Posters from the 2023 EDIS Symposium

Robin Craig
November 8, 2023

As part of the EDIS 2023 Symposium, EDIS members were invited to bring a poster outlining their equity, diversity and inclusion work - they're now available to browse online below!

For more information on the EDIS 2023 Symposium, check out the delegate booklet here [PDF].

A poster on Applied Microbiology International's diversity & inclusion strategy 2023-2026.

View the Applied Microbiology International poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Lucky Cullen and Applied Microbiology International.

A poster by ARMA titled "Breaking barriers: transforming our governance" outlining how ARMA adopted inclusive recruitment practices and how they turn feedback into action

View the ARMA poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of James Dunphy and ARMA

A poster by the Biochemical Society outlining their EDI work, including grants & bursaries, digital resources, accessible meetings, and open science

View The Biochemical Society’s poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Sarah Jenner and The Biochemical Society

A poster by the University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, outlining their UoB Sustain programme to build inclusive leadership within the university

View the University of Birmingham poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Sarah Conner and Tim Giles and the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham

A poster by Cancer Research UK outlining how they are creating a more diverse, inclusive research community, including outlining the Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Leadership Programme

View the Cancer Research UK poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Sue Russell and Cancer Research UK

A poster by the Daphne Jackson Trust on their work supporting research returns after a career break of 2 years of more taken for family, caring or health reasons

View The Daphne Jackson Trust poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Francesca Scott and The Daphne Jackson Trust.

A poster by ELRIG titled "Encouraging diversity in the drug discovery community using deliverate action when inviting speakers", outlining how they recruited more diverse speakers for the ELRIG conference

View the ELRIG poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Clare Cockerham and ELRIG

Poster by the Microbiology Society on the development of their members panel

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Courtesy of Ffion Lane and The Microbiology Society.

A poster from the Royal Society of Biology outlining their Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (DIWG)

View the Royal Society of Biology poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Jade Hall and The Royal Society of Biology

A poster by the Science Council titled "Equity, diversity and inclusion - part of our DNA" outlining the Science Council declaration on equity, diversity, and inclusion

View The Science Council poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Brian Wagenbach and The Science Council

A poster by Wellcome Connecting Science outlining how they developed inclusive language within a research organisation

View the Wellcome Connecting Science poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Ireena Dutta and Wellcome Connecting Science

A poster by Wellcome Connecting Science on understanding the experiences of minoritised groups at research conferences in the UK

View the Wellcome Connecting Science poster at full size by clicking here.

Courtesy of Ireena Dutta and Wellcome Connecting Science

Please note that the alt text on the above images is limited. This is because the amount of information on the posters cannot be accurately represented in the limited alt text space, and unfortunately we are unable to upload voice recordings describing the posters due to WordPress limitations. We apologise for any inaccessibility this might cause and if you have any suggestions, please email Robin at r.craig@wellcome.org.

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