- Morally it is the right thing to do
- Legal obligations prohibit direct and indirect discrimination.
Good for your reputation and success:
- Required by UKRI and other funders
- Increasingly required by publishers
- Required by the Office for Students (e.g., PhD students; undergraduate/Masters project students; summer studentships; outreach)
- REF2028 will assess people, culture and environment
- Improved reputation with the general public
- Improved international reputation
- Attracts the best staff and students from an international pool.
Good for the research culture:
- Equality of opportunity and equitable approaches contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture
- Diverse collaborations and team members = diverse ideas
- Inclusive culture = improved productivity and retention (staff and students)
- Reduced time lost to staff sickness
- Reduced student suspension of studies
- Inclusive cultures improve team work and increase the standards of research
- Reduced claims of bullying and harassment.
EDI in the research strategy:
- Increases benefits to society, the environment and industry
- Higher research impact increases reputation
- Increased reputation increases funding and publishing opportunities
- Increases understanding.
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