PGR EDI Working & Advisory Group

Membership 2025-26

Chair	James Burford (Associate Professor, Education Studies)
Secretary	Aysa Ozcan (PGR Development Officer (ED&I), Doctoral College)
Members	Cherryl Jones (Widening Access and Lifecycle manager, Widening Participation) Gillian Messaoud (DTP EDI and Welfare Officer) Damien Homer (Head of Disability Services, Wellbeing Support Services) Hannah Marshall (Library Accessibility Officer, Library) Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson (Associate Professor, Psychology) Jonathan Hickman-Heron (Academic Director (Postgraduate Research)) Megan Caulfield (Programme Manager, Dean of Students) Sara Hattersley (Associate Professor, Academic Development Centre) Vicky Strudwick (Head of Research Culture Partnerships, IAS) Jacky Bibb (International Student Advisor, Student Experience) Rhiannon Martyn (Head of the Doctoral College)
Postgraduate Researchers

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Terms of Reference

Purpose: To consider matters relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for the postgraduate research (PGR) community

To recommend: To recommend pro-active coherent set of practical EDI-related actions to PGR programmes, courses and departments.

To receive: To set an example of best practice when discussing EDI matters

To report: To provide a better flow of information to PGRs on EDI-related matters

Reporting Structure

PGR EDI Advisory Group reports directly to Postgraduate Research Subcommittee.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Aysa Ozcan Please forward correspondence to PRSubcommittee@warwick.ac.uk. 

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Meetings

2026-27

• 6 November 2026, 10:00 - 11:30, MS Teams

2025-26

• 22 January 2026, 11:00 - 13:00, MS Teams - AgendaLink opens in a new window | MinutesLink opens in a new window
• 17 March 2026, 11:00 - 13:00, MS Teams - Agenda| Minutes
• 25 June 2026, 11:00 - 13:00, MS Teams - Agenda | Minutes

2024-25

• 28 November 2024, 13:00 - 15:00, MS Teams - AgendaLink opens in a new window | Minutes 
• 19 February 2025, 13:00 - 15:00, MS Teams - Agenda | Minutes 
• 26 June 2025, 13:00 - 15:00, MS Teams - Agenda  | Minutes 

2022-23

• 21 November 2022, 10:30 - 12:30, CMR 1.1 - Agenda | Minutes
• 22 March 2023, 10:00 - 12:00, CMR 1.0 - Agenda | Minutes
• 26 June 2023, 13:30 - 15:30, CMR 1.1 - Agenda | MinutesLink opens in a new window