Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Faculty Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (FEDIC) reports to the Faculty Executive Board.

FEDIC members embrace the challenge of making a positive difference to the culture of the Faculty and will work together to deliver focused actions to improve the experiences and perceptions of our diverse community.

The committee will take action to embed equality and diversity in the policies and day-to-day business of the Faculty by:

• Identifying and advising on priorities for equality and diversity
• Responding to issues raised by the School and Department EDI committees, and by the Faculty EDI staff forum
• Commissioning strategic pieces of work that enable the Faculty to fulfil its responsibilities relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Gathering evidence and developing measurements of success
• Delegating specific actions to schools and departments and identifying relevant process levers to ensure consistency of approach.
• Empowering all members of the Faculty through providing the policies and environment to report on and improve performance.
• Ensuring transparency and awareness of the Faculty’s equality and diversity activities, disseminating best practice, and celebrating success, through various communication tools.

Our framework and terms of reference

• Faculty EDI terms of reference (PDF)
• Faculty EDI framework (PDF)

All schools and departments in the Faculty have an equality, diversity and inclusion committee whose chair sits on the FEDIC. If you would like to get involved in the work of the committees, please contact the chair.

We also have a Faculty EDI forum, which is an informal staff only group. The forum meets 3-4 times a year and reports into the FEDIC. The forum is for anyone who is interested in EDI and wishes to contribute to Faculty EDI activities or ideas. If you’d like to get involved, please e-mail Milda Balse (m.balse@surrey.ac.uk).