Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine ED&I Committee
The University of Warwick is proud of its diverse community of staff, students and visitors, and its place in our region. The University is committed to maintaining its excellent record in teaching and research by ensuring there is equality of opportunity for all, fostered in an environment of mutual respect and dignity. Established in 2022, the purpose of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Committee is to identify and share good practice, and to make recommendations regarding ED&I issues affecting our staff, students, stakeholders and visitors. The SEM ED&I Committee is happy to hear from, and to support, other staff and student forums across the University's community.
To contact the Committee, please email SEMAdmin@warwick.ac.uk.
Membership
The membership of the Committee consists of staff representatives from each of the ten departments with the faculty; members of the University's Social Inclusion and Widening Participation teams; student representatives from a variety of departments; and members of the Faculty team. Other people are invited to the Committee as required for sharing good practice and updating the Committee on wider University events and policies among other things.
Governance
The Faculty ED&I Committee provides an annual report to the SEM Faculty Board via the Chair and feeds into the University's Social Inclusion Committee frequently. It provides updates to Heads of Department and other members of the faculty and university as necessary. The Committee currently meets bi-monthly.
Objectives
The objectives of the Committee are to engage staff and students in ED&I issues; to identify and share good practice; to make recommendations to the Social Inclusion Committee and SEM Faculty Board; to share information between members; to make funding recommendations for faculty-wide and cross-faculty ED&I events and programmes; and any other items that fall within the Committee's remit.
Message from the Chair of SEM ED&I Committee: Professor Olanrewaju Sorinola
I am very honoured to be the founding Chair of the Faculty of SEM ED&I Committee. Faculty of SEM ED&I Committee mission is to enable all staff and students to achieve their full potential within a culture and environment that is diverse, inclusive, supportive and fair. We want to embed an inclusive culture which encompasses our teaching, research, and collegiate environment thereby providing excellent staff and student experiences. Our objective is to amplify student and staff voices in promoting equality, diversity, and inclusive workplace culture. Please email SEMAdmin@warwick.ac.uk if you would like to contact me.
Good Practice: Spring 2025
SEM ED&I Forum: February 2025
The SEM ED&I Forum met in February. Substantive items on the agenda included a discussion about Warwick Transformations and its impact on ED&I and with regards to protected characteristics, a conversation that will continue in subsequent meetings.
The item on inclusive procurement reached its completion, with a paper prepared to be shared with Health & Safety and Procurement to highlight current issues surrounding the availability of especially well-fitting PPE in SEM departments, with an acknowledgement of wider implications.
Members of the forum were asked to provide a list of their top three ED&I concerns to steer discussion at the forthcoming all-forum meeting due to take place in June. Themes of progression and transparency have been noted already with further submissions being made.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 17 April. Any questions can be sent to Becks via SEMAdmin@warwick.ac.uk.
Departments
Each of the Faculty of SEM's ten departments are involved with promoting ED&I issues and events within their department:
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Life Sciences; sls.edic@warwick.ac.uk
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Statistics (coming soon)
WMG; wmgathenaswan@warwick.ac.uk
The University also has its own webpage for ED&I where links to wider university projects can be found:
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