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Equalities & Diversity Network

The Equalities and Diversity Network has a broad and representative membership and provides a forum for consultation on equalities and diversity issues. It is a sub-committee of the Equalities and Diversity Committee.

Secretary to the Committee: If you would like further information about the Equalities and Diversity Network, please contact Caroline Harris (ext 4141, email c.harris2@bath.ac.uk).

Membership 2011/12
Terms of office expire on 31st July in the year stated.

Adalgisa Giorgio Chair (appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from the membership of Senate) 2012

The Department Equality Co-ordinator from each academic Department/School:

Mark Evernden Architecture and Civil Engineering  
Araxi Urrutia Biology and Biochemistry  
Mirella Di Lorenzo Chemical Engineering  
Steve Roser Chemistry  
John Power Computer Science  
Florin Bisset Widening Participation Office  
Shasi Nandeibam Economics  
Rita Chawla-Duggan Education  
Paul Leonard Electronic and Electrical Engineering  
Andy Siddall Health  
Sinead Roden Management  
Xiuping Su Mathematical Sciences  
Irene Turner Mechanical Engineering  
Charareh Pourzand Pharmacy and Pharmacology  
Alison Walker Physics  
Julia Tuff Politics, Languages and International Studies  
Helen Lucey Psychology  
Clare Allen Social and Policy Sciences  

The Department Equality Co-ordinator from each administrative/service Department:

Katherine Lloyd Clark Registry  
Del Davies Accommodation and Hospitality Services  
Sean Chawla-Duggan Computing Services  
Nicky Kemp Corporate Communications Services  
Christine Andrews Development and Alumni Relations  
Karen Hunter Estates  
Angela Milsom Finance  
Sarah Hardwick Human Resources  
Joel Staley ICIA  
Sarah Turpin Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office  
Kate Robinson Library  
Nicky Kemp Policy and Planning Office/Vice-Chancellor's Office  
Marie Morley Research and Development and Support Office/Bath Ventures  
Greg Sharp Sports Development and Recreation  
Louise Miller Student Services  

One representative appointed from the non-academic staff of each Faculty:

Rosie Hart Faculty of Engineering and Design  
Jacqueline Stockley Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  
Louise Oliver Faculty of Science  

One representative appointed from the campus trades unions:

Angela Harrington Unison
2013

One representative appointed by and from each of the Students' Union's student support groups:

Simone Zatti Global Group/International Students' Association 2012
Edwina Payne-Danson Mature students group 2012
to be confirmed Student parents group 2012
Emily Roberts Access group 2012
Marsha Germain Postgraduate Association 2012
Bethany Wong LGBT society 2012

One representative from each of the University's recognised equalities groups (including self-organised):

to be confirmed Self-Organised Race Equality Staff Group 2012
Linda Newnes Self-Organised Disabled Staff Group 2012
Howard Crowter-Jones LGBT Staff Group 2012

Three representatives nominated by the Students' Union:

Carol Lacey Students' Union representative 2012
Polly Hawker Students' Union representative 2012
David Cameron Students' Union representative 2012

Student representatives (elected by cross campus ballot)

Gergana Aleksandrova Race Equality student representative
2012
Annette Behrens Gender Equality student representative
2012
to be confirmed International students representative
2012
to be confirmed Disabled students representative

 

In attendance:

Marlene Bertrand Equalities and Diversity Manager  
Caroline Harris Secretary  

Notes:

  1. Members unable to attend meetings are permitted to nominate a representative to attend in their place.
  2. The Network may co-opt or invite other members of the University staff or student body or invite representatives of external organisations to attend meetings as necessary.
  3. Joel Staley is the representative of the Network on the Equalities and Diversity Committee (Araxi Urrutia, alternate), to 31st July 2013.

Terms of Reference
Approved by Executive Committee 7th July 2005, revised by Council 29th June 2006 wef 1st August 2006.

  1. Discussing operational issues relating to equalities and diversity within the University and making appropriate recommendations to the Equalities and Diversity Committee.
  2. Disseminating good practice and information about University policies and procedures relating to equalities and diversity.
  3. Bringing matters of concern to the attention of the Equalities and Diversity Committee.
  4. Providing an annual report to the Equalities and Diversity Committee.

Minutes of Meetings

2011/12:

2010/11:

2009/10:

2008/09:

Please note that the summaries and minutes of meetings of the Equalities and Diversity Network published above exclude information which the University has declared will not be routinely published under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Further information about the Act (including the reasons why such information is exempt from publication) is available at http://www.bath.ac.uk/foi/faqs-staff-general.htm. If you have any queries about business conducted by the Committee and cannot find reference to it in the summaries/minutes published here, please contact Caroline Harris (ext 4141, email c.harris2@bath.ac.uk).

Procedural Rules

Appointment of Chair: Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from the membership of Senate.
Co-option: None specified.
Alternates: None specified.
Quorum: None specified.
Rules for voting: None specified.
Minutes: Submitted to Equalities and Diversity Committee.

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