Useful Resources

For more information on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity, visit the following resources:

• University of Manchester's EDI calendar for 2025

• Equality versus Equity: What's the difference as we #EmbraceEquity for IWD 2023 and beyond?

• Resources on supporting transgender individuals in Academia:

  • LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Physics and Astronomy: A best practices guide
  • Being transgender in STEM by The Royal Society
  • Transgender Physicists Face Fresh Challenges by Sophia Chen

• Bullying and Harassment in Astronomy and Geophysics – report and recommendations

• 'Data Lunch' – race and ethnicity at UoM (YouTube)

• 'Science Weekly' podcast interview with Keon West (Spotify)

• Invisible Barriers: Socio-Economic Background and Access in Academia

  • Equality of access and outcomes in higher education in England
  • Raising Aspirations in Physics
  • The Future of EDI in STEM for University Students
  • Socioeconomic Status and Barriers to Education: Monica Korakula at TEDxBritishSchoolofBrussels
  • Investigating the Underrepresentation of State School Students in Higher Education | Pi Docs
  • UK cost of learning crisis: New threats to students' futures?
  • Closing The Gap: Addressing Educational Inequality in the UK | Cambridge Union
  • Resources and organisations in the UK working on closing the attainment gap:
    • Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant information pack for 2025–26
    • Research England strategic delivery plan (SDP) 2022 to 2025
    • UCEN Manchester: Access and participation plan 2025–26 to 2028–29
    • upReach: Transforming Social Mobility
    • Social Mobility Foundation
    • Socio-economic equality and mentoring, support and outreach – University of Strathclyde
    • Report on Higher Education and Digital Poverty