Techne EDI Action Plan 2024-2027

The Techne Action Plan proceeds from the following principles:

●    EDI is understood as part of a broader, values-led approach to community building and engagement. 
●    EDI work is embedded across our governance structure, and there are clear links between the EDI Committee and all other Techne committees.
●    EDI work encompasses the whole Techne community (researchers, supervisors, non-HEI Techne partners, and the administrative and governance teams).
●    EDI issues and needs are identified as a result of quantitative monitoring and qualitative discussions, generated by written PGR feedback, conversations in committee meetings, and open meetings with researchers. 
●    Approaches to EDI issues draw on Techne staff and PGR experience and expertise, best practice at Techne institutions, and external sources where appropriate.  
●    Our approach to EDI issues is formalised in the following documents, which are freely available on the Techne website: EDI policy; accessibility guidelines; EDI guidelines for presenters; EDI checklist for training providers; Techne Values statement.

Our planned actions build upon existing initiatives and commit to the development of new ones. They focus on four main areas: recruitment, training, PGR and supervisor support, and strategic initiatives. This is an evolving document, which will respond to PGR feedback, and to changes in demographics and/or legislation.  

The full EDI Action Plan for 2024-2027 is available here.