These positions will play a pivotal role in supporting Schools and Professional Services in setting the direction for EDI in their area, as well as ensuring alignment with the EDI Core Plan. They will help draw together and develop EDI activity and provide local leadership to ensure that we are maximising the impact of our work in alignment with our strategic aims.
The EDI Principals, each responsible for progressing EDI in a cluster of Professional Services, are as follows:
- Hayleigh Vasey – Registry, Student Services, University Library, Doctoral College
- Laura Crawford – Vice Chancellor’s Office, Organisational Development, Human Resources, Health and Safety
- Stuart King – Research and Innovation Office, Marketing and Advancement
The Associate Deans for EDI in our academic Schools are as follows:
- Rebecca Higginson – School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Karen Blay – School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
- Lorraine Young – School of Design and Creative Arts
- Sarah Barnard – Loughborough Business School
- Atish Vadher – School of Sciences
- Daniel Rhind – School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
- Abigail Davis – School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Laura Justham – Wolfson School
- Burce Celik – Loughborough University London
We would like to congratulate those who have been appointed and wish them well in their new roles.
The roles will formally start over the summer and once established they will input into School and Professional Service senior leadership teams as well as EDI governance at an institutional level.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick Jennings, commented: “EDI is one of the University’s core strategic priorities, and these leadership roles will be an integral element to delivering upon our ambitions. We have a robust EDI Core Plan that has been approved by Council, and a range of excellent activity is already underway. These positions are the next step in accelerating our progress and I look forward to the contributions of those who are taking on these exciting new roles.”
Details of the positions can be found on the EDI Services website.