Governance
The EDI governance structure enables us to fulfil our strategic objectives and ensure we are well-managed and accountable to our stakeholders.
The Vice-President for Social Responsibility is the Executive Lead for EDI, reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor.
The EDI Director, Sarah Fox, with the support of the University’s EDI Committee, has lead responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of the EDI strategy.
EDI Committee
The EDI Committee is an assurance committee within the University’s governance structure. Chaired by the Vice-President for Social Responsibility and comprising representatives from across the University, it provides oversight, expertise, strategic direction and coordination on EDI matters.
The Committee supports transparent decision-making by and provides assurance on progress to executive groups, while relevant University leaders remain responsible for delivering against their EDI goals. It meets quarterly and reports to the Social Responsibility Committee.
Find out more about the University's governance structure and where EDI sits.
Membership
- Professor Robert Appleby — T&L Representative — Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students
- Professor Lynne Bianchi — FSE Representative — FSE Vice Dean for SREDIA, SEERIH Director and Senior Lecturer
- Peter Connolly — DSE Representative — Interim Director of Campus Life
- Professor Rachel Cowen — EDI Academic Lead — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Gender and Sexual Orientation)
- Sarah Fox — Deputy Chair — Executive Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Professor Natalie Gardiner — FBMH Representative — Vice Dean for Social Responsibility, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Dr Hamied Haroon — EDI Academic Lead — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Disability)
- Professor Toni Haastrup — EDI Academic Lead — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Race)
- Sinead Hesp — PS and Cultural Institutions Representative — General Counsel and Executive Director of Legal Affairs and Board Secretariat and Chair of PS and Cultural Institutions EDI Group
- Sarah Littlejohn — DSE Representative — Director of Campus Life
- Eleanor Morrissey — People Directorate Representative — Executive Director of People
- Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou — Humanities Representative — Vice Dean of Social Responsibility and Inclusion (Humanities)
- Dr Julian Skyrme — Social Responsibility Representative — Executive Director for Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement
- Professor Nalin Thakkar — Chair — Vice-President for Social Responsibility
- Anna Ward — Students’ Union Representative — Union Affairs Officer
- Chris Ward — Secretary — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Administrator and PA to Sarah Fox
- David Weston — Communications and Marketing Representative — Head of Communications and Marketing, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
EDI Operational Management Group
The EDI Operational Management Group provides a platform to discuss and coordinate the operationalisation and delivery of the EDI Framework across the University. The group is chaired by the Executive Director for EDI, Sarah Fox, and meets quarterly, feeding updates and recommendations directly to EDI Committee as the decision-making group.
Membership
- Flick Adams — Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) Manager, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
- Limor Besker — Students’ Union (SU) Inclusion Manager
- Professor Lynne Bianchi — Vice-Dean for Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
- Kathy Bradley — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner and Disability Lead, Faculty of Humanities
- Mags Bradbury — Head of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement, Social Responsibility
- Jackie Christie — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner
- Professor Rachel Cowen — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (Gender and Sexual Orientation)
- Laura Cragg — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Charter Marks Co-ordinator
- Peter Connolly — Interim Director of Campus Life
- Sarah Fox — Executive Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (Chair)
- Professor Natalie Gardiner — Vice-Dean for Social Responsibility, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH)
- Fran Guratsky — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Programme Manager
- Professor Toni Haastrup — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (Race)
- Dr Hamied Haroon — Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (Disability)
- Sinéad Hesp — General Counsel and Executive Director of Legal Affairs and Board Secretariat; Chair of Professional Services and Cultural Institutions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group
- Dr Karolina Kluk-de Kort — Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH)
- Rebecca Leigh — Director of Talent Acquisition, People
- Sarah Littlejohn — Director of Campus Life
- Tahira Majothi — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner and Race Lead, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH)
- Paul Marks-Jones — Lead Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner and LGBTQ+ Lead, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
- Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou — Vice-Dean for Social Responsibility and Inclusion, Faculty of Humanities
- Louise Pepper-Kernot — Head of Disability Advisory and Support Service (DASS)
- Bethany Pedder — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and International Projects Officer
- Katie Samosa — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Project Officer
- Chris Ward — Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Administrator (Secretary)
- Dr Laura Wolz — Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
EDI Forum
The EDI Forum brings together staff network co-chairs and representatives from the Students’ Union (SU) and Trade Unions (TUs) to share issues and priorities from their respective memberships. The Forum enables these to be raised with the EDI Directorate and fed into the EDI Committee where appropriate, while also providing opportunities to identify shared issues, collaborate, exchange good practice and build connections across different groups. The Forum is chaired by a member of the EDI Directorate and meets four times a year, with an additional annual networking event to support collaboration and intersectionality.