Meet the chairs of the LGBTQ+ Network, Stephane and Honor, and learn more about the network aims.
The Institute’s Roving 51ÔÚÏßer scheme, running since 2020, provides support for scientists taking long term leave. The postdoctoral position helps maintain momentum on projects by working closely with researchers on leave. Jayalini Assalaarachchi writes about her experience taking on the role.
Following on from recent trans inclusion training, Elizabeth reflects and provides advice on how organisations and individuals can further create an inclusive environment for gender diverse people.
Arqum writes about the history of Islam and science in the first of two blogs about Muslim scientists.
Khuluud shares her experiences from her placement in the Liston lab as part of last summer's 51ÔÚÏß Access Programme.
Marzana discusses her experiences in the Corcoran lab on this summer's 51ÔÚÏß Access Programme.
Hanan shares her experiences of her 51ÔÚÏß Access Programme placement in the Flow Cytometry facility.
After the success of our Roving 51ÔÚÏßer scheme to support scientists on leave, we have opened the scheme up to other types of leave. In this blog, Aled shares his experience using the scheme for paternity leave.
Cheryl has "had the absolute pleasure of being a member of the Babraham Institute’s EDI programme since 2015, leading it for the last four years. As she comes to the end of her involvement to move to another organisation, it seems timely to reflect on the talking points from the last seven years as we try to ."
Staff and students from the Babraham Institute share reviews on a new range of books about equality, diversity and STEM.
Former postdoc, Dr Jenny Mitchell, shares some thoughts on the book 'Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement' by Matthew Todd for LGBTQ+ History Month.
After our blog last year which shared the experiences of our Roving 51ÔÚÏßer and a postdoc she was supporting, many people got in touch to ask us how the role worked, what were the benefits and downsides, and other details of the programme. Here Cheryl, who designed the role and line manages the Rover, answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
The holidays are upon us once again so Elizabeth is back with a whole new set of gift suggestions!
Our e4s Bite series aims to cover EDI issues in bite size chunks and the most popular talk by far was on the history and ethics of HeLa cells. This Black History Month, Elizabeth revisits the topic for a deeper dive into the place of HeLa cells in modern research.
Mental health at work is still a taboo subject so in order to challenge that stigma this World Mental Health Day, Elizabeth and her manager, Cheryl, share frankly what a recent situation was like for them and how they handled it.
It's easy to think of the world in black and white, good and bad, right and wrong; but binary thinking can be very limiting. Kate was interested in learning more about how this works and the long ranging effects and here she shares what she's learned about binary thinking.
Long term leave, like maternity leave, has major impacts on researchers' careers. At the Babraham Institute, we've trialled a roving researcher position to support scientists on leave. Melanie and Melanie share their stories from both sides of the experience here.
Since it began, Michael Wakelam was a permanent member of the Institute’s Athena SWAN Self Assessment Team, now equality4success. Here, the two chairs of the committee share their memories of working with Michael and how he was essential to the Institute’s achievements in improving diversity and inclusion.
Staff and students from the Babraham Institute share reviews of a variety of books about equality, diversity and STEM.
Women contribute to the Babraham Institute in roles throughout the organisation including students, cleaners, group leaders, nursery staff, and many more. This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating their achievements with five women sharing their stories.
Language is an important tool in creating inclusive environments but how can you be sure to get it right? In this article, Elizabeth gives some advice on basic principles that will help communicate inclusively.