Early Career Researcher EDI Initiatives

Ivan Casas Gomez-Uribarri explores early career researcher EDI initiatives at MVLS and how diversity can bring big benefits to research.

Widening Participation

Luke McBlain discusses the widening participation scheme and it's impact on his studies.

LGBT Allyship

Dr David Bryant from the School of Cancer Sciences opens up about his personal experiences and what it means to be an LGBT ally.

Gender equality

Dr Lorraine Work explores the importance of supporting women in science throughout their careers.

Post doctoral perspective of EDI

Dr Sheon Samji gives a personal account of her life as a post-doctoral researcher at MVLS and the challenges she had to overcome in a new country. Dr Samji discusses EDI activities like coffee meets which helped her and many others build friendships and feel included.

Global Mental Health

Dr Julie Langan- Martin delves into the adoption of the diversity check tool Whose W.O.R.D.D Counts on the MSc Global Mental Health.

Whose WORDD Counts'

Ailsa Foley discusses the diversity check tool, Whose W.O.R.D.D. Counts and it's impact with MVLS.

Embedding EDI and decolonising the curriculum

Dr Nicola Veitch discusses the various ways in which MVLS are setting about decolonising the curriculum.

Network for Early Career Researcher Development

Professor Lilach Sheiner discusses NERD, the Network for Early Career Researcher Development.

EDI Committees and Integration to Teaching

Dr Clare McFeely and Dr Michelle Welsh share more on EDI committees, integration of EDI in teaching, and creating space to support students around protected characteristics.

 

Improving provisioning for disabled people in research environments

Dr Emily May Armstrong discusses accessibility in research environments and how lab spaces can be tailored to an individual's requirements.

Inclusive Leadership

Dr Matt Jones explores what it means to be an inclusive leader within MVLS.

Race Equality Network

Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed and Tasmia Ahmed discuss their personal experiences and the race equality network, and the School of Psychology & Neuroscience's Race Equality Network for staff and students.

Neurodiversity

Dr Chiara Horlin introduces the Neurodiversity Network, it's aims and it's ambitions.

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman, Boater community work

Marie Bowers discusses Science Travels and representation of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman and Boater in STEM fields.

Professional Services EDI

Dr Jane Townson explores EDI initiatives with Professional Services and how these assist our colleagues in their careers.

Human Resources EDI

Fergus Brown discusses the efforts MVLS has made to integrate all aspects of EDI into working practices with the College's Human Resources function.

College EDI initiatives

Professor Lubna Nasir explores the function of the MVLS College Equality, Inclusion & Diversity Committee (CEIDC).

Race Equality, Widening Participation

Dr Karen MacEachern discusses race equality initiatives, the Race Equality Subcommittee (RESC) and the positive change going on within MVLS.

Gender Equality and Athena Swan

Keilly MacDonald explores gender equality and Athena Swan initiatives within MVLS.