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Our WIDE committee

The WIDE committee oversees work on Widening, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. If you have any questions related to our work or EDI, please email us at PCLS-EDI@reading.ac.uk

Committee members

  • Head of Section (Psychology) – Eugene McSorley
  • Head of Section (CWI) – Richard Levell
  • Head of Section (Clinical Language Studies) – Vesna Stojanovik
  • Outreach and Widening Participation Lead (RAM) – Fang Liu
  • Environmental Sustainability Lead – Ciara McCabe
  • Athena SWAN Lead – Gloria Wong
  • Deputy Director of EDI for SPCLS – Gloria Wong
  • School Director of Teaching and Learning – Rachel Pye
  • School Director of Academic Tutoring and Student Wellbeing –Christos Pliastikas
  • Diversity and Inclusion Support Officer (CWI - DISO) – Janette Bereza
  • Research Division Leaders – Ingo Bojak
  • Executive Administration representation – Gemma Mould
  • UG/PGT Representative (Staff) – Rachel Pye
  • UG/PGT Representative (Student) – Efemena Oyibo
  • PGR Representative (Staff) – Ingo Bojak
  • PGR Representative (Student) – Charlenne Ordonez Marino
  • PGR Representative & GTA (Athena SWAN) - Steph Dodgers
  • ECR Representative – Jess Eastwood

Committee principles

The PCLS Committee for Widening, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity will act in accordance with The University of Reading’s Strategy, Values and Leadership Principles, which are:

2020 – 2026 Strategic Plan

  • Community- putting our people first
  • Excellence- aspiring to the highest standards
  • Sustainability- managing our resources for today and tomorrow
  • Engaged University- impact beyond our campuses
Values
  • A love of learning
  • Creating and sharing new knowledge
  • Embracing and celebrating diversity of people and ideas
  • Caring for our environment
Leadership Principles
  • Resourceful: Create & Stablise
  • Responsible: Nurture & Rationalise
  • Respectful: Global & Local

Committee terms of reference

  • Provide self-assessment of the School’s position in relation to equity and diversity principles
  • To review and consider National EDI Policy updates and PSRBs to plan for School response
  • Understand from staff and students’ areas of strength and need for development in relation to EDI strategy within the School
  • To oversee the wide range of EDI activity in the School
  • To monitor progress against the objectives in the School’s EDI Action Plan, ensuring these are aligned with the EDI-relevant priorities for the different activity areas as well as University strategy
  • To monitor progress against the School’s Athena Swan Action Plan and oversee the preparation and submission of applications to retain our Silver Award status
  • To consider and plan the School assigned activity and project work of the DISOs and ensure appropriate levels of support to undertake this work
  • To act as a conduit between UoR Network Meetings and the School
  • To work with PCLS Research Clusters to ensure EDI considerations remain forefront within the planning, bidding and delivery of research within the School
  • To ensure that the impact of EDI work within the school is monitored, recorded and shared as appropriate
  • To steer the strategy for EDI work within the School
  • To consider and plan how the School will widen its workforce and increase representation for those with protected characteristics

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Athena SWAN Silver Award