Terms of reference

Terms of Reference for EDI Committee

 

  • To act on behalf of EDI Board to promote effective delivery of EDI activity via the development of a local EDI Action Plan that is aligned to the university’s EDI Core Plan.β€― 
  • To co-ordinate the operational delivery of the school or professional service cluster EDI Action Plan, charter marks and other forms of external validation frameworks.  
  • To monitor and evaluate local EDI action plans ensuring strategic alignment and enabling good practice to be identified and shared via scheduled reports to EDI Board. 
  • To ensure local and institutional level EDI activities and objectives are informed by appropriate consultation with relevant stakeholders. 
  • To identify opportunities, challenges and barriers to the promotion and delivery of the EDI agenda at a local level and manage associated risks and or escalate to EDI Board, as appropriate.β€― 
  • To establish working groups/ task and finish groups as required to take forward identified areas of EDI activity. 
  • To receive regular reports from EDI working groups/task and finish groups and consider recommendations from them where appropriate. 
  • To provide a forum to discuss emerging local, national and international EDI issues and advise on actions that should be taken to respond. 
  • To encourage a community of practice to support learning, knowledge transfer and consistent best practice.β€― 

The EDI Committee will meet Monthly

This will be reviewed on appointment of Associate Deans for EDI and Professional Service EDI Principals respectively. 

β€―Terms of reference and membership last approved: Jan 2026

Membership last updated: Feb 2026