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Committee and Working Groups

Terms of Reference

The Committee aims to identify and spread best practice in support of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. Read the full SBBS EDIC Terms of Reference [PDF 127KB].

Co-Leads:

 

Working groups:

Working group (Shortcut used in the Action Plan) Working Group Lead Working Group Members Area of responsibilities
1. Governance, policies and data (Governance WG) Christophe Eizaguirre

Catherine Murray

Guifen Chen

Nadine Lavan

 Improve staff and student data collection; clearly define EDIC roles and facilitate smooth transition of EDIC roles; ensure actions are relevant and reviewed regularly.
2. Academic staff recruitment, Development and Progression (Academic WG) Babis Rallis

All HoDs & HoS

Mark Maconochie

 Support the development and progression of academic staff; facilitate gender balance at all academic levels; facilitate improved and more proactive promotion procedures; improve research support for mid-career female academics; improve fair teaching evaluation of female academics.
3. Professional staff recruitment, development and progression (PS WG) Karen Harvey

Amanda Williams

Petra Ungerer

Catherine Murray (to also work together with Technical WG)

 Support the development of professional services staff, provide adequate training opportunities and opportunities to discuss career progression; recognise and reward excellent performance; improve communication and clarity about the bonus scheme; ensure there are adequate opportunities for all professional services staff to demonstrate excellent performance.
4. UG student recruitment and career support (UG WG)

John Apergis-Schoute

Alena Galilee 

   Attract, support and retain undergraduate students; increase proportion of Chemistry students on MSci programmes; increase numbers of male students on undergraduate programmes; ensure entry requirements have no gender bias. 
5. PG student recruitment and career development (PG WG)

Matteo Fumagalli

Pavel Kratina

 Attract, support and retain postgraduate students; increase proportion of female postgraduate research students in biology.
6. PDRA recruitment and career development (PDRA WG) Ozge Eyice-Broadbent

Vicencio Oostra

Stephania L. Tsola (PDRA rep)

Facilitate Postdoctoral Reseach Assistants' career progression.
7. SBBS culture (Culture WG)

Giorgia Michelini

Lilah Glazer

Giulia De Falco

 Ensure all staff benefit from the positive actions of EDIC; implement an effective induction; further improve gender balance in all committees; build an inclusive environment; celebrate success.
8. Work-life balance

Nathan Emery

Margherita Malanchini

Petra Ungerer

 Provide comprehensive support before, during and after parental leave as well as long-term sickness, chronic conditions and mental illness. 
9. Technical staff development (Technical WG)

Petra Ungerer

 Sian Cooper Improve career development of technical services staff including improvement of training opportunities, participation in mentoring scheme and supporting bonus scheme applications
10. Intersectionality WG

Ruth Rose

Isabel Palacios

   Evaluate how combinations of protected categories  (i.e., age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability) and other category memberships (e.g., class, education) can influence opportunities and outcomes for staff and students; Identify and challenge barriers across the EDIC remit to ensure equity and inclusivity for all staff and students.

 

Action Plans:

Minutes from Athena SWAN self assessment team and EDI committee meetings:

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