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1. About the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team

2. Team Members

3. Faculty & Department Liaisons

4. Useful Contacts For Staff

5. Useful Contacts For Students

About the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team

The Office of the President and Provost (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) works to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL. The team draws from diverse expertise to provide informed advice and engagement that support faculties and departments to develop EDI initiatives and good practice at UCL. The structure and purpose of the team are to embed equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives into core business and to mainstream the values on which UCL was founded. The EDI team works with and supports a number of steering groups and networks. These play an important function in:

Representing the views of under-represented or marginalised staff
Helping develop practical solutions to address equality issues
Providing opportunities for networking and peer support among group members.

As a strategy team within Provost's Office, the EDI team can offer advice but do not undertake casework on behalf of individuals. The EDI team is often asked to make comment and provide advice on pressing equality issues, including on high-profile public debates or sensitive issues in the media. Any comments provided are aligned with the purpose and expertise of the team, and may not always represent the views of the President and Provost.

Team Members

Lesley Houfe

Interim Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Director
Email: l.houfe@ucl.ac.uk

I am the interim Director of EDI and lead the central EDI Team. My role works closely with the Pro Provost (Equity & Inclusion) Professor Alison Koslowski, and I report into the Chief People Officer, Donna Dalrymple.

Lizzy Allman

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager (UCL East / Disability Equity lead)
Email: lizzy.allman@ucl.ac.uk

Lacara Barnes-Rowe

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Training Manager
Email: lacara.rowe@ucl.ac.uk

I am the Training Manager for the central EDI Team. My remit focusses on creating and delivering training across staff and student groups on issues such as bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct and race. I deliver sessions in-person, online and have developed modules for self-led learning.

Colleagues are welcome to book training using our current portfolio or, where possible, I can create bespoke content, depending on capacity.

Sonal Bharadva

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Operations Manager
Email: s.bharadva@ucl.ac.uk

I'm the EDI Operations Manager and part of the EDI Leadership team. I am responsible for the management and development of operational services within the team. I am the lead on communications and events; I'm responsible for managing EDI budgets and I provide advisory support and more specifically support around reasonable adjustments for both staff and line managers.

Beckii Blackwood

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Email: beckii.blackwood@ucl.ac.uk

I am an EDI Manager (Programmes and Charters) supporting and overseeing the work under the programmatic themes Staff Recruitment and Induction, Pay Gap, Career Development and Progression. Some of the projects included in this portfolio are Fair Recruitment Specialists and Accelerate to Leadership and our Positive Action Hiring Programme and the 50 Black Academics project.

I am also faculty liaison for BEAMS and will be working closely with UCL’s Race Equality Steering Group (RESG) and Disability Equality Implementation Group (DEIG) Staff Subgroup.

Keisha Bruce

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Email: k.bruce@ucl.ac.uk

I’m an EDI Officer working in the remit of Behaviour and Culture Change. My role includes supporting on training delivery, events organisation and the Religion and Belief remit. I also help co-ordinate reasonable adjustments and workplace needs assessments.

Adwoa Darko

Head of EDI (Behaviour & Culture Change)
Email: adwoa.darko@ucl.ac.uk

Jonathan Gascoigne

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Email: jonathan.gascoigne@ucl.ac.uk

I am an EDI Manager (Behaviour and Culture) focusing on preventing and addressing harmful behaviours, including overseeing Report + Support.

My role includes involvement in the: Disability Equality Implementation Group (Culture Sub-Group); Gender Equality Steering Group; Menopause Working Group; Parents and Carers Together; and Religion and Belief Equality Working Group.

I am faculty liaison for: Arts & Humanities; IOE; Laws; and Social & Historical Sciences.

Tom Glynn

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager (Athena Swan)
Email: t.glynn@ucl.ac.uk

I am an EDI Manager (Programmes & Charters) supporting the monitoring and implementation of actions across our Charter applications and institutional action plans. I oversee the following programmatic themes: Student Recruitment & Induction, Student Outcomes, Curriculum & Education, and student-focused Welfare & Wellbeing.

I also support the LGBTQ+ Equality Steering Group (LESG) and the student subgroup of the Disability Equality Steering Group (DESG).

I am the Faculty Liaison for Medical Sciences, Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, and Population Health Sciences.

Linda Lam

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager (secondment)
Email: linda.lam@ucl.ac.uk

I’m on secondment as EDI Manager (Programmes & Charters). In this role, I am the project lead for the cross-institutional B-MEntor programmes and the upcoming launch of the EDI Community of Practice. I support the work of the Gender Equality Steering Group, and the programmatic theme of Pay Gap, Career Development and Career Progression. I also work with Lizzy on the EDI liaison with Professional Services and the Vice Presidents’ Offices.

Stuart Mackie

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Administrator
Email: s.mackie@ucl.ac.uk

Team administrator. Responsibilities include administration of the Fair Recruitment Specialist initiative, and EDI Training Workshops: ‘Taking The Lead’ and ‘Where do you draw the line?’

Anna Moutra

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer (secondment)
Email: a.moutra.14@ucl.ac.uk

I am an EDI officer (secondment) in the central EDI team. I coordinate Report + Support and the B-MEntor programme.

Kae Ohene-Yeboah

Head of EDI (Programmes & Charters)
Email: k.ohene-yeboah@ucl.ac.uk

Clare O'Reilly (maternity leave)

Part-time Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Administrator & Diary Manager
Email: c.o'reilly@ucl.ac.uk

I am an EDI Administrator, working part-time (0.5 FTE). My role involves managing the diary of the Director of EDI and providing administrative assistance to the Director of EDI, Operations Manager and Heads of EDI as required.

Anthony Orkin

Antisemitism Programme Manager
Email: a.orkin@ucl.ac.uk

I am the Antisemitism Programme Manager. My role is to improve the understanding and awareness of antisemitism on campus.

Joselene Peres

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Email: j.peres@ucl.ac.uk

About Me: I am an EDI Officer (Programmes and Charters) my role specialises in Programs and Charters thematic areas. I am dedicated to supporting our EDI Manager(s) in monitoring and implementing management actions within their respective thematic areas.

My role involves leading projects such as the Athena Swan Internal Mock panels and collaborating closely with the Head of EDI Programs and Charters to achieve milestones set for the Equality Management Advancement Group (EMAG). Additionally, I provide support to EDI Managers in various committee roles as needed.

Marta Riccardi

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Data Analyst
Email: m.riccardi@ucl.ac.uk

I am the EDI Data Analyst in the central EDI team. In my role, I am responsible for data provisions for the EDI team, fulfilling requests from departments and faculties. I am the point of contact for Athena Swan data, and equality charters data provisions.