Issue 35: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

The Department is actively committed to providing a supportive environment where all students and staff feel able to succeed. In recent years, the EDI forum has stimulated discussion and sparked new initiatives such as Materials Faces and the establishment of a postdoc committee. Moving forward, the forum will be supported by a formal EDI committee and our Wellbeing advocates (James Hope, Tony Fox and Sohini Kar-Narayan), as we continue to value and nurture our diverse community.

In parallel with this Rachel Oliver has been appointed one of two EDI Champions for the whole School of Physical Sciences. Their role is to help promote equality and diversity across all the school’s activities including teaching, research, recruitment, promotion and external relations.