The School of Biological and Marine Sciences Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) is made up of academic, technical, research, professional services staff and student representatives. We support the embedding of equality and diversity across the School’s functions and strategies, develop school-led initiatives and work towards equality charter submissions such as Athena Swan. We are committed to promoting EDI principles, ensuing an inclusive learning environment, and preventing discrimination and harassment within the School.
If you have any queries about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Biological and Marine Sciences please contact the School Office: biolmarsci@plymouth.ac.uk or the Faculty Senior Administrator for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Emily Bradley: emily.bradley@plymouth.ac.uk
No culture can or will thrive unless it is inclusive. This applies especially to the culture many of us want to be part of in our university. And working to establish that culture is something we have to do together.
John Spicer
Professor
EDI Committee members
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Professor John Spicer
Professor
EDI Lead
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Mr Adam Bolton
Technical Specialist in Hydrography
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Dr Andy Foggo
Associate Professor in Ecology
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Dr Anne Plessis
Lecturer in Plant Biosciences
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Dr Bruno Fonseca Simoes
Lecturer in Animal Biology
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Dr Clare Embling
Associate Professor of Marine Ecology
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Miss Emily Bradley
Senior Administrator (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
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Professor Gerd Masselink
Professor of Coastal Geomorphology
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Dr Gillian Glegg
Associate Professor in Marine Management
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Mx Jonathan Coe
Senior Technician (Marine Science)
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Dr Katherine Herborn
Lecturer in Physiology and Behaviour
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Dr Ken Kingston
Lecturer in Theoretical Coastal Morphodynamics (Education)
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Dr Richard Billington
Associate Professor of Biology
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Professor Richard Preziosi
Head of School
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Dr Sarah Lane
Lecturer in Behaviour and Evolution
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Dr Stacey DeAmicis
Lecturer in Marine Ecology (Education)
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Ms Aikaterini Konstantinou
Research Assistant in Coastal Processes
Athena Swan
The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research.
The School of Biological and Marine Sciences achieved a bronze Athena Swan award in November 2019, and we will be submitting our next application in 2025.
News
School of Biological and Marine Sciences EDI workshop
As part of a drive to make the School of Biological and Marine Sciences as inclusive as possible, and to help explore new ways of doing so, the school piloted a staff Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshop on 12 December 2023.
Mentoring Scheme
In September 2021, the school mentoring scheme led by Dr Anne Plessis was launched. The aim of the scheme is to provide staff with informal support from another member of staff within the school. T
he areas of support include any aspect of professional life, such as career progression, work-life balance, research, teaching and time management. One of the principles of this scheme is that if someone asks for a mentor, they are expected to also offer to be a mentor.
If you would like more information about the mentoring scheme, please contact anne.plessis@plymouth.ac.uk
Online Welcome Event
The welcome event took place online during the January 2021 COVID lockdown and offered an opportunity to everyone who started a position in the School in the past year to introduce themselves to the rest of the School and find out more about the research that is being done here.
All newcomers were invited to prepare a one minute-speech about themselves, their background, research interests, anything they would like their colleagues to know about them. There were also short presentations about the different research areas and facilities within the School.
The main purpose was to help new staff get acquainted with the School and fell less isolated. There were twenty presentations by newcomers and eight talks to present research activities. The feedback on the event was overwhelmingly positive.