Welcome to EDIS

EDIS is a coalition of organisations working to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the science and health research sector, originally established by The Francis Crick Institute research centre, independent funder Wellcome Trust, and our commercial partners GlaxoSmithKline.

Vision

For everyone to have equal opportunities and access to a successful career within science and health, its research and its outcomes.

Desired Impact

Equal and better science and health outcomes.

Mission

EDIS will build a powerful, connected and coordinated movement to advance equality, diversity and inclusion in science and health research.

News What's happening at EDIS

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Q&A

Q&A: Embedding EDI at The Biochemical Society with Sarah Jenner

The Biochemical Society wrote a guest post for the EDIS in 2019 where Laura Woodland highlighted the Society’s EDI work in relation to grants...
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Update

EDIS x The Equal Group: Collaboratively designing a spin-out business model

Between March and October 2022, EDIS worked with strategic equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) consultancy The Equal Group to co-design the next phase of...
Inclusive Conferences & Events

Lessons Learned: EDIS Inclusive Communications Workshop

What was the EDIS Inclusive Communications Workshop? EDIS organised an Inclusive Communications Workshop on the 17th August 2022. The event organising and Chairing was...
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Q&A

Q&A: Building a movement with EDIS Lead Dr Lilian Hunt

Let’s jump straight in: What is EDIS? EDIS is a coalition of organisations with a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in science and...

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Resources

Here we hope to highlight some of the key pieces of work to help promote the importance of improving EDI in Science and Health.

20 May 2022
This updated guide for 2022, developed in collaboration between EDIS and Wellcome, gives recommendations when asking diversity questions. It includes suggestions for questions you could ask and why you might choose to ask them in certain ways. This replaces the DAISY Guidance V1 published in January 2020. 

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