College EDI Funding Opportunities and Initiatives
As part of its commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) the College has made available a budget for EDI activities, with a portion allocated to supporting open calls for specific events and projects that would be of benefit across the College and would ideally involve more than one School.
There is already a great deal of work being undertaken across the College through Athena Swan and this budget will allow an opportunity to further develop work beyond gender.
Who is the fund for?
Schools and relevant Professional Service Teams are invited to apply for funding to support initiatives aimed at driving equality of opportunity for staff and students across the College.
This fund is designed to provide small, one-off grants up to £2000. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, support for events that raise awareness and deepen understanding of the multiple dimensions of Equality Diversity and Inclusion. Funds may also be used to develop resources, community outreach, advocacy, consultation, and celebration. Projects are expected to focus on key priorities and consider any sustainability implications.
In consultation with School and Professional Service Teams EDI Leads CEIDC/RESC members can apply for one EDI activity grant per call, however preference will be given to applications received from areas or applicants with no previous funding.
Excluded costs include conference costs and salary costs.
How to apply
Submission dates calls for funding annually within submission dates of 14th July and 17th November and awards confirmed with 2 weeks of submission date.
A report on the project must be produced at the end of the funding period.
Applications should be submitted to mvls-edi@glasgow.ac.uk and will be assessed by CEIDC/RESC chairs/co-chairs.
Academic Returners Support Scheme
Recognising the College’s commitment to the Athena Swan Charter and the Awards held by Schools the scheme supports staff from any of our academic career tracks (Research and Teaching, Learning Teaching and Scholarship, Research-only, Research Scientist and Academic Clinicians) in resuming their research or scholarship activity to support career momentum following a period of parental or carers’ leave.
Eligibility
Staff eligible to apply for the Academic Returners Scheme are:
- Research & Teaching track: all staff at Grade 7 and above
- Learning, Teaching & Scholarship track: all staff at Grades 7 and above
- Research-only: all staff including postdoctoral researchers
- Academic Clinicians: Grade 7/Clinical Lecturers and above
who are granted 4 months or more leave from work within a 12-month period for family/caring reasons (regardless of whether this leave is paid/unpaid or continuous/discontinuous). Such leave would include:
- Maternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Shared Parental Leave
- Any other agreed extended leave period/s that may be granted to allow a member of staff time to attend to family/caring responsibilities
It is expected that applicants will be able to demonstrate their academic independence, i.e., Principal Investigator or equivalent status, or trajectory towards independence if employed as a postdoctoral researcher.
The award will last for 12 months from award date.
The funding available is to support a resumption of an individual’s research or scholarship activity to a maximum of £10,000 (cases can be made for lesser funding levels and the maximum is for any applicant no matter their FTE or career track).
Criteria
Applications will be considered relative to the following criteria:
- Evidence of academic independence through a track record of research publication or Principal Investigator status; or
- Evidence of an established record for scholarship with appropriate outputs; or
- If currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher on a grant, provide a one-page research plan detailing their direction of travel towards independence.
- The proposal should clearly identify the outputs and benefits that are expected to be delivered through this additional funding;
- It should be clear how the proposal relates to the individual’s overall research/scholarship objectives, as agreed through the PDR process;
- Fit with College/School strategy.
To proceed for approval the application requires the support of the relevant Head of School.
Wellcome Trust ISSF Equalities Projects
Funding was awarded to support the projects below through the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund. These projects have now been embedded into MVLS activities.
Older Workers Network
Research Institute/School: Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Lead Applicant: Dr Nicola McMeekin
Timeline: 2019 – 2022
Embedding principles of Equality and Diversity into the Curriculum in the School of Life Sciences
Research Institute/School: School of Life Sciences
Lead Applicant: Dr Nicola Veitch, Dr Victoria Paterson and Dr Stewart White
Timeline: 2019 – 2022
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Research Institute/School: Institute of Cancer Sciences
Lead Applicant: Prof Karin Oien, Prof Chris Halsey, Prof Peter Hastie and Prof Margaret Sutherland
Timeline: 2020 – 2022
Healthy Work Life Balance Culture
Research Institute/School: Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology
Lead Applicant: Dr Matt Jones
Timeline: 2020 – 2022
Development of a Cultural Competence online training resource for students in the School and across the College
Research Institute/School: School of Veterinary Medicine
Lead Applicant: Prof Lubna Nasir
Timeline: 2020 – 2022
Embedding equality in ECR career trajectory in ICAMS
Research Institute/School: Institute of Cardiovascular Medical Sciences
Lead Applicant: Dr Francisco Rios
Timeline: 2021 – 2023
Impact of menopause amongst staff in MVLS
Research Institute/School: Institute of Health and Wellbeing and School of Veterinary Medicine
Lead Applicant: Prof Cindy Gray and Ms Sarah Chiodetto
Timeline: 2020 – 2021
College Funded EDI Projects
School |
Lead Applicant |
Title |
Year Funded |
|
SHW |
Ms Jane Goodfellow |
British Sign Language (BSL) cafés and training |
2022-23 |
|
SBOHVM |
Dr Stewart White |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Networking Events and Workshops in School of BOHVM |
2022-23 |
|
MVLS Education Hub |
Miss Marie Bowers |
Sensitizing MVLS undergraduates to Gypsy-Traveller Healthcare Inequality: an online learning module |
2022-23 |
|
SBOHVM |
Prof Heather Ferguson |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Networking Events and Workshops in School of BOHVM |
2022-23 |
|
SBOHVM |
Dr Victoria Paterson |
International Women’s Day (IWD): Girlguiding STEM event |
2022-23 |
|
SHW |
Dr Jack Melson |
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Global Mental Health: a Human Library Reading Event |
2022-23 |
|
SII |
Dr Nicola Veitch |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Infection and Immunity |
2022-23 |
|
SoMDN |
Dr Aileen Linn |
A celebration of the Glasgow Access Programme |
2022-23 |
|
SoMDN |
Dr Sharon Sneddon |
Social committee to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing |
2022-23 |
|
SPaN |
Dr Chiara Horlin |
Being Black & Neurodivergent: raising visibility and encouraging care |
2022-23 |
|
SPaN |
Dr Emily Nordmann |
EDI Network launch and networking |
2023-24 |
|
SoMDN |
Dr Michelle Welsh |
Showcasing diversity in Anatomy |
2023-24 |
|
SHW |
Dr Julie Langan Martin |
Equality awareness poster campaign |
2023-24 |
|
SBOHVM |
Prof Lubna Nasir |
Enhancing EDI engagement in SBOHVM and wider MVLS and supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing |
2023-24 |
|
SII |
Dr Parini Mankad |
Community building in the School of Infection and Immunity |
2023-24 |
|
SHW |
Dr Avril Johnstone and Dr Caroline Haig |
Flying the flag for LGBTQ+ Staff, Students and Visitors within the School of Health and Wellbeing and beyond. |
2023-24 |
|
SII |
Dr Parini Mankad |
Community building in the School of Infection and Immunity (Sii) - Lunar New Year and Eid |
2023-24 |
|
SPaN |
Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed and Dr Chiara Horlin |
Psychology Career Pathways: diversity, discussion, and networking event |
2023-24 |