Social Responsibility at SHS
Who are we?
We are a group of enthusiastic people who are passionate about equality.
SHS Director of Social Responsibility: Dr Karolina Kluk
SHS Lead of Equality Diversity and Inclusion: Dr Juhi Gupta
PS Lead of SR & EDI: Jayne Ward
PS support: Anne-Marie Broderick
We run monthly webinars focused on SR and EDIA topics.
If you want to join our SR&EDI webinar mailing list please add your email address to our mailing list here.
Divisional Social Responsibility Leads:
Division of Informatics, Imagine and Data Science (IIDS): Dr Iliada Eletheriou
Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work (NMSW): Dr Judy Ormrod
Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience (PCHN): Dr Ellen Poliakoff
Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care (PHHHRSPC): Dr Maria Panagioti
Division of Psychology and Mental Health (PMH): Dr Patricia Gooding
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry (P&O): Dr Andrew Leach
Divisional Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leads:
Division of Informatics, Imagine and Data Science (IIDS): Dr Juhi Gupta
Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work (NMSW): Dr Rathi Ravindrarajah
Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience (PCHN): Dr Helen Chilton
Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care (PHHHRSPC): Dr Natasha Tyler
Division of Psychology and Mental Health (PMH): Dr Tracy Epton (deputy Dr Ming Wai Wan)
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry (P&O): Dr Victoria Tavares
Champions Networks Leads 2023-24:
Public Community Involvement and Engagement (PCIE): Dr Emma Gowen
Widening Participation (WP): tbc
Environmental Sustainability (ES): Dr Peter Taylor
Disabilities, Long-term conditions and Neurodiversity (DLN): Dr Leah Quinlivan
Health and Wellbeing (HW): tbc
Culture and Inclusive Eduction (CIE): Dr Hala Shokr
Culture and Inclusive Research (CIR): tbc
To become a champion/join any of the above Champions Networks please sing up here.
Members of Champions Networks:
PPCIE: Emma Gowen, Ellen Poliakoff, Louise Gorman, Anisa Visram, Katarzyna Szulewska, Paul Clarkson, Rebecca Morris, Hannah Shari, Karon Mee, Stephanie Lyons, Leah Quinlivan, Juhi Gupta, Kirsty Lowe
WP: Kirsty Lowe, Ellen Poliakoff, Birsu Kandemirci, Juhi Gupta, Matthew Sperrin, Sam Aston, Rebecca Champion, Rebecca Morris, Katie G. Finegan, Hannah Shafi
ES: Chelsea Sawyer, Anisa Visram, Bursu Kandemirci, Harriet Bickley, Hua Wei, Guinever Robinson, Aylish Mackenzie, Sally Freeman, Georgia Mchale,
DLN: Leah Quinlivan, Kathy Leadbitter, Katherine Twomey, Alys Young, Michaela Barnard, Lindsey Gage, Rebecca Morris, Emma Bowen, Kirsty Lowe, Dianne Burns
HW: Nicola Telfer, Jade Severyn, Georgia Mchale, Nicola Gartland, Karolina Kluk, Hala Shokr, Guinever Robinson, Hua Wei, Aylish Mckenzie, Rebecca Champion, Juhi Gupta, Lindsey Gage
IE: Hala Shokr, Victoria Tavares, Dianne Burns, Sam Aston, Rebecca Champion
RC: tbc
To join any of the above Champions Networks please sing up here.
EDI Committee members:
The following representatives will be invited to the SHS EDI committee meetings:
SHS EDI lead (Chair)
SHS operations manager
Divisional EDI leads
People & organisational development (P&OD) partner
PSS representative
PDRA representative
Student representatives (UG, PGT, PGRs)
Students Union representative
Doctoral academy representative
Optional:
Head of School
Heads of Division (6)
FBMH AD for EDI
FMBH EDI partner
FBMH AD for Inclusive Education & Engagement
SHS Teaching Director
SHS Research & innovation directorSHS Director for SR
SHS members who are members of relevant charters/SAT
Athena Swan Charter (framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research) information:
In October 2018 SHS was awarded Silver Interim Athena Swan award. Here is a copy of our SHS Athena Swan Silver Award application and Silver Award logo that can be used in e-mail signatures and any other documents when needed. In 2024 all three schools joined forces and submitted one Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health Athena SWAN application and were successfully awarded a Faculty Silver Award!
For advise on how to evidence SR/EDI activities in your P&DR see this webpage:
https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/bmh/ps-activities/people-&-od-activities/pdr/