Meet the Team
a handy guide to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team
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The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) work takes place across the university, however the work is coordinated and managed by the central EDI team.
The team are able to support and advise the University community on different areas of EDI and are involved in developing and delivering guidance, training and policies.
Oyebanji (Banji) Adewumi joined the team as the Director of EDI on 3 August 2021.
Banji Adewumi
Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Steph Danson
Personal Assistant to the Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Paul Marks-Jones
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead Partner
Kathy Bradley
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner
Tahira Majothi
EDI Partner
Sami Karamalla-Gaiballa
Data Analyst
Fran Guratsky
Charter Mark Coordinator and EDI Advisor
Miriam Amies
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Assistant
Umanga Chaudhary
Data Analyst Intern
Associated Staff
We have a number of diversity champions across campus – without their support and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, a lot of our activities could go unnoticed.
Academic Leads
Rachel Cowen
Academic Lead for EDI (Gender & Sexual Orientation)
Dawn Edge
Academic Lead for EDI (Race)
Faculty and Central PS leads
Natalie Gardiner
Associate Dean for Social Responsibility and Faculty EDI Committee Chair
Facuty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Mark Hughes
Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility and Chair of Faculty EDIA Committee
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Faculty EDI Committee Chair
Faculty of Humanities
Sinead Hesp
Chair of University Professional Services and Cultural Institutes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group