Networks

Staff and students within the School of Mathematics are involved in many networks relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School and wider University.

Piscopia is a UK-wide initiative which aims to promote women and non-binary people in mathematics. They run seminars during the university year called PiWorks, where academics from marginalised genders give talks about their work and career to inform prospective PhD students. The School of Mathematics is involved in many of these seminars, and it is highly recommended that students make the most of these events.


The Mathematics and Physics Neurodiversity Peer Support Network meets every fourth Wednesday, 13:00 - 15:00 in JCMB for informal chats over tea and coffee. To join the network, receive updates and take part in further discussions, contact Charlotte Desvages (charlotte.desvages@ed.ac.uk)


Organised by Milena Hering, Ana Rita Pires and Andreia Pereira Chapouto, these regular lunches provide opportunities for graduate students and staff in the School of Maths, who identify as women, non-binary, and other sex and gender minorities to come together to meet new people and share experiences. These lunches typically take place once a month in JCMB.


Edinburgh University Women in STEM (EUWiSTEM) is a society which promotes and supports women in STEM at the University. They run a series of events throughout the University year, such as workshops on managing imposter syndrome, and disability in STEM.


GENDER.ED is a cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. We showcase and promote teaching, research, knowledge exchange and impact (KEl) in gender and sexualities studies at the University of Edinburgh and beyond.


RACE.ED is a cross-university network concerned with race, racialization and decolonial studies from a multidisciplinary perspective. RACE.ED showcases excellence in teaching, research and knowledge, exchange, impact (KEI) in race and decolonial studies at The University of Edinburgh.

 


The Staff BAME Network welcomes all Black, Asian, minority ethnic academic and professional staff, including PhD researchers.


The Staff Pride Network is an inclusive network for the rich diversity of LGBT+ employees across the institution, including PhD students.

Staff Pride Network


EREN is a member-led network of racially minoritised staff and allies working to build anti-racist community and advance racial justice within the University of Edinburgh and higher education.

Edinburgh Race Equality Network


The Disabled Staff Network brings together staff with disabilities, restrictive health conditions and caring responsibilities in a safe space and a confidential environment to share experiences, information and support, to discuss disability issues and to network.


The Jewish Staff Network is a diverse community of Jewish colleagues from across the University. The network celebrates the richness of Jewish identity in all its forms—religious, cultural, and secular—and promotes a space where diverse perspectives are valued and respected.


The EUSA Liberation Officers work part-time to represent marginalised communities of students. They lead and support five Liberation Campaigns which exist to create a space where self-defining students can come together, discuss the issues affecting them, and campaign to improve their student experience. 

Black and Minority Ethnic students

Representing self-identifying BME students including those of African, Asian, Arab and Afro-Caribbean descent, those from minority ethnic groups including Jewish and Romani students, and those who identify as having mixed or multiple ethnicities.

Disabled students

Representing self-identifying Disabled students including those with physical disabilities, experiences of mental illness, chronic health conditions and specific learning difficulties.

LGBTQ+ students

Representing self-identifying LGBTQ+ students including but not limited to those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual.

Trans and Non-Binary students

Representing self-identifying trans and non-binary students.

Widening Participation Students

Representing students under the Widening Participation umbrella, including those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, first-generation students, adult returners, students with dependents or caring responsibilities, care-experienced students, estranged students, and students with refugee or asylum seeker status.

Women Students

Representing self-identifying women students, both trans and cis as well as students for whom woman forms part of a more complex gender identity.

For Liberation Campaign enquiries please contact: liberation@eusa.ed.ac.uk


The 93% Club represents state-educated, working-class, low-income, and first-generation students.

The Edinburgh 93% club works to educate and provide further information on classism, and act as a social mobility network for students. 

The 93% Club Edinburgh | Edinburgh University Students’ Association


This Hub offers employees and students across the University resources to have better understanding on how to create inclusive environments where everyone can fully engage, contribute, and be truly valued not in spite, but because of their neurological differences.

Neuroinclusion Hub | SharePoint


In the Age Equality Hub, you will find some of the wide-ranging activity taking place across the University to foster inclusion at whatever age you are, including information on working in multi-generational teams.

Age Equality Hub | Equality, Diversity & Inclusion


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