Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
I am committed to promoting Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in academia and beyond. I believe it is important for us all to be aware of, and involved in fighting against, the inequalities, biases and silencing faced by many people from underrepresented groups, whether due to gender, sexuality, ethnic background, disabilities, neurodiversity, etc... I have thus been involved in various initiatives, and encourage others to get involved in their local groups, as individuals concerned or allies. If you'd like to get involved in groups listed below, or are looking to set up initiatives similar to those mentioned below, I'm happy to share experiences.
Committees
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Member of the RHUL Gender Equality Group, which is also the university's Athena Swan self-assessment team (2023-).
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Chair of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion team, and member of the Athena Swan self-assessment team, Department of Psychology, RHUL (2022-).
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Led the development and implementation, and now manage, the Dignity Listeners scheme for the School of Life Sciences and the Environment – a scheme to support staff navigating challenges to their dignity at work.
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Leading a workgroup in a multi-year project on decolonising and diversifying the curriculum, including the creation of a practical guide for staff preparing their teaching.
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Member of the Equalities team of the Department of Psychology, RHUL (2020-2022).
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Involved in setting up and running the Undergraduate Research Bursary scheme, ​ seeking to make research placements transparent and inclusive, which was awarded the RHUL College Team Teaching Prize & Student's Union You're Valued Award. Read more about it in this Times Higher Education article.
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Created a list of EDI resources and information on the departmental THESIS webpages.
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Co-leader of WiCS-E (2019-), the European chapter of WiCS+ (Women in Cognitive Science / Widening Inclusion in Cognitive Science).
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We organise regular meetings at conferences (e.g. ESCoP), including talks/discussions and mentoring opportunities (e.g. speed mentoring), as well as broader networking opportunities (hubs), and awards to recognise and support researchers.
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Founder and chair of the DEC Equality & Diversity steering committee, ENS (2018-2019).
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We set up a mentoring programme for staff, postdocs, and students in the department, as well as organised events, surveys, and more. More on the website, which includes a page on finding out "Am I biased?", with tips and resources on reducing biases.
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Events
28 October 2024
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Organiser, chair and speaker, Creating a more inclusive and anti-racist academia – online panel discussion.
20 March 2024
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Organiser & chair, Panel discussion on How to Promote Equality? Celebrating Women Leaders in EDI, Online.
20 March 2023
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Organiser & chair, Panel discussion on Slow Science – Women's Month Celebration, Online.
25 October 2022
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Organiser & chair, The Life of Sarah Parker Remond – Celebrating Black History Month, Online
10 March 2022
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Organiser & facilitator, Running your new lab: tips and tricks - Panel Discussion to celebrate International Women’s Day, Online.
23 July 2021
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Facilitator, Making the Invisible Visible - WiCS Panel Discussion & Speed Mentoring session, SARMAC 2021 meeting, Online.
6 March 2019
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Organiser & facilitator, Evidence-based practices for promoting equality & diversity - Discussion with the founders of Women in Cognitive Science (WiCS), ENS, Paris.
8 July 2018
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Speaker & Co-organiser, "Women in Science" Panel Discussion, ENS, Paris [Resources, Video, more info in this blog post].
