Conference Schedule
9 - 9.30am Networking & Coffee, The Foyer, Craiglockhart Campus
9.30 - 9.45am Welcome & Introductory Remarks
9.45 - 10.45am Keynote: Demystifying Social Mobility
- , Tax Manager & Yorkshire Social Mobility Lead, HM Revenue and Customs
10:45 - 11am Comfort & Coffee Break
11 - 12:45pm Morning Parallel Sessions
CRL/ 1/06: Gendered Realities: Abuse, Arts, and Online Wellbeing
CRL/ 2/05: AI for EDI: Widening Access, HRM and Individualised Assessments
CRL/ 2/10: The Student Experience: Belonging, Mattering, and Becoming
CRL/ 3/03: Workshop 3: Entrepreneurial Thinking for a Better World/ Workshop 4: Flexible Working Scotland
CRL/ 3/11: Workshop 1: A Framework for Fostering an EDIB Culture in HE/ Workshop 2: Integrating Diverse Stakeholder Views in HE
CRL/The Riady theatre: Diverse Expressions of EDI: Film, Music, Language and Culture
12.45 - 2pm Lunch & Poster Presentations, The Chapel
2 – 3.45pm Afternoon Parallel Sessions
CRL/ 1/06: Workshop 5: Backlash-Proofing EDI Policies & Practices Against the Culture War/ Workshop 6: Addressing Gender Imbalance in Scottish STEM
CRL/ 2/05: EDI in Higher Education: Neurodivergence, Synaesthesia and ADHD
CRL/ 2/10: Skills, Employability, and Flexible Working
CRL/ 3/03: Workshop 9: Equity Implications of Assessment Deadline Extension Policies
CRL/ 3/11: Workshop 7: Meet the Editor: Publishing EDI Research/ Workshop 8: Designing Inclusive Events
CRL/ The Riady theatre: Feature Film Itu Ninu: A film about Climate migrants in a dystopian city under constant surveillance
3.45 - 4pm Tea & Coffee, The Foyer
4 - 5:30pm Panel Discussion: Social Mobility Is Higher Education Engine of Opportunity or Gatekeeper, The Riady Theatre
- Panelists include:
- , Tax Manager & Yorkshire Social Mobility Lead, HM Revenue and Customs
- Professor Nick Antonopoulos, Deputy Vice Chancellor and VP of Research and Innovation
- Sara Brachat, Recent graduate of MSc Applied Social Research at ENU
- , Founder Fair Justice System for Scotland and current a Law PHD at ENU
- , Research and Strategy Consultant, Commentator, Campaigner and founder of Pass The Mic
- Chair: Peace Echeonwu
- Question Moderator: Paolo Gerli
5.30 - 7pm Evening Snacks & EDI-themed Live Performances Spoken Word, Poems, Music, Art, Movies, etc., The Foyer and The Riady Theatre
7pm Conference Closing: Appreciation & Closing Remarks
Guest Services & Accessibility
CRL/ 2/06: Cloak room - This room is designated as a cloakroom, intended for attendees to store coats or other belongings.
CRL/ 2/07: Sensory and Calm Space - This room is reserved to provide a quiet and comfortable area for attendees who may need to take a break or who are sensitive to sensory overload.