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Racial Equality Task Force signup sheet
Help the Division of Biosciences become a more diverse and inclusive place by volunteering for one of the tasks below
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Ensure monthly updates to the division through the newsletter about ongoing activities and develop updates for divisional meetings. Create a strategy for engagement
5 hours total
1
1
Aggregate existing mentorship schemes; clarify application timings
1 hour/month
Abbie C.,
FULL
Aggregate existing resources for reporting racism and the outcomes from filing a report
5-10 hours per person
2
2
Create a website to collect anonymous reports of racism and microaggressions to be shared for informational purposes
3-5 hours
Marc A.,
FULL
Develop and administer an annual survey related to race and inclusion. Results will be posted with the Divisional race resources and reported at Divisional Staff Meetings, as well as used to track progress. - SURVEY DEVELOPMENT
10 hours
2
2
Develop and administer an annual survey related to race and inclusion. Results will be posted with the Divisional race resources and reported at Divisional Staff Meetings, as well as used to track progress. - DISTRIBUTE/ADMINISTER SURVEY
5 hours
2
2
Develop and administer an annual survey related to race and inclusion. Results will be posted with the Divisional race resources and reported at Divisional Staff Meetings, as well as used to track progress. - ANALYSE RESULTS
10
Alex F.,
1
1
Collect data on racial representation in the division at the level of students, staff and faculty
5 hours/year
Funmi L.,
FULL
Create resources to help staff ensure inclusive approaches to teaching and assessment
ongoing
Rachel B.,
1
1
Investigate incorporating inclusivity as a metric of excellence in criteria for teaching awards
5 hours
1
1
Review and suggest changes to Open Day to ensure wider participation, improved experience and outcomes for BAME students (awarding gap)
10 hours each
2
2
Investigate the introduction of exit interviews for students leaving/changing degree programmes
10 hours
1
1
Assess culture and training for UCL staff who contribute to Divisional culture, but are not members of the Division – estates, outsourced staff and external contractors. Also examine how UCL and its staff impact these individuals and groups
5-10 hours
1
1
Review/develop/update compulsory training related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion esp. pertaining to race - perhaps faculty wide (i.e, antiracism training). Examine ways to ensure training is taken.
3 hours
1
1
Actively ensure that the proportion of invited speakers for seminars from BAME communities increases towards their representation within greater London. -GEE
3-4 hours
Garrett H.,
FULL
Actively ensure that the proportion of invited speakers for seminars from BAME communities increases towards their representation within greater London. -CDB
3-4 hours
1
1
Actively ensure that the proportion of invited speakers for seminars from BAME communities increases towards their representation within greater London. -NPP
3-4 hours
1
1
Actively ensure that the proportion of invited speakers for seminars from BAME communities increases towards their representation within greater London. -SMB
3-4 hours
1
1
Revise current promotions process, especially for junior faculty. Connect with Athena Swan team for input on this.
20+hours, ongoing
2
2
Coordinate school outreach efforts- We have a list of 120 low-income schools who would welcome outreach efforts
10 hours initially, then ongoing
Wendy B.,
Gaia G.,
FULL
Train several faculty members from each department as Fair Recruitment Specialists
sit on 2-3 interview panels per year
Sandrine G.,
Anna F.,
18
18
Update fellow recruitment policy. Current policy is ad hoc. Needs to be formalized and advertised properly and fairly -GEE
10 hours
Nathan W.,
FULL
Update fellow recruitment policy. Current policy is ad hoc. Needs to be formalized and advertised properly and fairly -NPP
10 hours
Marc A.,
FULL
Update fellow recruitment policy. Current policy is ad hoc. Needs to be formalized and advertised properly and fairly -CDB
10 hours
1
1
Update fellow recruitment policy. Current policy is ad hoc. Needs to be formalized and advertised properly and fairly -SMB
10 hours
1
1
Assess current job advertisement/recruitment policies through the lens of racial equity and ensure they are implemented consistently
5 hours
1
1
Investigate recruitment policies from other universities/companies
5 hours
Hanadi R.,
FULL