Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The E4 and E5 DTPs aim to reflect and promote equality, diversity and inclusion through its diverse community, inclusive activities, and ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process.

The E4 and E5 DTPs aim to create and promote a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where all staff and students are treated fairly, equally and with dignity and respect so that they can develop to their full potential. We recognise, respect and value the differences that students, staff and partners bring to our doctoral training partnership.

We are committed to supporting the diversity of our applicant pool and recruited cohorts and as such encourage applications from students from diverse backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics. We strive to fight discrimination within our recruitment process and ensure equality of opportunity for all applicants. To support this, we have widening participation mechanisms in place to specifically assist applicants from under-represented groups, who may have faced additional challenges in their education to this point and who wish to disclose that information within their application (please refer to our application process for further details).

We value applications from students from a wide range of backgrounds and aim to give equality of opportunity to all by supporting applicants who declare that they are part of one of our under-represented groups (see our Widening Participation form as part of our application process). We also value professional experience and do not set a Master’s degree as a condition to apply (although we will take all degrees into consideration).

As part of both E4 and E5, we have compulsory training for our selection panel members, supervisors and students on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Unconscious Bias, Consent Matters and Tackling Harassment. We have regular discussions and exchanges with DTP students on EDI issues in research, academia and research careers.

The University of Edinburgh provides a wide range of resources on EDI topics for all staff and students. The University also has a number of EDI groups which strive to ensure that everyone is safe, listened to and respected, and promotes many initiatives to support our diverse community. The University of Edinburgh has a zero tolerance stance towards any form of bullying and harassment and has a Dignity and Respect policy to which all staff and student are expected to adhere to.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | The University of Edinburgh

EDI Groups | The University of Edinburgh

Respect at Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh

 

See below the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages of each of the 8 University of Edinburgh schools who are E4/E5 DTP partners:

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