Welcome to RHSU’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework

Welcome to RHSU’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) framework. In this document, we use “EDI” and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion interchangeably. This document explains our commitment to EDI, our goals and priorities, and the actions we will take.

We cannot make student life better here at Royal Holloway without having EDI at the heart of everything we do. This framework sets out our aims and objectives, our action plan, and how we will be accountable. This framework establishes our commitment to our students, our employees, and our responsibilities, allowing us to hold our employees and university staff accountable for embracing EDI through educating our employees, empowering our student leaders, and influencing positive change.

We want to make it clear that EDI is a priority for us. While developing this framework, we identified areas where we are doing well and areas where we need to improve. This framework will ensure that the whole of RHSU is being proactive in their approach to EDI, to build an inclusive community for employees and students.

 

 

See our action plan

Educate:

Establish and EDI Task and Finish Group to ensure we are being pro-active with our approach to EDI.	Complete
Complete an impact assessment for all training in relation to EDI.	Not Started
Policy review ensuring all our policies are accessible and gender inclusive.	Not Started
Review our recruitment process ensuring our recruitment is inclusive and equitable.	Not Started
Ensure RHSU employees know how to report EDI concerns.	In Progress
Complete a building audit ensuring our outlets are accessible.	Not Started

Empower:

Ensure EDI Training is delivered to student leaders every year	In Progress
Introduce an EDI hub of resources highlighting how students can report EDI concerns.	Not Started
Introduce an Inclusivity Fund for Student Communities.	In Progress
Create an accessible marketing guide.	Not Started
Ensure our support resources in the Advice Centre that Student Leaders can signpost to are diverse and accessible.	Not Started

Influence:

Annually develop a lobbying plan with the Inclusion Community Officers on liberation issues.	In Progress
Ensure Inclusion Community Officers are invited to the relevant University Equity Groups.	Complete
Identify the University EDI Action Plans and ensure KPI’s are being met.	In Progress
Ensure a positive working relationship with stakeholders from the University is maintained.	In Progress