Vision
The University vision is a continuing commitment to equality and diversity for both students and staff.
The University of Edinburgh has a distinguished history of scholarship and endeavour that has contributed greatly to our society’s intellectual and economic advancement.
Our continuing commitment to equality and diversity has a vital role to play in ensuring our success as a great civic institution for both students and staff.
Our aspirations
We aspire to be a place of first choice for some of the worlds most talented students and gifted staff.
The University is committed to developing a positive culture, where all staff and students are able to develop to their full potential.
Our committment
The University is committed to embedding Equality and Diversity across all its work, and believes its strategy reflects its commitment and contribution to its place as a world-leading centre of academic excellence.
Our targets
We have set targets at University Strategic level as well developing a single equality action plan to address our duties under the Equality Act 2010 encompassing all of its protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.
We identify improvements in the student experience, the challenges faced by disabled staff and students in accessing higher education and gender issues that may affect the pursuit of scientific work as key to tackling real issues.
Challenges ahead
The University welcomes the challenges ahead and we are committed to working on the issues facing the higher education sector. It is also expected that this new integrated E&D Strategy will assist the University in working collaboratively with other UK and Scottish Universities and relevant public bodies; in working in partnership with the Trade Unions; in knowledge transfer, leadership development, monitoring and policy development.
This article was published on Jan 26, 2012