Lessons Learned: How do you organise an inclusive symposium?
A roundup of the top 5 lessons we learned while organising the 2023 EDIS Symposium, including running hybrid events and how to build trust.
Posters from the 2023 EDIS Symposium
For more information on the EDIS 2023 Symposium, check out the delegate booklet here . View the Applied Microbiology International poster at full...
EDIS Symposium 2023 Delegate Booklet
Please click here to access the 2023 EDIS Symposium delegate booklet. Alternatively, please click the download button to the right of this page. For...
EDIS Symposium 2023: Registration now open!
Registration is now open - the Symposium aims to challenge and expand ideas of what leadership can be, featuring discussions on topics such as...
Press Release: TPATH launches new EDIS-sponsored toolkit on creating radically inclusive grassroots events
The free toolkit includes guidance on core principals, such as prioritising accessibility and individuals from the global majority, and a step-by-step guide to running...
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...
Lessons Learned: Designing and running an inclusive conference with the EDIS 2021 Symposium
When EDIS Lead Dr Lilian Hunt and I began planning EDIS symposium 2021, we reflected on some critical questions: How can we ensure that...
Five things we learnt about inclusive events
1. Good planning pays off The 2019 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health (EDIS) symposium was two years in the making. We...
Creating an inclusive and welcoming research conference environment
The issue of gender balance within the scientific research community is not a new one. The reporting of gender pay-gap data in the UK...
Bringing inclusive event practices to a wider audience
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health (EDIS) symposium in September was a testing ground for many types of inclusive conference practices...
EDIS symposium: The Association of Medical Research Charities’ reflections
The EDIS symposium held in summer 2019 was a springboard for us here at the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC). Seeking to make...
Who attended the EDIS Symposium?
We asked attendees to fill out an anonymous diversity monitoring form at the EDIS symposium 2019 and here we share our findings.