Diversity Champions and Leads

The role of a champion is to act as a role model and spokesperson for their area, and for diversity and inclusion in general.

We have diversity champions at University Executive Board (UEB) level who act as role models and spokespersons for their areas. Our UEB diversity champions take responsibility for identifying and raising potential diversity and inclusion-related issues in meetings and discussions across the University. They work with the Head of EDI, network groups and Reading Students' Union officers.

We also have Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion leads within our individual Schools and Directorates.

UEB Diversity Champions

EDI overall

• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort

Disability+

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience), Professor Peter Miskell

Faith

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Dr Caroline Baylon

LGBTQIA+ 

• Chief Operating Officer, Laura Clayton

Parent and Carers Together

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning and Resource), Professor Dominik Zaum

Race

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Parveen Yaqoob

Social Mobility/Class

• Chief Finance Officer, Vin Wijeratne

 Sex Equality

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience), Professor Elizabeth McCrum

School and Directorate Diversity and Inclusion Leads

Agriculture, Policy and Development

• Emma Broomfield, EDI Champion 
• Amelia Hood, Athena Swan Lead
• Alice Haughan, Athena Swan Lead

Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science

• Professor Avril Maddrell
• Professor Hong Yang

Arts and Communication Design

• Trish Reid

Biological Sciences

• Dr Evangelos Delivopoulos

Built Environment

• Dr Dragana Nikolic
• Dr Amy Brookes

Campus Commerce

• Fi Evans

Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD)

• Yen Tu

Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy

• Dr Mauricio Cafiero

To find out more visit the School's Athena SWAN committee page.

Digital Technology Services

• Claire Bowler 

Finance

• Emma Ashley

Doctoral and Researcher College

• Cat Hale 
• Katie Wiltshire

Henley Business School

• Dr Melissa Carr
• Dr Miriam Marra

Humanities

• Dr Heike Schmidt

Institute of Education

• Dr Yota Dimitriadi

Global Academy

• Sameena Hussain

English Literature

• Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein

Law

• Dr Nowrin Tamanna

Library

• Tim Chapman

Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences

• Dr Fazil Baksh

To find out more visit the School's Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity and Equality page.

Planning and Strategy Office & Governance 

• Helen Williams

Politics, Economics and International Relations

• Dr Sam Rawlings

Procurement

• Erin Cooper 

Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences

• Richard Levell
• Gloria Wong

Research, Engagement and Innovation Office

• Tristan Glenn

Student Services

• Katie Robertson

Technical Services

• James Magee