Anti-Racism in STEMMB

The Anti-Racism in STEMMB SIG is a cross-institutional community of practice to share, discuss and critique educational approaches to racial justice and equity.

The SIG aims to explore systemic change, and solutions addressing student and staff race and ethnicity gaps including in access and continuation, progression, student experience, attainment and awarding by way of systems-deficit approach. It brings together Imperial staff at multiple levels and working in areas such as recruitment and admissions, progression, awarding, quality assurance, strategy and policy, and the Race Equality Charter (REC). We encourage participation and contributions from all staff with an interest in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) – whether you are actively involved in working in EDI or not.

In the 2024-25 academic year, the SIG’s leaders are:

• Michael Cole (Principal Teaching Fellow in EDI, Department of Primary Care and Public Health)
• Dr Nariell Morrison (Clinical Education Fellow (EDI), School of Medicine)
• Dr Mark Anderson (Senior Teaching Fellow in Educational Development, Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship)

The SIG convenes once a term, in person. These meetings serve as a forum for lively discussions, presentations, demonstrations, and networking opportunities.

General updates, calls for agenda items and leadership elections are communicated through the SIG’s Teams site.

If you would like to join the SIG, complete the form here.

Please note, it is encouraged for all members of the Anti-Racism in STEMMB SIG to complete encourage Imperial’s Introduction to race equity training. You will need to log in to Blackboard and search ‘Introduction to race’ to access the resource.