Equality & Diversity Board (EDB)

As a University, we believe that we can only achieve real long-term success by including – not excluding – all the people who contribute to the organisation, whether students, staff, suppliers or business partners. The Equality and Diversity Board´s role is to ensure that this value of excellence through inclusion is embedded throughout the University´s activities.

Chaired by a serving or former Pro Vice Chancellor, the EDB champions its mission of excellence through inclusion by developing strategy, monitoring equality and diversity matters in the University, evaluating action and progress made in key areas of business activity across the organisation, and providing support and guidance where needed to promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unfair discrimination.

Terms of Reference for EDB:

1. To oversee the development of, and monitor the implementation of, the University’s equality and diversity strategy, policies and action plans.
   
2. To receive and consider reports from relevant Committees, specialist groups, and strategic business areas, to:
   (a) ascertain that they are implementing the Council’s policies relating to equality and diversity and complying with statutory requirements.
   (b) to offer support and guidance.
   
3. To make recommendations to the Council regarding University equality strategies.
   

Membership for EDB:

• Chairman: A serving or former Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Professor A Ryan
• Representative of the Students’ Union: Ms A Masson 
• Representative of the Campus Trades Unions: Ms J Simm
• Head of an Academic Department: Professor D Mowbray
• Head of a Support Service Department: Dr C Sexton
• Lay Member appointed by the Council: Mr Z Hamid
• Lay Member appointed by the Council: Mr S Walmsley
• Eight other members appointed by the Senate:
  Mrs R Parnell, School of Architecture
  Ms C Patel, Learning and Teaching Services
  Ms E Rodriguez-Falcon, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Dr B Stone, School of English
  Mr M Heathcote, School of Law
  Dr S Barnes, ScHARR
  Ms D Green, Student Services
  Ms L Woods, Campus Services
• Co-opted Members: Professor Julie Gray, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
  Mrs R Saddler, Vice Chancellor's Office
  Mr K Lilley, Estates and Facilities
• Secretary: Ms G Tait, Assistant Director of Human Resource Management