We promote positive attitudes to those with disability and strive to reduce any stigma around mental health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
After meeting at a\u00a0Royal Society of Biology: Biosciences for All\u00a0<\/em>event (2018), BEDI PhD student rep Jessica Haghkerdar invited Prof Sara Rankin to tell us more about neurodiversity and her project “2emPower<\/a>” (lecture available here<\/a>). Rankin, a world-leading scientist at Imperial College London, is dyslexic and dyspraxic.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n In 2021, the EDI committee hosted (virtually) Prof. Carron Shankland from the University of Stirling, who shared some of her insights on “Being Productive and Staying Well”.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Within the School of Biology, we try to ensure accessibility for all for lectures and events we organise:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u201cI wanted to thank you very much for efforts to provide recordings or streaming of EDI-related events. My disability makes sitting still, particularly in theatre-style venues, one of the most difficult things to do<\/em>.\u201d \u00a0Female senior lecturer, 2019.<\/p>\r\n The University provides a range of advice<\/a> and support services<\/a> for students with disabilities, and the School\u2019s Disabilities Coordinator is available for additional advice.<\/p>\r\n The University has a newly established Staff Disability Network<\/a>.\u00a0 For staff with additional or recent diagnoses, HR and Occupational Health<\/a> would be the first port of call for support or advice.\u00a0 Organisational and Staff Development Services (OSDS)<\/a> have a range of support available for researcher development.\u00a0<\/p>\r\nMental health<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
Accessibility\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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