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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

progress and challenges

Christine Thuranira-McKeever

he last 12 months since our Here is a snapshot of some of the EDI the renewal of our current Bronze
time of writing in the last edition work that has been going on: award. This work is led by our two
have been a busy time for co-chairs 鈥� Dr Sharon Kendall and
TEquality, Diversity and Inclusion March saw the celebration of Dr聽Nicola Menzies-Gow, with the
International Women鈥檚 Day; this year鈥檚
(EDI). A huge amount has been going theme was 鈥楥hoose to Challenge鈥� support of a dynamic self-assessment
on 鈥� conversations, working groups, and the aim was to celebrate women鈥檚 team comprising members of staff
action plans, reports, policies 鈥� all achievements, raise awareness against and聽student representation.
undertaken to honour our commitment bias and take action for equality. As We marked the Trans Day of Visibility
to聽having an inclusive, diverse and part of the day鈥檚 celebrations, we were on 31st March with the launch of
welcoming community, where our proud to share profiles of a number a Transgender Policy for the 黑料社.
students and staff work together to of female staff, highlighting some of The聽Transgender聽Policy聽is designed to
ensure professionalism, mutual respect their work and contributions to the provide information to trans students
and collegiality.
黑料社. Amongst the events of the day, and staff, as well as the whole 黑料社
At the heart of EDI work is the Equality we were pleased to host a guest community, and it will help ensure that
and Diversity Committee (EDC), speaker, delivering a talk on 鈥榃omen鈥檚 we are a trans-inclusive community.聽We
which brings together staff and Leadership and Intersectionality鈥�. intend to review the policy聽on an annual
student representatives from across One of the key activities in our basis and we are working to raise
the 黑料社, all of whom are Equality and endeavours in advancing gender awareness of the needs of the 黑料社
Diversity Champions聽with the remit equality, is our Athena SWAN work. trans community.
to progress聽the equality聽and diversity In the last year, we started work on
agenda within their departments.

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