Latest News

Read our event round ups, catch up on EDI news and see what RUI have been up to in our news posts below.

If you have an EDI article, event or case study to share - send it to us at apeksha.naik@networkrail.co.uk.

13 Jun 2025

Celebrating Social Mobility Day

Industry colleagues joined us at the RSSB offices on 12 June

11 Jun 2025

Next Stop - Your Future celebration event

Take a look at the photos from our celebration event in Milton Keynes

3 Jun 2025

Register for National Inclusion Week® 15-21 September 2025

‘Now is the Time’ – the theme for this year’s National Inclusion Week®

3 Jun 2025

WorkPride 2025

myGwork’s free WorkPride 2025 Conference empowers allies to step up during Pride Month

29 May 2025

Women in Rail Awards 2025

Rail Unites for Inclusion was shortlisted for the EDI team award at the Women in Rail awards 2025. Our Co-Chairs Apeksha Naik and Odis Palmer celebrate being shortlisted with one of RUI’s 3 Co-Sponsors, Navleen Kalra, Director of People, Transformation and EDI, Network Rail

28 May 2025

International Menstrual Hygiene Day

Reflecting on our Period Dignity workshop at this year's RUI Gender Equity Conference

14 May 2025

We're supporting The Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2025

We've been announced as a Supporting Organisation for this year's event

14 May 2025

New Beyond Barriers Event: How can rail improve social mobility?

25 Apr 2025

Highlights from our 2025 Gender Equity Conference

Watch this video roundup by Rail Delivery Group

11 Apr 2025

Rail Unites for Inclusion shortlisted for Women in Rail awards

We've been nominated in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team category

1 Apr 2025

Join the Beyond Barriers leadership team

Applications open until 21st April 2025

31 Mar 2025

Rail Business Daily 'Taking ownership of EDI'

In March we were featured in Rail Business Daily discussing how industry is coming together to improve equity, diversity and inclusion

20 Mar 2025

Discussing Gender Equity at our second annual conference

Exploring the barriers, opportunities and issues surrounding gender equity

18 Mar 2025

Meet Rose Merchant, Women in Rail award-winner

As part of Women's History Month, Rose Merchant, Women in Rail award-winner speaks about her recent win, why more women are needed in the industry and the changes she's seen so far

10 Mar 2025

Work in rail and passionate about social mobility?

Join our rail industry social mobility network

3 Mar 2025

Railway200: launch of new teacher and parent toolkit

A new teacher and parent toolkit has been launched to inspire more young people to consider a career in the railway

3 Mar 2025

Bridge of Hope careers - immersive masterclass

Hear about the day from our host Chance Bleu Montgomery...

18 Feb 2025

Railways Bill consultation launches

Have your say

18 Feb 2025

Railway200 website - new diversity and inclusion page

Shining a light on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) practices across the industry

11 Feb 2025

Women in STEM

Changing Health and Wellbeing for the Better

9 Feb 2025

Recognising Race Equality Week

As we come to the end of Race Equality Week, we are reflecting back to our event at the start of the week, where we also celebrated LGBT history month, World Interfaith harmony week, Lunar New Year and National Apprenticeship Week coming up next week

31 Jan 2025

Rail Unites for Inclusion Black History Month

Thank you to all those that joined, took part in and helped organise our hybrid Rail Unites for Inclusion Black History Month event