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Equalities and Diversity Committee reports to Academic Committee

Chair

  • Professor Mary Collins

Who to contact

  • Ms Rachel Port

for agendas and minutes; apologies for absence
r.port@ucl.ac.uk
020 7679 8879

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Equalities and Diversity Committee

Membership

Constitution and Membership for 2012-13

Number in brackets to the right-hand side of a committee member’s name indicates length of continuous service in years, up to and including the 2012-13 session. Length of service is not indicated for ex officio and student members, or for observers.

Ex Officio

Chair, Education Committee
 Professor Mike Ewing 
Age Equality Champion
 		Professor Nick Tyler
Disability Equality Champion
 Mr Rex Knight
Co-Chairs, 50:50 Gender Group
 Dr Rob De Bruin
Professor Annette Dolphin
Co-Chairs, LGBT Group
 Ms Fiona Addison
Mr Max Hill
Chair, Race Equality Group
 Dr Cecil Thompson
Dean of Students (Welfare)
 Dr Ruth Siddall
Director of Access and Admissions
Ms Bella Malins
Director of Human Resources Mr Nigel Waugh
Head of Equalities and Diversity Ms Sarah Guise
Race, Religion and Belief Equality Champion
Professor Anthony Finkelstein

Appointed

Two members with relevant expertise, appointed annually

  • Dr Caroline Bressey (-)
  • Dr Eva Sorensen (-)

Nominated

A Dean, nominated by the President and Provost (Chair)

  • Professor Mary Collins (-)

A UCL Union Sabbatical Officer, nominated by UCL Union

  • To be notified
Secretary Ms Rachel Port

Terms of Reference

Subject to any general or particular direction that may from time to time be given by Council or Academic Committee, the Equalities and Diversity Committee is charged by Council:

1. To monitor the implementation of UCL’s Equalities and Diversity Strategy and associated action plan.

2. To commission and receive reports, policies and procedures to ensure that equalities and diversity are integral to the learning, working and social environment of UCL, and to approve or recommend for approval by the appropriate UCL committees such policies and procedures.

3. To monitor equalities and diversity key performance indicators in accordance with the annual reporting requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty.

4. To review key Equality Impact Assessments and advise on mitigating actions to reduce inequalities at UCL.

5. To make recommendations to relevant individuals, departments or faculties on action to be taken to address any issues of underrepresentation at UCL.

6. To provide a forum for consultation and discussion of issues raised by UCL’s Equality Groups.

7. To receive the Minutes of Working Groups etc that are charged to report to the Equalities and Diversity Committee.

8. To submit to Council annually (or at such frequency as Council may direct) via Academic Committee a written report of recent activities and developments within the purview of the Equalities and Diversity Committee.

9. To report to Academic Committee by submission to Academic Committee officers of the Minutes of each meeting of the Equalities and Diversity Committee.

Meeting Dates

  • To be notified

Minutes

Minutes will be made available here in due course

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