| Project name | Project Lead(s) | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellbeing of Working Parents and Carers | Clare Hardman and Sam Jones |
A training workshop for parents and carers that will identify issues faced when balancing career progression with family responsibilities and equip participants with the skills required to address them. The aim is to improve wellbeing of parents/carers, promoting career progression and help to overcome barriers faced in professional life, and further grow the WCPC community. |
£5,000 |
| Off the Beaten Track | Fadi Issa and Emily Hotine |
A series of video interviews with university staff across four divisions highlighting their journeys into the University. The interviews will feature staff from under-represented demographics and staff who have taken unconventional routes to their current position. |
£16,000 |
| Educational workshops for refugees and asylum seekers | Benjamin Grant | A series of free workshops (Academic English, Maths and Computing) aimed at enhancing the skills and confidence of refugees and asylum seekers resident in Oxfordshire. Developed and delivered in collaboration with Asylum Welcome, they will contribute towards the goals of the University of Oxford as a University of Sanctuary. EDI training for teaching staff will be an integral part of the project, and experience of the workshops will inform best practice in inclusive teaching within the University of Oxford. |
£20,000 |
| EDI Training Symposium | Maddie Welland |
A symposium of sessions addressing the training needs of Oxford’s EDI Practitioners - such as quantitative and qualitative data analysis; demonstrating and evaluating impact; project and event management; change management and organisational culture. This event would be run to the highest standard of inclusivity. |
£10,750 |
| Equality Networks Development Session | Staff Networks and the Equality and Diversity Unit | A half-day strategic development session for EDU and leaders of the Staff Equality Networks for information exchange, identifying shared priorities and coordinating a plan for joint activity from 2023-2025. | £4,000 |
| Qualitative Accelerator | Katherine Corr | A qualitative research fund, internal expert pool and qualitative skills training to provide support for qualitative follow-up (e.g. focus groups) to the Staff Experience Survey results for MSD. The aim is to support all departments to properly engage with their survey results and build proportionate and appropriate action plans. | £12,000 |
