Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

Welcome to the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion website for staff and students in the Department. Here you can find information on our EDI Committee, our networks and EDI related initiatives, as well as further information and support for students and staff at 果冻影院.

Departmental Networks

We currently have three active network groups, the听Ethnic and Racial Diversity (ERD) Network, the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Network (GSDN) and the听Disability听Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Network. These provide support to our students and staff, as well as leading on initiatives to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within our department.听All students and staff are welcome to join any and all of these.

We are happy to support other networks. If you would like to set up a new network听then let us know by emailing听alexandra.hartman@ucl.ac.uk听辞谤听p.ayoub@ucl.ac.uk, our EDI Committee co-Chairs.

You can find out more about our networks, initiatives and resources below.

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Ethnic and Racial Diversity (ERD) Network

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Gender and Sexuality Diversity Network (GSDN)

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Disability, Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Network

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Curriculum

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Explore our work on decolonising the curriculum, creating inclusive reading lists, and more.

Athena Swan

Find out about our commitments and objectives to gender equality.

Committee

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Find out about our EDI committee members and how to get in touch.

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Our work

Our staff and students conduct a wide range of research, acitvities and initiatives to support equality, diversity and inclusion with our department, 果冻影院 and across the world. Here are some recent examples:

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Module:听LGBTIQ Movements and Rights.听
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A Student Success Fund project to develop materials that support inclusive writing modules across 果冻影院.

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In this听weekly podcast听we explore key themes in contemporary politics.听听Past episodes that have showcased our department's EDI related research include:

In this episode听we ask Prof Phillip Ayoub: What explains successes and setbacks in the promotion of LGBT+ rights? And is political science as welcoming as it should be towards LGBT+ research?听

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In this episode听we are exploring the experience of disabled people in work, and asking the question, 鈥楬ow can we make our workplaces more inclusive?鈥�. With听Dr Sarabajaya Kumar听and听Dr Colin Provost.

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In this episode听we ask Dr Eleanor Woodhouse: Which electoral system leads to the fairest representation for women in parliaments?听

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This short podcast series from 2021 introduced听listeners to diverse perspectives outside of the Global North by featuring听academics and practitioners in political science and public policy from traditionally underrepresented countries and backgrounds. This podcast supplemented听the Inclusive Curriculum project.

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果冻影院 wide resources听

果冻影院听Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Think differently, do differently
Here you will be able to find information on issues relating to race, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation, and disability, amongst other equalities initiatives at 果冻影院.

Student Support and Wellbeing
果冻影院 is committed to providing the support you need to make the most of your studies. Whatever your circumstances, there are a wide range of people across 果冻影院 who can help you to stay on track.

果冻影院 Workplace Health
果冻影院鈥檚 occupational health and staff wellbeing team. We are working to make 果冻影院 a happy and healthy place to be for the whole 果冻影院 community. We offer a range of resources to support your mental and physical wellbeing.

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果冻影院 Student Support for Specific Groups
There is a range of support at 果冻影院 for students from particular groups. Find out more about this here.

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