Equality & Diversity – Resources
Here are some resources on supporting individuals and information on equality, diversity and inclusion issues and how to address them.
This page is managed by Dr Nura Sidarus – please get in touch if you have resources to add here (Nura.Sidarus@rhul.ac.uk).
Support at Royal Holloway
- Wellbeing Team – Find support on various issues
- RH Be Heard – Report your concern, resolve your complaint, challenge misconduct.
- RH Harassment Information page
Schemes/Info at the Psychology Department, RHUL
- Undergraduate Research Bursary Scheme
- Increasing transparency and inclusions in research placements, through a standardised applications, feedback, and financial help
- Undergraduate Student Essay Competition (Current deadline 15th June 2022)
- Increasing recognition of excellent scholarship.
- Achievement and Aspiration Award
- Awarded annually by the department to a student from underrepresented groups for strong academic performance during the 2nd year of their degree
- Sarah Parker Remond PhD Studentship (Deadlines typically in January)
- Increasing participation in PhDs of an under-represented group of PGR students, namely from black or mixed black ethnic backgrounds.
- Disability and Neurodiversity – Information for Staff Supporting Disabled Students
Information/Research
- Grogan 2018 Nature article on the “Leaky pipeline” and what can be done about it
- Mental Health Lab’s Workshop on the Leaky Pipeline Recording
- Chaudhary & Berhe 2020 Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab, PLOS Computational Biology
- Nature’s collection of articles on mental health in science
- Timeline and world map for when women became eligible to vote around the world
- Angela Saini’s books: Superior; Inferior
- DEC Equality & Diversity team’s “Am I Biased?” page has information on biases and how to minimise their impact
Promoting/supporting marginalised groups
- In2Science: Promoting social mobility and diversity in STEM for students interested in doing a PhD, through a summer research placement, workshops and mentoring:
- SPARK Society: Supporting people of colour in Cognitive Science
- VanguardSTEM: Conversations with Women of Colour in STEM
- Code First Girls: “Transforming tech by providing the skills, space and inspiration for women to become kick-ass developers and future leaders”, including free courses for university students:
- Minorities in STEM: “Connecting, Showcasing and Supporting Ethnic Diversity in STEM”
- Society for Neuroscience Increasing Women in Neuroscience Courses & Toolkit
Networks/Associations:
- Women In Cognitive Science, free to join, and has a European Chapter (WiCS-E facebook & twitter)
- Association for Women in Science
- European Platform of Women Scientists
- NDSN – National Diverse Student Network
- BiPP Network | Black and Minority Ethnics in Psychiatry & Psychology Network
Databases/Repositories:
- Women in Science Database UK: for women scientists in the UK, currently in Neuroscience & Psychology disciplines
- Women in Neuroscience Repository: to help you identify and recommend female neuroscientists for conferences, symposia or collaborations, and reduce the underrepresentation of women in neuroscience
- 500 Women Scientists: database of women scientists, as well as newer databases for other minorities
- SPARK Scholars of Colour Database (Cognitive Science)
- Minorities in Computational Cognitive Science
- Database of databases for finding diverse speakers in STEM
Prizes
- Global Undergraduates Award – international award for undergraduate coursework. Involves submitting a piece of work that had a high grade, next deadline: Friday, 27 May 2022, noon IST (Irish Standard Time)
- L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Prizes – Postdoctoral fellowships and more senior researcher prizes