What is the purpose of the Committee?

- To promote equality and diversity in the Department of Aeronautics, taking positive action to address inequalities for the benefit of all staff and students

- To represent the Department of Aeronautics' students and staff with representatives from each student and job family.

- To act as a Departmental forum for matters relating to Equality, Diversity, Culture, Communications and Inclusion

- To implement ideas and actions relating to EDCCI

- To lead on Athena SWAN applications and reports. The Department currently holds a bronze award.

- To monitor, evaluate and improve policies and procedures for improving working practices and for changing culture within the Department.

How can you get involved?

Equality, diversity and inclusion are matters for all staff and students in the Department. We would encourage anyone who wishes to raise issues for the committee to get in touch with one of our members listed below.

 

 

Members of the Committee (2019-2020)

Role

Dr Maria Ribera Vicent

Chair, Athena SWAN lead

Dr Zahra Sharif Khodaei

Tutor for Women, Postdoc Rep, in Management Committee

Dr Oliver Buxton

Disabilities Officer, in Management Committee 

Dr Siti Shamsuddin

Outreach Officer

Tom Creese

Communications and Events Officer, Admin Rep

Dr Paul Bruce

PhD Champion, Academic Rep

Dr Qianqian Li

BAME Champion

Professor Denis Doorly

Management Rep, Senior Academic Staff

Amy Picton

Wellbeing Officer

Jeremy Basley

Postdoc Rep

Sophie Armanini

Postdoc Rep

Michela Gramola

PhD Rep

Athanasios Giannenas 

PhD Rep

Kelvin (Chi) Cheng

UG Student Rep, Wellbeing Rep 

Rob Bell

ICL Athena SWAN coordinator 

Liz Elvidge

Postdoc and research fellow development centre

Russell Harbison

Technician Rep

Jordan Farrar

Technician Rep