Biology Workload Creep Survey
In 2022, we surveyed School of Biology staff about their perception of workload, including how it has changed over time and the impact of those changes on staff wellbeing. We have now published this report and make…
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Distinguished Public Lecture: Fighting Racial Myths
The Biology Anti-Racist Committee (BARC) and the School of Biology EDI Committee are extremely excited to announce that award-winning journalist and author Angela Saini will be visiting St Andrews to give…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science Public Lecture: Prof Melanie Welham
Update 31 Jan – CANCELLED Please note this event has been cancelled due to the UCU Industrial Action planned for that day. We will look into the possibility of rescheduling this. UN International Day of Women and…
The Jeff and Ellen Graves Coffee and Cake room
The Centre for Biological Diversity’s coffee room has been renamed “The Jeff and Ellen Graves Coffee and Cake Room” in celebration and gratitude for all the diverse contributions Jeff and Ellen made to our community.
EDI Round table
On Monday 11 July 2022, Kevin Laland held a lunchtime EDI roundtable discussion with the Women in Bioscience group (WoBio) at the University of Vienna. Kevin shared BEDI’s experience of going from EDI novices to Athena…
Principal’s Medal Salma Ali
Presented by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone DBE, FRSE Wednesday 15 June – morning ceremony I should now like to introduce the Principal’s Medal. This award was inaugurated thirteen years ago with a gift from three…
EDI matters: The journey from novices to gold
On 12 May 2022 Kevin Laland gave a talk at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition about the School of Biology’s journey from EDI novices to Athena Swan Gold Award holders.
See what the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion web site has for you
The Biology EDI Committee wants our school to be a supportive working environment in which all members of staff (academic, teaching, research, administrative and technical) and students reach their full potential. We…
Biology EDI advertising and recruitment checklist and updated generic school text for use in ALL staff recruitment
Biology is working to ensure that our staff have thought about ensuring equality, diversity and inclusiveness in their advertising and recruitment, and have a new process for submitting adverts and further particulars…
Recording now available for 2022 Women in Science Lecture – Why BioDiversity matters?
A recording is available for Professor Anne Magurran’s (University of St Andrews) public lecture on her world-leading research on biodiversity, Why BioDiversity Matters. This lecture was in celebration of the UN…
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