Miller, Paul, Henry, Leroi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-7634 and Linton, Kenisha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7390-1512 (2023) A report on equity, diversity, and inclusion at Queen Margaret University. Report. Queen Margaret University, Scotland, Scotland. (doi:https://www.qmu.ac.uk/media/dgrledzp/edi-culture-review-report-2023.pdf)

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Abstract

This Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Culture Review is a specific piece of work commissioned by Queen Margaret University. It was commissioned to understand, inter alia:
• Staff and students’ overall experience of inclusivity at the University
• Perceptions, observations and/or experiences of discrimination among staff and students
• Recruitment, selection, reward, progression, development, disciplinary and performance management practices related to staff
• Curriculum, support and other experiences among to students

Main findings - OVERALL
• Staff and students generally consider the University to be an inclusive environment
• The University has a number of staff pay gaps
• Staff and students are concerned about ethnic and gender representation in the University’s
leadership structure
• The ethnic profile of staff is below the census data for Edinburgh (e.g.: there are few BAME staff
at Queen Margaret University compared with the population of Edinburgh)
• A number of students have either witnessed and/or experienced racism in clubs and societies,
teaching spaces, at student Union events, on placements, accommodation, from other students,
from academic staff, and from the curriculum.
• Some students didn’t always feel their curriculum is inclusive
• There appears to be a faultline in the experience of international students and students of
South Asian heritage
• Students felt the Students’ Union is more responsive to concerns about discrimination
compared with the University
• Systems for reporting discrimination are not well known by staff and students
• Whilst some policies reviewed appear non contentious, other appear convoluted and unclear
and some appear to carry a degree of risk if not changed (or if tested)

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	equity, diversity, inclusion; culture review, discrimination, anti-racism
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > L Education (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy Research and Enterprise Training Unit (RETI)
Last Modified:	07 May 2025 14:36
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50328

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