The Race Equality and Anti-Racist Sub-Group (REAR) is a thematic committee of the University Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee (EDIC). The University of Edinburgh will take action against racism in its various forms (personal, cultural and institutional). We do not wish to be complicit through silence and inaction. We wish to establish an ethos and culture that promotes inclusion, respect and dignity and has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. REAR Action Plan Race Equality and Anti-Racist Action Plan (230.32 KB / PDF) Members Emily SenaCentre for Clinical Brain SciencesCaroline WallaceHead of HR Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.Dahlia Doughty Shenton College of Medicine and Veterinary MedicineElizabeth WilliamsInformation Services GroupGurpreet Grewal-KangStudent RecruitmentJite EferakorhoInstitute for Language EducationJim GalbraithGovernance and Strategic PlanningKaren HallidayEDI Lead for College of Science and EngineeringLilian LeeIntercultural & Anti-Discrimination Adviser Michael RamsammyReader in LinguisticsMohini GrayCentre for Inflammation Research & Edinburgh Diversity and Inclusion NetworkNik Tahirah Nik HussinLibrary Research SupportOmolabake FakunleCo-ConvenorRóisín McKelveyEDI Manager, College of Medicine and Veterinary MedicineSara Medel JiménezHR EDI PartnerSarah LiuPolitics and International Relations Shadaab RahemtullaBAME Staff NetworkSharia VadasariaSociologySyjil RamjuthanEUSA VP WelfareTommy CurrySchool of Philosophy, Psychology an Language Sciences. Terms of Reference Terms of ReferenceThe aim of this group is to ensure and promote activity across the University to end systemic racism and the inclusion of BME staff and students. The group will recommend actions (evidence based) which the EDI Committee can take up to the University Executive. It will also oversee the Race Equality and Anti-Racist Action Plan. The work of the group has also been informed by the Thematic Review of Student Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Students, the EDMARC Report 2018/19 sections on Ethnicity, points raised from student and staff petitions as a result of the events related to Black Lives Matter and the Equality and Human Rights Commission Report (2019) on Tackling racial harassment. This article was published on 2025-11-11
