Staff EDI Courses and Resources

Inclusion Essentials at Edinburgh is an ‘expected learning’.

This course will provide you with a foundational understanding of what inclusion at UoE does and should be like for our staff. Inclusion doesn't mean treating everyone the same. It's about understanding people's different needs, perspectives and backgrounds, and ensuring equality of experience.

Understanding Unconscious Bias is an ‘expected learning’.

This course takes an in-depth look at the nature of bias and how it impacts the University of Edinburgh.The course provides psychological insights into how our own behaviour might be affected by prejudice and looks at what we can do to reduce or eliminate its influence in the decisions that we make.

Preventing Sexual Harassment: A Practical Overview at The University of Edinburgh is an ‘expected learning’.

This course helps you recognise sexual harassment and explores how victims and bystanders can respond appropriately to sexual harassment. The course concludes by describing the internal and external complaint processes available to victims who have experienced sexual harassment and their rights under the law.

This course will help you explore what it means to be an effective ally at Edinburgh and shows you how allies can help tackle things like micro-aggressions, bullying, harassment and other inappropriate behaviour, and help to the University more equitable and inclusive.

This course acts as an introduction to neurodiversity and neuroinclusion at Edinburgh with an emphasis on how it can impact people on campus. It looks at the strengths that neurodivergent thinkers can bring to our university, the challenges they face, and what those challenges reveal about UoE itself.

This course covers key terminology, identities and challenges that LGBTQ+ people face in the University and society in general, as well as exploring the benefits individuals and organisations such as UoE can gain from building diverse and inclusive work/study/research environments.

This course will take you through how to the step-by-step process of completing an EqIA. An EqIA is a tool to use to ensure that the policies, practices, and services of the University do not discriminate against protected groups. Know how to gather relevant data for the assessment. This course explores the characteristics and covers how to gatther relevant data and information in order to make an assessment.

The University offers training courses to promote positive behaviours around sexual consent and tackling all forms of harassment.

This course highlights ways to be aware of your own mental health and to offer support to colleagues