SexGen North

We have three interlinked aims: 

1. To protect and celebrate gender, women’s, queer, trans and feminist studies (and similar) in higher education institutions in Northern England; 
2. To foster cross-institutional collaboration and support scholars, especially ECRs and PGRs, in these disciplines;
3. To establish Northern England as a hub for gender, women’s, queer, trans and feminist studies internationally. 

Our objectives include:

1. Supporting and creating research centres/clusters/groups in member institutions;
2. Supporting and creating teaching programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate) in member institutions;
3. Generating opportunities for knowledge-sharing and networking amongst members and for members, both in-person and online;
4. Generating opportunities for collaborative research between members and for members;
5. Supporting collaborative teaching amongst members and member institutions; 
6. Publicising and celebrating new scholarship by members and other scholars in Northern England and more widely;
7. Building capacity for research impact and working with community groups dedicated to gender/queer/trans equality. 

How we work 

• We have a steering committee with representatives from participating institutions plus PGR representation, which meets regularly to support our activities. 
• Representatives of member institutions can volunteer to host events and other activities under the SexGen North banner, which can be open to members or open to all. 
• Our way of working is interdisciplinary, intersectional, collaborative and trans-national. 
• We are staunchly trans- and sex worker-inclusive. 
• We are committed to opposing and tackling racism, classism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, gender-based violence, colonial legacies and cultural discrimination. 
• We are committed to resisting the attacks on our disciplines from anti-gender movements and right-wing populism.