Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Mathematics Institute strives to create a diverse community that welcomes and supports people from all strands of society.

MOSAIC Lunches/Picnics

For under-represented groups including people of colour, neurodivergencies, women and trans/non-binary/LGBTQ+.

Week 3 of every term. Register here for details.

Take-Breakfast (Piscopia Initiative)

For women and under-represented genders doing PhDs. See posters around the department for details.

Breaking Barriers

Social events for women and under-represented genders in maths across all career levels (UG, PG, Staff). See departmental posters for forthcoming events.

Dignity at Warwick

The University has a policy which 'outlines unacceptable behaviours' which can be found on the Dignity at WarwickLink opens in a new window page.

Warwick's Dignity PrinciplesLink opens in a new window 'set out our expectations of how we behave as a community, both as individuals and as an institution, and inform our approach to taking appropriate action when these expectations are not met.'

Behaviour Misconduct

The University's regulations, policies and procedures on behaviour misconduct (including student harassment and sexual misconduct) can be found on the Behaviour MisconductLink opens in a new window page.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee

This committee is responsible for ensuring that all students and staff, from across all sectors of society, are welcomed and supported during their time at the Mathematics Institute.

The committee's members all meet once a term. If you would like to make suggestions for action, please contact: .

Athena Swan

The Athena Swan Charter is a framework used across higher education and research to support and improve the careers of women.

The Mathematics Institute has recently been awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award and are now focused on building towards an application for Silver.

Departmental Events

Forthcoming and Recent

22.10.25: Ada Lovelace Day 2025
24.4.25: Diversity and Decolonisation in Mathematics Conference
16.10.24: Ada Lovelace Day
10-13.6.24: MOSAIC PicnicsLink opens in a new window for under-represented groups.
10.5.24: Women in Maths Day EventLink opens in a new window
8.5.24: Tackling Racial Inequality in Warwick workshop (A1.01, 1300-1530).
8.3.24: International Women's Day poster display.
28.2.24: MOSAIC CinemaLink opens in a new window (Imitation Game, for LGBT+ History Month)

MOSAIC

Members of the Maths, Stats and Computer Science communities are working together to organise inclusive events, see their website.

For a direct link to the events they are organising, see their events calendar.

Autism at Warwick

Staff Networks

MOSAIC

The Piscopia Initiative

Queering University

Say My Name

Warwick's Social Inclusion Group

Widening Participation

Diversity in Mathematics

Wonderful student-led projects Link opens in a new windowon various topics, culminating in a new set of diversity-promoting posters for the Department.

Videos of interest (send us any you find!):

Previous Events

1-29.2.24:LGBT+ Visibility in Maths ProjectLink opens in a new window
21.11.23: MOSAIC Cinema (Hidden Figures).
8.11.23:EDI in the Mathematical SciencesLink opens in a new window.
18.10.23:Ada Lovelace DayLink opens in a new window
26.6.23:PhD OpportunitiesLink opens in a new window(Widening Participation Day).
12.5.23:Women in Mathematical Sciences DayLink opens in a new window
8.3.23: International Women's Day (Mimosa Cocktail EventLink opens in a new window)
7.3.23:Ask an AutisticLink opens in a new window event.

Current Initiatives

The EDI Committee are working on:

Developing an Athena Swan Silver application.
Improving further the gender neutral toilet facilities available. See Gender-Neutral FacilitiesLink opens in a new window for University-wide details.
Considering how to develop a more inclusive education, for example, by looking into efforts to decolonise curriculaLink opens in a new window.
Developing this webpage, to contain more information (please contact us, if you have suggestions).

Achievements include:

Supporting the development of MOSAIC (see above), whose members (from UGs -> Faculty) create events to celebrate and support under-represented communities.
Ensuring there are gender neutral toilets available on each floor of the Maths Institute.
Creating an infant feeding room in the Zeeman Building - see Infant Feeding RoomsLink opens in a new window, for University-wide provision.

Report & Support

"Everyone at the University of Warwick, whether studying, working, or visiting, has the right to feel safe. Harassment of any kind is completely unacceptable, and our community is an environment where prejudice and socially unacceptable behaviour are never tolerated."

If you are not feeling safe, Warwick's

Report & SupportLink opens in a new window

offers a range of services to help (including on Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, Bullying & Harassment, Hate Incidents/Crime and Relationship Abuse).