Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Bristol Dental School is committed to providing a positive working environment.
Bristol Dental School is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). All students and staff must be treated with respect, care and kindness with no distinction according to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or any other protected characteristic. Within our community we all stand together in mutual respect and support and there is no place for prejudice or injustice. As Heads of School we seek to do everything in our power to champion and empower those in our community. If you feel you can help us do this, please contact us, or anyone on the EDI committee, or even ask about joining the committee!
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee & Athena SWAN Working Group
The School ED&I committee meet regularly to discuss all aspects of equality and diversity within the School.
To find out more, please contact us:
Athena SWAN Application Lead and ED&I Director: Dr Patricia Neville
Committee members
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Mr James Tubman
School Manager
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Dr Sam Leary
Associate Professor in Applied Statistics
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Dr Aidan Searle
Head of Research Delegate Research Fellow
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Professor David Dymock
Head of Teaching
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Ms Nichola Roskelly
Student Administration Manager
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Dr Barry Main
Head of School Consultant Senior Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Mr Daniel McHugh
Deputy School Manager
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Dr James Puryer
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry Admissions Tutor
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Professor Tim Peters
Professor of Primary Care Health Services Research
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Çiğdem Higgins
HR Business Partner
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Dr Nihal Bandara
Senior Lecturer in Oral Microbiology
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Parinaz Tabrizian
Postgraduate Research Student Representative
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Hannah Nguyen
UBDSS President and Undergraduate Student Representative
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Nazia Hossain
UBDSS Welfare Representative and Undergraduate Student Representative
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Sian Darvill, Mike Johnson & Emma Hempstead
BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy Representatives
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Kiran Bhogal & Adam Bzeu
Postgraduate Student Representatives MSc Implantology
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Aumiyo Das
Postgraduate Student Representative MSc Oral Medicine
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Sowmya Simon
Postgraduate Student Representative DDS Orthodontics
Athena SWAN Awards
Athena SWAN awards recognise the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all.
They recognise the efforts of organisations to ensure a positive working environment: that diversity is represented and valued at all levels: and that there is equality of opportunity for promotion and progression for all staff.
Promoting equality of opportunity is an integral part of the school's culture here at Bristol. With a flexible working ethos and open communication with management at all levels, the school supports staff as they progress through their careers, from their time as students through to foundation dentists and right up to becoming professor for those who choose academic careers.
Events and opportunities
Events and opportunities are circulated to the School by email and via the School's weekly Research Bulletin. Student and staff successes are shared and celebrated via our School News page and student blog, The Articulator.
Information on University-wide events and podcasts of previous presentations are available from the Equality and Diversity Team.
Past events
Read more
- Understanding unconscious bias: A short animation by The Royal Society
- How can we stop unconscious bias?
- How to avoid unconscious bias in reference writing: poster (PDF, 1,510kB)
- Who Needs Athena SWAN? - Recording of Live Debate from Kings College London, 12th October 2016
- Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed
- Should academics lose out financially for taking maternity leave?
- Why women leave academia
- Women in research: recommendations for gender equality in higher education
- A University Blog: 50 shades of sexism in the academy
- How well are women represented in UK science?
- The women whom science forgot
- Four steps to killing off sexism in science
- Advancing women in medicine summit
- Advancing women in medicine: how can we move from rhetoric to action?
- Offline: Gender equality- the neglected sustainable development goal for health Article in the Lancet- Nov 2015 (PDF, 211kB)
- Row after University of York cancels International Men's Day event
- Dental Clinical Academic staffing
- Student mental health: friends on the front line
- Can motivations for studying dentistry inform us about gender and BME differences in dental academic careers?
- The University of Bristol wins best LGBT+ employer at the Bristol Pride Awards
- The trouble with the sisterhood in academia
- Pearn Kandola Racism in the Workplace Resources and Webinars.
- Trapped: why George Floyd’s death resonates so deeply | openDemocracy
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword), Amy Landon (Narrator).
- So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
- Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats, by Maya Goodfellow
- How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
Useful links
- UoB Equality, Diversity & Inclusion webpage
- Unconcious bias training
- UoB Staff networks (Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff network, LGBT+, Carers' network, Parents' Network, Disabled Staff Forum, Staff who stammer)
- UOB Students' union LGBT+ Information & LGBT+ Society
- UoB staff mental health and wellbeing
- UoB student mental health and wellbeing
- University information for working parents
- University Returning Carers' Scheme
- Staff Development for Academic and Professional Services staff
- Equality and Human Rights Commission reading lists
- Disabled Go produce disabled access guides to venues around the UK, including many University of Bristol buildings. When visiting the School of Oral & Dental Sciences, please do not hesitate to mention any access or other requirements when arranging your visit, so that we can best advise you.
I am able to spend time working clinically, developing my skills in areas that interest me, while also getting involved with undergraduate teaching and conducting original research. I work alongside internationally respected clinicians and scientists in a really stimulating and supportive environment.
EDI Champions
Forming a point of contact for staff and students alike, the EDI Champions actively work to improve, promote and strengthen EDI within the School in accordance with our collective ambition. Find out who they are and get in touch.
Quick Links
- UoB Equality, Diversity & Inclusion webpage
- Unconcious bias training
- UoB staff mental health and wellbeing
- UoB student mental health and wellbeing
- UoB Staff networks
- Working parents
- Returning Carers' Scheme
- Staff Development
- Disabled Go produce disabled access guides to venues around the UK
Contacts
If you would like further information or if you have comments or suggestions about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within our school, please contact ED&I team.
