The European Institute strives to build an inclusive and supportive community, and supports all staff and students regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, age or gender reassignment. The Department and its staff work to ensure respectful, inclusive and supporting working relationships, both within the Department and across the School.
Our commitment to EDI is imbedded in the LSE 2030 strategy. LSE wants to enable every member of our community to excel, by investing in every part of our LSE community; by facilitating lasting relationships with our alumni, friends and partners; by ensuring that LSE works for everyone; and by creating a sustainable LSE.
The EDI Committee in the European Institute
The European Institute’s EDI Committee serves as the main forum for monitoring, promoting, and protecting equality and diversity in the Department. Equality and diversity refers here primarily to matters of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age and gender identity, but also more generally to ensuring respectful working relations across departmental hierarchies.
The purpose of the committee is to:
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Review and monitor department policies and processes with regard to their impact on equality and diversity and, where appropriate, making recommendations for change;
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Promote a working environment where concerns about equality and diversity can be freely raised and discussed, and where all members of the department feel treated as equals;
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Promote a greater awareness of equality and diversity issues;
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Support the department to ensure that teaching and administrative workloads are informed by equity and transparency;
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Encourage departmental diversity through its hiring and recruitment processes, and in its public events programme;
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Assist with the development of inclusive curricula, teaching and research plans, as required;
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Support the department to develop proactive policies that can address unconscious bias;
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Ensure that the department adopts, as appropriate, agile working practices to support its staff.
EDI Committee Membership:
Ideally, the EI’s EDI committee will have representatives that provide a diverse representation of the department, taking into account gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion and parental status.
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EDI Chair: Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece
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Head of Department: Professor Simon Glendinning
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Department Manager: Carl-Ludwig Campbell
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At least one representative from each of the following groups, recruited yearly:
- Research staff (Band 6 and lower)
- Professional Services Staff (Band 6 and lower)
- Academic Staff (Associate Professorial level or lower)
- Research student(s)
Racism, homophobia/transphobia, sexism, discrimination, bullying and harassment are all unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the European Institute or at LSE.
If you have any concerns, or if you have been personally affected, you can contact the Department's EDI Committee either via its chair, Dr Jennifer Jackon-Preece, or anonymously by leaving a letter in the EI’s Professional Services Office, room CBG 7.13. All messages will be managed confidentially.
You are also welcome to email the Head of Department, Professor Simon Glendinning, or the Department Manager, Carl-Ludwig Campbell, directly.
The School’s EDI Office is also available to support you.