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Enabling equitable cultures: staff recruitment and promotion

Academic researchers Equity, diversity and inclusion

This page contains a collection of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) resources with relevance to staff recruitment and promotion in HE geography. These resources were collated as part of the project, 'Enabling equitable cultures of knowledge and practice in physical geography and environmental sciences', funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

This page is dynamic; if you know of other relevant resources or wish to submit your own case study, we’d like to hear from you at rhed@rgs.org.

The Society does not accept responsibility for the content of the external sites. Inclusion on this list does not equate to an endorsement of any content or organisation. Please contact the external site for questions regarding individual resources.

Selected readings

British International Studies Association (2021) Career trajectories in UK departments of Politics and International Relations. Access the resource.
British Science Association (2020) APPG Diversity and Inclusion in STEM, Inquiry in Equity in STEM Education: Final Report. Access the report.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies (2020) Race inequality in the workforce (PDF)
Fyfe, A., De Moortle, I. and Ashbrook, S. (2016) Academic Women Now: experiences of mid-career academic women in Scotland. Access the article.
Nelson, R.G., Rutherford, J.N., Hinde, K. and Clancy, K.B.H. (2017) Signaling Safety: Characterizing Fieldwork Experiences and Their Implications for Career Trajectories. American Anthropologist, 119, pp. 710-722. Access the article.