About us Our vision, mission and values
Equality
Diversity
Inclusion
Science and Health
Hosted by Wellcome, EDIS is a coalition of organisations working within the science and health research sector committed to improving equality, diversity and inclusion.
Vision
For everyone to have equal opportunities and access to a successful career within science and health, its research and its outcomes.
We will use the breadth of EDIS members to act across the science and health research system in multiple ways towards this common vision. This will create greater waves of change. Our vision is dependent on three interlinked long-term outcomes:
- Everyone has an equal chance to a successful career in science and health research
- Research design and practice in the science and health field is inclusive
- Everyone can successfully access science and health research and its outcomes
Desired impact
Equal and better science and health outcomes
We fundamentally believe that improving equality, diversity and inclusion across the biomedical, life sciences and health research cycle is both a moral imperative and also essential to human health.
Science and health research serves the whole population and should be held accountable to improving the health of the whole population. However, many health inequalities exist. By improving equality, diversity and inclusion in line with our vision, we believe the sector can improve health equity and its own culture.
Mission
EDIS will build a powerful, connected and coordinated movement to advance equality, diversity and inclusion in science and health research.
EDIS is in a unique position, having been founded by a publicly funded research institute (The Francis Crick Institute), an independent funding charity (Wellcome) and a commercial partner (GlaxoSmithKline).
Now, with an increasingly wide-ranging membership, EDIS will continue to draw together organisations from across science and health research to develop a coalition with power to influence, learn and drive evidence-based change.
Our goals What we aim to achieve
Conferences and events are important moments for career progression, sharing research, collaborations and networking. It is therefore essential that we reduce barriers to attending and contributing in order to make these key moments more inclusive. Events are also an important way to showcase role models and represent the diversity of people working in science and health research.
EDIS and its members have committed to improving how we run conferences and events through an equality, diversity and inclusion lens. We will collaborate to share good practice and work to create a wider cultural shift in the sector’s approach to conferences and events.
Research to improve human health should aim to create equal and better health outcomes, from basic biomedical research through to clinical trials. How research is prioritised, designed and conducted can impact who it benefits. Increasing the diversity of people involved in the research cycle and the inclusivity of research design can help tackle health inequalities and improve the quality of research.
EDIS wants to take a whole systems approach to inclusive research and experimental design. Research is conducted as part of a wider system with many moving parts. Who is involved in the research process influences how inclusive the research is, while the experimental design influences who is included in the research process.
Further information Find out more about us
History
Learn more about the history of EDIS; the initial idea, how we were founded and how we’ve grown.
Governance
Transparency is key. Learn more about how we’re run as a coalition including our Terms of Reference.
