The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus. Multidisciplinary project, funded by UKRI and British Academy, to create inclusive careers across the research and innovation systems in the UK. edicaucus.ac.uk
Research culture at #ARMA2026 Inclusivity and participation are crucial. Departments need to be empowered to do what works at local level. Shared Newcastle University Research Culture Maturity Framework data.ncl.ac.uk/articles/wor...
Newcastle University Research Culture Maturity Framework (RCMF) and supporting documentsThis dataset contains the co-created Newcastle University Research Culture Maturity Framework (Version 6.0) to help academic units reflect on, evaluate, and improve their research culture, and two supporting documents, a Research Culture Maturity Framework Guide for Units (Version 6.0) and a Research Culture Maturity Framework Equality Analysis (Version 3.0).The Research Culture Maturity Framework has been co-created with members of the research community at Newcastle University and is currently being piloted. We intend for the framework and its supporting documents to grow and evolve over time as more groups use the materials and provide feedback on their experiences. New versions will be published as they are created.Purpose and ScopeThe Research Culture Maturity Framework is intended as a reflective and developmental tool, rather than a performance metric. It supports:Self-assessment of research culture at unit (e.g. school, institute, department) level.Identification and sharing of good practice.Development of evidence-informed action plans.Tracking of progress and cultural change over time.Alignment with institutional strategies and sector expectations.The framework has been co-created with members of the research community and is designed to evolve through ongoing feedback and real-world application.This resource is relevant to:Universities and research organisations.Academic and professional services teams.Research leaders, managers, and culture practitioners.Policy-makers and sector bodies interested in research culture enhancement.The collection includes three components:Research Culture Maturity Framework (Excel tool)A structured self-assessment framework organised into 18 Areas for Reflection across five core themes:Leadership and Management.Openness and Integrity.Freedom to Grow and Explore.Fairness and Inclusion.Collaboration and Collegiality.Each area includes descriptors across progressive “maturity levels” (from Embryonic to Embedded), enabling teams to assess current practice, identify strengths, and prioritise actions for improvement.Unit Guide (Word document)A comprehensive guidance document for users (academic unit) to support the implementation of the framework. It provides:Background and institutional context (specifically for Newcastle University but with some relevance for other institutions).Instructions for use and facilitation approaches.Guidance on inclusive engagement and co-creation.Advice on action planning, evaluation, and monitoring.Alignment with sector frameworks and REF 2029 (Strategy, People and Research Environment).The guide emphasises that research culture change is iterative, locally contextual, and best achieved through inclusive consultation and shared ownership.Equality Analysis (Word document)An impact assessment examining how the framework may affect different groups, particularly in relation to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.It identifies both potential benefits, such as improved inclusion and psychological safety, and risks (e.g. accessibility or representation issues), alongside mitigation actions to support equitable implementation.data.ncl.ac.ukLizzie Ranson at Durham Uni shared the EDI Toolkit for the application process for funding and projects. #ARMA2026 #DEI #EDI editoolkit.webspace.durham.ac.uk
Welcome! - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Application Processes ToolkitWelcome! What is EDI? Throughout this toolkit we will use the acronym EDI to mean Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Durham University is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment wher...editoolkit.webspace.durham.ac.ukWe in the UK cannot ignore what is proposed in the US re research funding. This thread is a concise overview of proposed changes which would have serious spillover impacts into global research community. Especially in the kid a of topics EDICa covers. #AcademicSky #EDI #DEI
Jacquelyn Gill🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
EDICa's newsletter is out! (and your correspondent is going on annual leave as soon as this is posted) There's so many cool things in this one - from across the UK. Sway version: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Newsle... PDF version: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Newsle... 🧵👇 for a teaser #EDI #DEI #Research #AcademicSky
Moira Rose: Do I Have News!Alt: Catherine Hale's Schitss Creek character coming in the door in her rather odd fashion clothes, slamming door and squatting a bit as she puts hands on knees and says Do I have News!static.klipy.comEDICa's hosting free training for men to learn about menstrual health and menopause as a leadership and business priority. This is following 4 workshops we hosted at which no men attended. So we're creating a space for men to learn. 2 June 10-12 BST on Zoom. go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Allyship
EDICa's running a "State of the Sector" survey for the UK's research and innovation sector. go.hw.ac.uk/Workplace2026 Anyone who works in research and innovation is eligible, including PGRs. Museums, small start-up innovation companies, archives, galleries, universities, research institutes.
This is why Research is so vitally important.
a christmas pudding with holly on top is on a blue and white plateAlt: a christmas pudding with holly on top is on a blue and white plate and shimmering with blue flamesmedia.tenor.comBarnsley MuseumsWow! Researchers at Barnsley Archives and Local Studies have made the amazing discovery that the worlds first Yorkshire pudding was made in Worsbrough in the 14th century. Visit our website to see the recipe and a full translation of the document written in latin bit.ly/FirstYorkshirePudding
Call for participants! a quick State of the Sector survey. Who should respond? ANYONE who works in the UK's research and innovation sector. Public, private, third sectors. Gov departments like DSIT and DEFRA. PhD students, admins, techs, lecturers, researchers go.hw.ac.uk/Workplace2026 share!
"appropriately protective of demands on her time". Well-phrased, but this does require others (often men) to appropriately take on more of the needed-but-unrecognised work.
Evan RobertsJust gonna keep sharing this awesome story (I've met Claudia Goldin, and she's both a very generous soul who stops and listens carefully in a conversation, and remembers things. Also, as this article relates, appropriately protective of demands on her time which is why she's done so much so well)
Calling disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf researchers, research students and other professionals, working in AI or interested in working in AI. Survey being run by two disabled researchers. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/glasgow/ai...
AI Research and Disabled, Neurodivergent and Deaf Researchers and Other Professionals: Experiences and AttitudesOnline surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.ukC-DICE presented their EDI toolkit which is designed to train researchers on improving their research design and proposals. www.cdice.ac.uk/online-train... #EDIConf26
In @advancehe.bsky.social #EDI2026 conference. NCRC presentation on Women in Academia report. Conclusion was that it’s not women not leaning in enough, not a confidence problem, there are structural reasons why there’s a lack of women in upper ranks. warwick.ac.uk/research/res...