Faith and Belief Subcommittee

The Faith and Belief Sub-Committee is a sub-committee of the University’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC). The Sub-Committee provides a sounding board for conversations, topics and events affecting the University of Edinburgh communities of Faith and Belief. For clarity, the Subcommittee acknowledges that Belief also includes humanist and non-religious beliefs.

Faith and Belief priorities

As a brave space, the Faith & Belief Sub-Committee equips the University:

  • to respond to matters of religion and belief within the University and how wider society impacts our communities, and the affects this may have to our commitments on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
  • to “foster good campus relations” and widening participation across all our communities of faith, religion and belief (and non-belief). 

This sub-committee is newly formed and has yet to establish an Action Plan. Once this is created it will appear here.


Abi Page, Head of Residence LifeACE Residence Life
Ani Rinchen Khandro - Honorary Buddhist ChaplainChaplaincy
Arushi Rastogi - Hindu Society President 
Ayalah Shabo, Honorary Jewish ChaplainChaplaincy
Bjorn Spain, EUSA VP Welfare representativeEdinburgh University Students Association
Can Tao, Racism UnmaskedSPS
Charlie BevanProgram Director, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
David Brook, Head of Support ServicesEstates Management Group
Eliran Shabo, Honorary Jewish ChaplainChaplaincy
Harriet Harris, Convener, Head of University ChaplaincyChaplaincy
Katucha Bento,RaceEd, Lecturer in Sociology (Race and Decolonial Studies)Sociology
Lilian Lee, Intercultural & Anti-Discrimination AdviserDeputy Secretary Student Experience
Liz Grant, Convenor Personal Chair of Global Health and DevelopmentCentre for Global Health
Marjan Khatib - Isoc PresidentINF
Maryam Yusuf, Liberation Officer EUSA
Michael Ramsammy, ReaderLinguistics and English Language
Nial Moffat, Head of University SecurityEstates Development
Oli Anslem, JSoc President 
Pending - Edinburgh Chinese Christian Church Fellowship 
Pentecost Student and Associates Soc PresidentTo be appointed 
Sara Medel Jiménez – HR EDI PartnerHuman Resources
Shipra Kohli, Hindu Belief ContactChaplaincy
Sowparnika Gopalakishnan - Hindu Society PresidentEdMed
Tim Maguire, Honorary Humanist ChaplainChaplaincy
To be appointed to the Committee - BuddSoc PresidentSPS
To be appointed to the Committee, Muslim ChaplainChaplaincy
Trishna Singh, Honorary Skih ChaplainChaplaincy
Urzula Glienecke - Associate Chaplain, Multifaith and Belief remitChaplaincy
Veronica Coates, Study and Work Away AdviserEdinburgh Global

The aim of this sub-committee is to harness expertise from our faith communities to identify and address barriers that prevent our students and colleagues from fully embracing their beliefs. The objectives in the action plan will position the many religions and beliefs represented within our community as a pillar of belonging, while finding opportunities for our students and colleagues to thrive in our campus and fully embrace their identities.


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