So, how can you get involved?
If there is an observance you believe should be included, or a cultural celebration or awareness day you'd like to see acknowledged, we want to hear from you! We can't plan and host events for every awareness day within our small team, but we can empower students to. All students are encouraged to plan and host events and activity, with support from our activities team. Simply submit an activity request or a campaign idea and we'll review it and provide the support or resources needed to make this a reality.
Calendar
January
01 - New Year's Day
03 - Mahayana New Year (Buddhism)
18 - World Religion Day
19 - Brew Monday (Mental Health)
27 - Holocaust Memorial Day
February
01-28 - LGBT+ History Month
01 - World Hijab Day
04 - World Cancer Day
06 - Time to Talk Day (Mental Health Awareness)
09-15 - Student Volunteering Week
14 - Valentine's Day
17 - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day
17 - 3 (March) - Chinese Lunar New Year
17 - Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse)
18 - 19 (Mar) – Ramadan (Islam)
18 - Ash Wednesday
18 - 02 (Apr) - Lent
March
01 - St David's Day
01 - National Wheelchair User Day
01-31 - Bisexual Health Awareness Month
01-31 - Women’s History Month
01-31 - Brain Tumour Awareness Month`
03-04 Holi - (Hinduism)
08 - International Women's Day
12 - University Mental Health Day
15 - Mother’s Day
17 - St Patrick's Day
16 - 22 British Sign Language Week
17 - 23 Neurodiversity Celebration Week
20 - Eid al Fitr (Islam)
31 - Trans Day of Visibility
April
01-30 - Stress Awareness Month
01-30 - Autism Acceptance Month
01-09 - Passover (Judaism)
02 - World Autism Awareness Day
03 - Good Friday 05 - Easter Sunday
07 - World Health Day
14 - Vaisakhi (Sikhism)
23 - St George’s Day
28 - World Day for Safety & Health at Work
May
01/11/12/31 - Vesak (Buddhism)
04-10 - Deaf Awareness Week
11-17 - Black Inclusion Week
15-15 (June) - Tourette’s Awareness Month
17 - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)
11-17 - Mental Health Awareness Week
21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity
21-23 - Shavuot (Judaism)
24-29 - Hajj (Islam)
26-30 - Eid Al Adha (Islam)
June
01-30 - Pride Month
09-15 - Men's Health Awareness Week
01-30 - Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
01-30 - Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month
21 - Father's Day
21 - World Humanist Day
21 - Global Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day
July
01-31 - Disability Pride Month
01-31 - South Asian Heritage Month
04 - Independence Day (US)
14 - International Non-Binary Day
25 - National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
August
01-07 - World Breastfeeding Week
09 - Internation Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 - International Youth Day
30 - Grief Awareness Day
September
01-30 - World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
01-30 - Sickle Cell Awareness Month
05 - International Day of Charity
10 - World Suicide Prevention Day
11 - Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)
14-20 - National Inclusion Week
18 - International Equal Pay Day
20-21 – Yom Kippur (Judaism)
21 - International Day of Peace
23 - Bi-visibility Day
October
01-31 - UK Black History Month
01-31 - ADHD Awareness Month
01-31 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
01-31 - Go Sober for October
06-10 - International Week of Happiness at Work
09-15 - Baby Loss Awareness Week
10 - World Mental Health Day
18 - World Menopause Day
20 - Dussehra (Hinduism)
31 - Halloween
November
01-30 - Islamophobia Awareness month
01-30 - Transgender Awareness Month
01-30 - Men's Health Awareness Month / Movember
01 - Trans Parents Day
05 - Guy Fawkes Day
08 - Diwali (Hinduism)
08 - Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikhism)
11 - Remembrance Day
13-19 - Trans Awareness Week
19 - International Men's Day
20 - Trans Day of Remembrance
14-20 (December) - UK Disability History Month
27 - Thanksgiving (US)
30 - St Andrews Day
December
01 - World Aids Day
02 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
04-12 - Hanukkah (Judaism)
08 - Pansexual Pride Day
10 - Human Rights Day
25 - Christmas Day