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Our vision and approach

We believe that there is real momentum in achieving significant gains toward Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion now. This will benefit current and future generations and we are determined for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ and the Faculty of Life Sciences to lead these efforts. Our aim is to assemble those in our facultyÌýthat are willing to lead on actions promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, and to increase the visibility of our efforts within the faculty byÌýsharingÌýgood practice and drivingÌýa cultural change.

WeÌýhave usedÌýa provenÌýeight-step process toÌýembedÌýthis change acrossÌýthe Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÌýFacultyÌýof Life SciencesÌýto great effect.ÌýÌýYou can read more aboutÌýthe process we’ve gone throughÌýhere:ÌýÌýEmbedding a successful EDI culture – in eight stepsÌý

FLS Equity Leads

The five 'Equity Lead' positions for the Faculty of Life Sciences cover five protected characteristics; Gender, LGBTQ+, Disability, Race, and Religion and Beliefs. Equity Leads are a member of the FLS EDI Operations Group, and the point of contact for issues related to these specific protected characteristics for staff and students from the Faculty of Life Sciences Departments/Divisions/Institutes. In addition, they will sit on Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Equity Groups to support the delivery of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ priorities related to specific protected characteristics.

Equity Leads have a proactive role in identifying and enabling actions to ensure real change for these protected characteristics at Faculty level to contribute to a long-term structured and practical approach for bringing about the cultural and systemic changes at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾.