Research & Innovation

The project will deliver:

• A greater understanding of the effect that exclusionary policies and practice can have on people’s careers, personal lives and wellbeing.  

• Cross-cutting solutions to the issues brought about by systemic barriers for underrepresented individuals in higher education.

• Joint working across the King’s staff community to develop sharable tools and approaches that makes data and insights more accessible, meaningful, and usable.

• Co-creation and testing of new approaches to improve inclusivity in practices, policies and processes (PPPs).

These will be delivered through five core work packages:

1. Understanding the issues

Conduct an external review of King’s promotion and progression practices, identifying key barriers to inclusivity and sharing findings to drive informed improvements.

2. Empowering leadership for inclusivity

Provide training and tools for research leaders, updating manager resources to support a diverse and inclusive career progression environment.

3. Supporting individual development

Implement the 'INKLUDE to THRIVE' and 'ALLIANCETHRIVE' programmes, focusing on career development for under-represented groups and allyship for inclusivity.

4. Institutional commitment and long-term change

Establish a five-year equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy and enhance data collection to support sustained inclusivity efforts across the institution.

5. Collaborative development and transparent evaluation

Engage with King’s community to co-create resources and regularly evaluate project progress through bi-annual events.

 

Team

Project Manager:

• Jasdeep Singh

Research Fellow:

• Dr Hana Morel

Co-Leads:

• Zoe Kennedy

• Dr Nessa Keddo

• Dr Giouliana Kadra-Scalzo

• Francesca Tambellini

• Dr Aneita Pringle