of communication, and these factors are sometimes reflected – whether consciously or not – in the language that we use when communicating with and referring to others.
"This means that communication – both oral and written – may be offensive even when this is not our intention."
Staff are also advised to avoid using the term 'Christmas closing period' and instead say 'winter closure period.' This is in order to "avoid using Christian-centric language."
A spokesman for the University of Brighton told MailOnline: "This guidance was produced with our staff and students and is part of our shared commitment to making Brighton a place where everyone feels respected and valued. The guidance is exactly that – guidance."
They added: "Words are not 'banned' at Brighton, and neither is Christmas – as is clear from the decorations and Christmas trees in our buildings and across our campuses."
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