Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

By proactively embracing diverse perspectives and ensuring equitable opportunities, you help create a workplace where all colleagues can reach their full potential, driving both individual success and the University's broader mission.

Just one thing

• Introduction to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (login required): find a range of EDI training (login required). Make sure your team completes the EDI modules.

Deeper dive

• Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion web pages provide a range of support to build your awareness alongside signposting you to resources to support your staff.
• Our Community Without Limits framework sets out the behaviours that are essential for making our work environment one where we can all thrive.
• The University’s Dignity at work and study policy was revised and updated in 2025 to contain a greater range of information about appropriate reporting routes for students and staff who have concerns about harassment, bullying and hate incidents.  
• Equality Impact Assessments - a tool that helps the University ensure that its policies, procedures and practices do what they are intended to do and are inclusive for staff, students and visitors.
• Reasonable adjustments - this process sets out roles and responsibilities, has an Individual Adjustments Plan that line managers and members of staff can work through and record any agreed adjustments, and provides useful guidance for line managers.
• Change and the impact on disabled staff - supporting disabled staff during challenging times is crucial for maintaining an inclusive workplace environment. Here are some practical strategies and sources of information to guide both disabled staff and line managers.
• Staff networks provide an opportunity to participate in promoting progress and good practice in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion as well as opportunities for peer support and development. 
• Unconscious bias in staff recruitment - familiarise yourself with this content and then take the quiz on the LMS (login required). This takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. 
• Equality and diversity in employment policy
• Including Disabled People in Research Toolkit v1 - see Section 5 for general information about supporting staff with disabilities.
• From Sunday 1 March 2026 the University of York became a Disability Confident employer. Anyone involved in recruitment and selection (including recruitment panel members) should make themselves familiar with the Disability Confident overview, and the Disability Confident guidance for recruiting managers and panel members.