Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Date of establishment

September 2019

Chair and administrative support

Chair: Jo-Anne Murray, Vice-Principal (Education)
Clerk: Human Resources

Purpose

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is responsible for the strategic direction of all Equality, Diversity and Inclusion activities supporting the Aberdeen 2040 strategy.

The Committee will champion equality, diversity and inclusion for staff, students and visitors and will promote an Inclusive culture.

Remit

To oversee and be accountable for the University’s strategic direction on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for staff and students;
To progress the advancement of equality, diversity and inclusion across the University;
To review and develop appropriate policies and procedures related to diversity and inclusion;
To consider, recognise, and take action to address the needs and challenges of staff and students who identify with legally protected characteristic groups and wider identities associated with equality, diversity and inclusion work;
To ensure that legal and regulatory requirements in relation to diversity and inclusion are met;
To oversee the University’s progress in the implementation of equality charter marks including the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, where appropriate;
To engage with internal and external equality groups to ensure the views of all groups are recognised;
To support School EDICs in their work by providing regular updates and a summary of EDIC meeting business to School EDI Leads;
To oversee the work of groups established by the Committee as appropriate;
To develop and be mindful of an approach which recognises intersectionality.

Committee Governance

The Committee will report to SMT
The Committee will meet at least four times during the academic year
The Committee will have the discretion to create sub-groups if required

Composition and Membership

Membership	Composition
Jo-Anne Murray	Vice-Principal Education (Chair)
Stuart Hall	Senior EDI Partner (Clerk)
Maria-Grazia Cascio	Senior EDI Partner
Janine Chalmers	Head of Organisational Development
Nicholas Forsyth/Ben Tatler*	Vice-Principal Research/Dean for People, Culture and Environment, Chair in Psychology
Elizabeth Rattray (Interim)	University Secretary/Chief Operating Officer
Debbie Dyker/Nick Edwards*	Director/Deputy of Directorate of People/Representatives of Addressing GBV & Sexual Harassment Strategy Group
Jennifer Phillips	Head of Communications
Jason Bohan	Dean of Student Support
Rachel Shanks	Interdisciplinary Director for Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity
Karim Hurtig	AUSA Vice-President for Welfare
Ainhoa Burgos Aguilera	AUSA Vice President for Communities
Ozymandias Bohl	AUSA Forum representative
Lucy Derry/Brian Mathias**	Co-chairs** of the Staff and PG Student LGBT+ Network
Mark Paterson	Co-chairs** of the Staff Disability Network
Clemence O’Connor/Marie Douglas**	Co-chairs** of the Parents and Carers Network
Lucy Drysdale/Margaret Jackson**	Co-chairs of the Neurodiversity Network
Ritu Vij	Co-chair of the Race Equality Network
Linda Engles	Chair of the Staff and PGR Menopause Network
Amanda Lee	Chair of the Women’s Development Network
Siladitya Bhattacharya	Chair of the Race Equality Strategy Group
Asha Venkatesh/ Samantha Newington **	School EDI Leads Forum representatives
Ekaterina Pavlovskaia	Chair of the Gender Equality Steering Group
Abeer Eladany Nathaniel Greene Ruth Slater	Campus Trades Union representation
Vacant	Head of Human Resources
Vacant	Head of School
Marylee Anderson	Student Support Representative and Chaplain to the University
Karen Scaife	Wellbeing and Engagement Manager
Morag Beers	Estates and Facilities Representative