The Department Equality, Diversity and Departmental Culture (EDDC) committee is committed to fostering a positive working culture. The EDDC committee is also responsible for the Department’s Athena Swan Award applications and is implementing an action plan aimed at achieving this award. The committee’s remit is:
- To oversee the implementation of the action plan submitted as part of the 2023 application for a Bronze Athena Swan Award.
- To prepare a successful application for a Silver Athena Swan Award in 2028.
- To coordinate the bi-annual Athena Swan Departmental survey.
- To consider and raise awareness of college level and faculty level activities to promote equality and diversity.
- To promote awareness of good practice in supporting equality and diversity in the Department.
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering EDDC Committee Membership
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering EDDC Committee Membership
| Member | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Ensure effective running of Committee | Dr Aruna Sivakumar |
| Co-Chair | Ensure effective running of Committee | Dr Po Heng (Henry) Lee |
| Head of Department | Liaise with Dept. Management Committee | Professor Washington Ochieng |
| Departmental Operations Manager | Provide Dept. level oversight / perspective | Lindsey Anne Cumming |
| Dept. HR Liaison | Provide HR data and update on procedures | Lucy Chivers |
| EDDC Administrator | Provide administrative support and represent administrative staff perspective | Tim Gordon |
| Delegate from Dept. Research office | Consider data on research grants and income | Sarah Willis |
| Delegate from PhD Management Group | Liaise with PhD Management Group and manage relevant data | Sarah Willis |
| Delegate from MSc Management Group | Liaise with MSc Management Group and manage relevant data | Tracy Pearmain |
| Delegate from UG Office/UG Teaching Committee | Liaise with UG teaching and support team and manage relevant data | Justine Spence |
| UG Admissions Tutor | Implement EDDC initiatives through UG tutor admissions | Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype |
| TSC staff representative | Represent TSC staff perspective | Alexandra Williams |
| Technical staff representative | Represent technical staff perspective | Zuzanna Rydz |
| Facilities and technical staff manager | Input on physical environment / facilities issues | Brian Whiting |
| Departmental PhD representative | Represent PhD student perspective | Ali Provost |
| Wellbeing representative | Represent student perspective | Michelle Langan |
| Departmental postdoc representative | Represent postdoc perspective | Laure Sioné |
| Departmental postdoc champion | Inform on postdoc support and provide relevant data | Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype |
| Postgraduate representative | Represent Postgraduate perspective | Xinyu Liu |
| Academic Promotions Liaison | Inform on developments and provide relevant data | Professor Nick Buenfeld |
| Departmental communications lead | Inform on developments | Sigourney Luz |
| Departmental outreach coordinator | Inform on activities and provide relevant data | Dr Sunday Ola-Popo |
| Departmental careers coordinator | Inform on activities and provide relevant data | Dr Peter Stafford |
| Bullying and Harassment Coordinator | Promotion of EDDC initiatives throughout network | Professor Sue Grimes |
| Athena SWAN Coordinator/ Equalities Administrator (Office of the Provost) | Provide external perspective and inform on best practice elsewhere. | Rob Bell |
| Annual Departmental Promotions Committee representative | Oversee fairness in interview panels for academic appointments | Dr David Taborda |
| Annual Departmental Promotions Committee representative | Oversee fairness in interview panels for academic appointments | Dr Chao Wu |
| Annual Departmental Promotions Committee representative | Oversee fairness in interview panels for academic appointments | Dr Adam J Sadowski |
| Annual Departmental Promotions Committee representative | Oversee fairness in interview panels for academic appointments | Dr Marios Christou |
| Action plan oversight | Cross checking of implementation against original intent in Bronze Submission | Dr Aruna Sivakumar, Dr Po-Heng (Henry) Lee, Tim Gordon |