- Remit
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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
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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
*One representative will attend each meeting
**Co-chairs of Staff Equality Networks will attend meetings of EDIC on a rotational basis
- Minutes
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Minutes
2023-2024
2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
- Digest
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- 21 February 2022
- 23 May 2022
- 12 October 2022
- 25 January 2023
- 18 April 2023
- 28 June 2023
- 9 October 2023
- May 2024: Word version , online version
- August 2024: Word version , online version