EDI Caucus

We're pleased to announce our next EDICa Seminar, which will feature findings from one of our first round of Flexible Fund projects led by Professor Dulini Fernando, alongside findings from a project unrelated to EDICa but on the same subject by Dr Hadar Elraz. Mental Health in the research & innovation ecosystem: understanding the lived experiences of women. On zoom: 19 February 2025 12:30-14:00, feel free to bring your lunch or listen while you go for a walk. The seminar will consist of an introduction to EDICa and the Flexible Fund, presentations from the two projects, and a discussion and question & answer session. EDICa seminars are recording and published on our website for future watching. Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/ep3ppTur #MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM #Research #Innovation #DEI #EDI

The submission for our call for papers is live! Managing neurodivergent employees into inclusive workplaces: opening up new perspectives We welcome submissions examining (but not limited to) how workplaces can be made more inclusive for neurodivergent people, including recruitment and selection pratices, upskilling of HR practitioners and changes needed to organisational culture. Please do get in touch if you have a paper idea Alessandro Zardini James Richards https://lnkd.in/efVnXQdk

Co-design is central to the caucus and central to successful interventions to improve working lives. Please sign up for our workshops to co-design enabling workplaces in the research and innovation ecosystem!

EDICa is hosting workshops to co-design virtual reality scenarios and training on how to make research & innovation workplaces more enabling. This work is in collaboration with Animmersion UK Ltd. We want to hear experiences both good and bad from a range of sectors, disciplines, and role types (PhD students, admin, researchers, inventors, technicians). Our online workshop for deaf BSL-users will take place on Tuesday, 21 January 15:00-17:00, facilitated by Jemina Napier. Our 2 online workshops for general admission are: Wednesday 22 January, 14:00 – 16:00  Thursday 23 January, 14:00 – 16:00 Please register your availability for all 3 options here: https://lnkd.in/eh5jA2qE    EDICa is committed to enabling the participation of everyone interested. We have a budget set aside to remunerate participants with a low income. We are using the Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2023 (see link here) which says a single person on £29,500 and a couple with children earning £50,000 between them is the threshold. For these workshops (2hrs) we would provide £100 in remuneration. If you are below those limits and need remuneration for your time, you can indicate this when EDICa contact you with a Zoom link. #BSL #BritishSignLanguage #Academia #Research #Innovation #Accessibility #A11y #EDI #DEI https://lnkd.in/eyiJCW8H

EDICa are pleased to see updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on Endometriosis diagnosis and management. It seems that they have added family history, age considerations, referral to scans, MRIs and specialists even if check-ups and scans look ‘normal’, symptoms control, but most importantly, to take into account different experiences of pain (including cultural background and neurodiversity), see below: ‘Take into account that every person's experience of pain is unique to them and may be expressed in different ways, both verbally and non-verbally. In particular, this may vary because of: - their cultural background and beliefs - their socioeconomic status - any neurodiverse conditions they may have. [2024]’ https://lnkd.in/eKDMPQhr #endometriosis #HRM

Do you work in the research & innovation sector? How did Covid-19 and the lockdowns impact your career? The good and the bad. We're seeking interview participants to share their experiences. Read more and to sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ey-TFmg7 #Covid #Research #Innovation #Disability

Have you worked in the UK’s research & innovation sector? Have you been affected adversely by badly designed workspaces? Or would you benefit from VR training on enabling workspaces? Join us either online on 14 November from 14:00-16:00, or in Edinburgh on 28th and 29th November to co-design a virtual reality world that demonstrates what good design and poor design of workspaces looks like for all kinds of people - including disabled, neurodivergent, and menstruating people. We're looking at more than the office - also labs, libraries, workshops, and archives. Find out more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eh5jA2qE EDICa is working with Animmersion UK Ltd, following a successful previous project developing VR training, which you can read about here: https://lnkd.in/e-rfgAQf #Disability #Inclusion #EDI #Research #Innovation #VirtualReality

Our latest newsletter is out! Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/eHdRu-ke Highlights in this edition: Call for interviews discussing the impact Covid-19 had on careers - https://lnkd.in/ey-TFmg7 Call for participants to engage in a workshop to design virtual reality training on enabling workplaces. Online 14 Nov 14:00-16:00, or in-person in Edinburgh on 28th and 29th November. https://lnkd.in/eh5jA2qE Next online seminar: 20 November 14:00-15:30 on “Covid-19’s Impact on Research & Innovation Careers: the good, the bad, and the ugly”. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eMdMPeyF A Flexible Fund project looking for individuals who are active researchers in the UK from an underrepresented group who apply – or intend to apply – for research funding. For a 60-minute online interview looking at narrative CVs. £15 voucher incentive. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eCe8_zSY A Flexible Fund project is surveying people across the UK’s research & innovation sector looking at understanding the impact Covid-19 had on the career lifecycle of early career academics. Not just early career people can take the survey. https://lnkd.in/dWtkMahU EDICa is hosting a workshop with CDTs and DTPs on 12 February 2025, 13:00-15:00 on how to support menstrual health in such programmes. https://lnkd.in/eWVjWp6q

A fascinating morning at the Universities UK International conference on #GlobalResearchInnovation … Lord Vallance noting the importance of #Curiosity driven #Research and a great panel of speakers discussing everything from the budget yesterday to the cumulative regulatory burden on our researchers. #gri2024 University of the West of Scotland

Survey open until 31 October, looking for experiences of carers in UK higher education in STEMM field. Please share widely.