Equality & Diversity Group

Membership & Contact

Equality and diversity enquiries may be directed to the Chair or Deputy Chairs.

Please contact chem-admin@york.ac.uk regarding any other queries or agenda items.

Equality & Diversity Group Objectives

1. To lead on Departmental promotion, celebration and awareness raising of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion issues
2. To provide an effective forum for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion discussions
3. To oversee the writing and submission of Athena SWAN award renewals, liaising with the HoD and DMT as appropriate
4. To advise the HoD and DMT on the contents, implications and implementation of the AS Action Plan
5. To hold regular meetings as a full committee and working groups to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Department
6. To collate and analyse Equality, Diversity and Inclusion data
7. To support the work of the Department’s Equality and Diversity officer
8. Through the chair, to inform and influence directly Departmental management practices to ensure embedding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles
9. To oversee the Equality and Diversity budget annually
10. To act as a Beacon Department and promulgate good Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practice outside of the Department
11. To advise the BoS on issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices in teaching and support BoS on issues of implementation
12. Terms of membership will be three years, renewable once for staff members.  Terms of membership will be 2 years for students and PDRAs to encourage wider representation.   There is flexibility to adjust terms by up to twelve months to accommodate deadlines for Athena SWAN submissions and to ensure rolling turnover.