A report on equity, diversity, and inclusion at Queen Margaret University
Miller, Paul, Henry, Leroi 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) |
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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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