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“Equity in education is about more than providing equal access; it's about understanding how those access needs adapt and change based on circumstance.” OUP is a signatory to the United Nations SDG Publishers Impact, so we aim to work alongside other publishers to inspire action in the delivery of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Goal four is all about ensuring “inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all”. With the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) being ‘Embrace Equity’, it feels like an important time to reflect on the steps we’re taking at OUP to champion equity across all our operations and activities. This month, our CEO shared the actions OUP is taking to ensure equity across our organisation and in education, as well as the areas where we can go improve and go one step further.

Words tell all sorts of stories. Which is why, after an eventful year, our experts looked back at our language usage throughout 2022 and captured the words that dominated the scene and our sentiments through each passing month. In our latest blog article, we explore the linguistic trends of the first three months of 2022, and the events that drove them.