Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Governance Group
The EDI Governance Group includes members from across the Clinical School’s departments, units, institutes and affiliated groups. Members represent different levels of seniority and staff/student type. The Group meets on a termly basis and oversees EDI activity across the School.
The Governance Group has oversight of the School Athena SWAN action plan and also influences events, training and policies relating to EDI work. The group reports to School Council and is therefore an active decision-making body. See membership below.
EDI Governance Group Membership
| Name | Department | Role/representing |
| Nita Forouhi (Chair) | MRC Epidemiology | Director of Organisational Affairs |
| Charlotte Goodwin (Secretary) | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR Administration Apprentice |
| Rebecca Luck | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR & EDI Co-ordinator |
| Becky Tuck | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR & EDI Co-ordinator |
| Merete Bergmann | Clinical Neurosciences | PA to Prof James Rowe (PSS) |
| Franklin Aigbirhio | Clinical Neurosciences | Professor, Academic (non-clinical) |
| James Rowe | Clinical Neurosciences | Professor, Academic (Clinical) |
| Miles Parkes | Medicine | BRC Rep |
| Jane Goodall | Medicine | Senior Research Associate and Chair of Equality Champion Network |
| Alison Dunning | Oncology | Reader (academic and staff with disabilities) |
| Robbie Duschinsky | Public Health & Primary Care | Academic and LGBTQ Coordinator |
| Charlotte Garcia | MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit | PhD Student |
| Monica Jacot | CUH NHS Foundation Trust | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead |
| Graham Martin | THIS Institute | Academic; Chair of SAT and University appointed School Equality Champion |
| Fiona Karet | CIMR | Professor of Nephrology, Academic (Clinical) |
| Philipa Moore | Clinical School Finance Office | Assistant Staff |
| Fionnuala Murphy | MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit | Mid-career Researcher |
| Caroline Newman | Clinical School Office (HR) | Head of HR – School of Clinical Medicine |
| Manal Patel | Student | Clinical Student Representative |
| Julian Rayner | CIMR | Academic (non-clinical) |
| Charlotte Summers | Medicine | CATO (clinical academic) |
| Gina Warren | Central University HR | University Equality & Diversity Consultant |
| Hayley Woffendin | Oncology | Academic-Related & Students rep |
| Karen Woodey | CRUK COO | Director of Operations – CRUK – CI – University appointed School Equality Champion PSS |
| Tolu Oni | MRC Epidemiology | Researcher and Uni appointed School Equality Champion – Research |
| Onika Patrickhead | Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead |
| Paul Wilkinson | Clinical School Office | Clinical Dean |
Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team
The Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team is a subsection of the EDI Governance Group brought together specifically to focus on the School Athena Swan application. The group forms a year before an application deadline and is then absorbed back into the Governance Group following an application submission. The Group includes representation from key areas including people with oversight of academics, students and professional/support staff. The group typically meets monthly in the run up to an application and will work together to ensure data/information is drawn from the relevant areas of the School to inform the application. The group is overseen by a Chair who facilitates the process. See below for membership for the 2020/2021 Self Assessment Team.
Self Assessment Team
| Name | Department | Role/Representing |
| Graham Martin (Chair) | THIS Institute | Chair |
| Nita Forouhi | MRC Epidemiology Unit | Director of Organisational Affairs |
| Sophie Gray (Secretary) | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR & Reward Coordinator |
| Fiona Karet | CIMR | Professor of Nephrology, Academic Representative |
| Rebecca Luck | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR & EDI Co-ordinator |
| Becky Tuck | Clinical School Office (HR) | HR & EDI Co-ordinator |
| Fionnuala Murphy | MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit | Researcher Representative |
| Lisa Clare | Clinical School HR Team | Interim Lead HR Business Partner |
| Julian Rayner | CIMR | Senior staff member representative |
| Gina Warren | Central University HR | University Equality & Diversity Consultant |
| Hayley Woffendin | Oncology | Academic-Related Representative |
| Paul Wilkinson | Clinical School Office | Clinical Dean |
| Saadet Yalcin | Clinical School HR Team | Resourcing Manager |
Equality Champions
The School of Clinical Medicine has had Equality Champions in every department since 2011. There are now over 50 Champions who provide support by increasing the visibility of the School’s commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing. The network of Champions meets termly to share experiences and ideas and to offer support to one another.
The role of Equality Champions includes:
- Promoting good practice by facilitating awareness of EDI work (including Athena SWAN) within the School.
- Providing regular updates about departmental activities and sharing of best practice at the termly meetings.
- Increasing awareness of EDI has an integral part of School culture by ensuring it is a standing agenda item at departmental meetings and away-days. Champions may also give updates at these events.
- Disseminating information relating to EDI events and training throughout departments and encouraging active participation.
Clinical School Equality Champions:
| Name | Department |
| Jane Goodall (Chair) | Medicine |
| Nita Forouhi (Director of Organisational Affairs & School Equality Champion) | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Graham Martin (School Equality Champion) | Public Health and Primary Care |
| Tim Hearn (School Equality Champion) | Medical Genetics |
| Karen Woodey (School Equality Champion) | CRUK CI |
| Tolu Oni (School Equality Champion) | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Becky Tuck (HR & EDI Coordinator) | School Office |
| Rebecca Luck (HR & EDI Coordinator) | School Office |
| Sophie Gray (Secretary of Network) | School Office |
| Camilla Ashby | CRUK CI |
| Charlotte Yelton | CRUK CI |
| Shalini Rao | CRUK CI |
| Madhu Basetti | CRUK CI |
| Mark Fernandes | CRUK CI |
| Monique Hodges | CRUK CI |
| Fiona Karet | CIMR |
| Michael Weekes | CIMR |
| Claire Meek | Clinical Biochemistry |
| Jelle van den Ameele | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Keri Carpenter | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Selena. Milicevic-Sephton | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Stephen Thompson | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Emma Cutting | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Gita Khalili Moghaddam | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Joanna Jones | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Nisha Kuzhuppilly-Ramakrishnan | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Sobia Artrey | Clinical Neurosciences |
| Brian Huntly | Haematology |
| Joanna Baxter | Haematology |
| Srinjan Basu | Haematology |
| Laura Jessop | Medical Genetics |
| Romy Dennis | Medical Genetics |
| Wei Li | Medicine |
| Sarah Jackson | Medicine |
| Sofia Villar | MRC Biostatistics Unit |
| Ben Daft | MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit |
| Antonia Ciurea | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Catrin Penn-jones | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| David Ogilvie | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Miriam Alvarado | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Steph Moore | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Lindsey Van Haute | MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit |
| Dafina Angelova | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Ulla Sovio | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Alison Dunning | Oncology |
| Jason Carroll | Oncology |
| Kathryn Beardsall | Paediatrics |
| Carol Brayne | Psychiatry |
| Ed Bullmore | Psychiatry |
| Junaid Bhatti | Psychiatry |
| Tamsin Ford | Psychiatry |
| Kalman Winston | Public Health and Primary Care |
| Robbie Duschinsky | Public Health and Primary Care |
| Lucy Lloyd | Public Health and Primary Care |
| Natalie Richards | Public Health and Primary Care |
| Dimitri Kessler | Radiology |
| Karin Kaellen | Radiology |
| Lorena Escudero | Radiology |
| Jane Gaffa | School Office |
| Millie Cherfils | School Office |
| Wasim Khan | Surgery |
