Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee
The School’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Committee meets regularly to discuss the best ways to improve the school working environment and share good practice from across the University. It provides a point of contact for our staff and students as well as external individuals to raise issues or ideas concerning LGBT, Income, Gender, Disability or Racial Inequality issues.
About the Committee
The School's EDI Committee is made up of a variety members from the School from various jobs roles and profiles to provide a wide range of views on important topics and issues. Currently, the EDI Committee is made up of:
- EDI Chair
- Professional Services staff reps
- Technical Services staff reps
- Academic staff reps
- Research staff reps
- Postgraduate reps
- Undergraduate reps
- School Outreach Coordinator
- School Widening Participation Coordinator
The main EDI committee meets 3 times per academic year, with the committee splitting into 3 subcommittees that meet on a more regular, monthly basis. These subcommittees are focused on improving specific areas of the School's EDI portfolio. Specifically, these areas are:
- Students
- Recruitment and Environment
- Visibility
Committee Work
Our EDI Committee are busy working on a variety of projects to actively promote and improve the equity and inclusion of the School. Some of the recent successes include a Intercultural Mingle for UG students across the Faculty, increased displays of famous Bristol Physicists for Black History Month, Pride Poetry Competition, rollout of inclusive recruitment training within the School, introduction of a School Code of Conduct, amongst various other things.
Please check back on our EDI pages and News pages for more information on new and exciting projects our EDI Committee are involved with!