Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

What we do

The School's EDI Committee promotes and supports equality, diversity and inclusion. This is across all areas of our teaching, research and professional environment.

We embed EDI principles in our culture, policies and daily practice. We work closely with colleagues to ensure the School implements this.

We create a genuinely inclusive culture where everyone can succeed. We collaborate with academics, professional services, and leadership teams to achieve this.

Video Credit: Dr Sara Zaeemdar and Dr Ken Pierce

What we hope to achieve

We want to make the School of Computing as representative and inclusive as possible.

We identify and remove barriers that may prevent anyone from participating fully in school life, regardless of:

age
disability
gender reassignment
marriage or civil partnership
pregnancy or maternity
race
religion or belief
sex
sexual orientation

We also recognise the importance of addressing neurodiversity and other intersectional experiences. They may not fit neatly within the protected characteristics of the Equality Act but are vital to genuine equitable inclusion.

Our responsibilities

Our responsibilities include:

reviewing and contributing to the development of EDI-related policies and processes
supporting the fair and equitable implementation of policies and processes
championing initiatives that address systemic inequalities
listening to feedback from students and staff to improve the School's culture
consulting with individuals and groups, to ensure those with protected characteristics are heard

If you would like more information, please get in touch with Christopher Bull, Chair of the School EDI committee.

Women in computer science

In 2025, we were awarded the Silver Athena Swan departmental award from Advance HE. This demonstrates the intersectional work the School of Computing does to promote gender equality within our school.

Recent EDI events

Our EDI Committee

The role of the school's EDI committee is to be a critical friend. It ensures EDI principles are embedded into our day-to-day activities, promoting fair practices.

Christopher Bull

Director of EDI and Committee Chair

Caroline Claisse

Lead for Staff

Hannah Fippard

Student Wellbeing Adviser

Jonte Hance

Lead for Students

Jayne Masterson

Education Manager

Thomas McDaniel

Deputy Head of School Operations

Rachael Sowerby

Lead for Events and Communications

Reporting issues

Whilst the school's EDI committee are here to support our colleagues, school-based EDI committees are not set up to handle individual casework. However, we are able to signpost you to the right support. If you have experienced a non-emergency distressing or traumatic experience, speak to your line manager or People Services team.

Our students can get support by speaking to their Personal Tutor or the student wellbeing team. Alternatively, you can submit an incident report to Student Wellbeing.

Student policies

NU Equality and Diversity