Dr Tori Sprung
She/her
Role: Chair of EDI Panel
Why is EDI important: Deliberate consideration of EDI builds a culture and environment that ensures everyone can realise their full potential.
Aspirations for the Panel: To be an agent of change that encourages consideration of EDI issues in all that we do.
Dr Allistair McRobert
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group B: Staff
Why is EDI important: Nelson Mandela said it best… “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine; that a child of farmworkers can become the president of a great nation”. As a son of a miner myself, higher education has afforded me social mobility and opportunities for me and my family, therefore in higher education we need to strive for equality, diversity, and inclusion so the many can benefit rather than a few.
Aspirations for the Panel: To act as a conscience that encourages conversations and supports any actions that lead to change.
Amy Elizabeth Hardwick
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Awareness and Engagement
Why is EDI Important: to ensure all staff and students feel valued, support and respected and can reach their full potential.
Aspirations for the Panel: to raise awareness of EDI issues, and promote positive change across the school and wider institution.
Dr Amy Whitehead
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group E: Representation in RISES
Why is EDI important: EDI allows for all people to feel important, heard and that everyone has a seat at the table. The more diverse we are, the more diverse our thinking and ideas, which in turn leads to a better functioning environment for everyone.
Aspirations for the Panel: To keep doing the good work we are doing and to support the school in become the best version it can be.
Bex Walker
She/her
Role: Student EDI Panel Member
Why is EDI important: Open discussion and sharing of EDI encourages a culture of respect among all.
Aspirations for the Panel: Encourage supportive conversations to promote EDI between staff, students and across the SES community.
Dr Colin Lewis
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Awareness and Engagement
Why is EDI important: EDI should be a priority for any organisation and thoughtful consideration will ensure that the working and/or learning environment here at LJMU is a fair and accessible setting for everyone. Encouraging EDI will help to empower people to bring out their best, within a welcoming and inclusive workplace.
Aspirations for the Panel: To promote awareness and engagement in EDI related issues. To challenge and fight back against all forms of discrimination.
Danny Cullinane
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group A: Students
Why is EDI important: Making EDI an active part of everyday conversations, actions and change gives us all the chance to contribute fully to their society, which means everyone benefits.
Aspirations for the Panel: That we continue to champion an approach that encourages challenge and compassion within our communities.
Dr David Low
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group C: Promotion and Professional Development
Why is EDI important: EDI is critical in order to facilitate equitable access, opportunities, and development of everyone in society and at work.
Aspirations for the Panel: To advocate for and contribute to the implementation of EDI in the University’s vision and values across education, research and civic engagement.
Emily Wharton
She/her
Role: EDI Panel member
Why is EDI important: Equity, diversity and inclusivity are essential to the development of a welcoming, educational environment where all students and staff can flourish.
Aspirations for the Panel: To discuss how we progress, engage, and collaborate with staff and students to create a safe space to learn, discuss, and support marginalised groups.
Dr Francesca Champ
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member and Lead for Working Group E. Representation and Role Models in RISES
Why is EDI important: To promote collaboration, creativity and ensure that people are treated as equals, with dignity and respect.
Aspirations for the Panel: To contribute to positive change within the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences across a number of key areas.
Dr Ian Sadler
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group A: Students
Why is EDI important: Creation of a positive staff culture and to enhance the student experience.
Aspirations for the Panel: Embed EDI knowledge, skills and understanding within the curriculum in sport and exercise science.
Dr Karl C Gibbon
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group C: Promotion and Professional Development Member of the Data Team
Why is EDI important: Regardless of one’s sex, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or disability, we all deserve an opportunity to succeed.
Aspirations for the Panel: To be a small part in a programme of positive change. Leading to EDI being an integral part of the fabric of our community.
Dr Kelsie Johnson
She/Her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Engagement and Awareness
Why is EDI Important: Advancing equality, diversity and inclusion is crucial in foresting innovation and ensure equal opportunities among all.
Aspirations for the Panel: Implementing actionable policies and fostering a culture of inclusivity that allows every individual to thrive within the school and University regardless of their background.
Dr Lee Graves
He/him
Role: EEDI Panel Member Working Group F: Awareness and Engagement
Why is EDI important: Awareness of, respect of and action on EDI issues can enhance safety and a sense of belonging.
Aspirations for the Panel: To help everyone feel safe, equal and part of something they truly believe in.
Professor Lynne Boddy
She/her
Role: EDI Panel member Working Group A: Students
Why is EDI important: I believe all people should have equal opportunities to succeed, in whatever way that means to them. We know that this isn’t the case. The EDI work is key to helping us build an equitable workplace that purposefully addresses inequalities and allows everyone to succeed.
Aspirations for the Panel: To make a meaningful difference in the working practices of the school and beyond, embedding EDI in everything we do.
Mark Doyle
He/Him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Engagement and Awareness
Why is EDI Important: To continue to ensure all staff and students feel respected and valued across the university structure.
Aspirations for the Panel: Continue to ensure there is opportunity to progress the workplace environment and student experience for all.
Milly Blundell
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group C: Promotion and Professional Development
Why is EDI Important: EDI is important because everyone should feel a sense of belonging, feel included, feel part of something, irrespective of their personal characteristics or background.
Aspirations for the Panel: To continue to build on the significant work that has already been achieved.
Professor Mark Hollands
He/him
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group E: Representation in RISES
Why is EDI important: Our school is committed to produce world-leading research in all areas of activity. To achieve this, we need to attract the largest possible pool of researchers from all backgrounds and allow scholars to reach their full potential. This will result in research that is stronger, more relevant, and more widely applicable.
Aspirations for the Panel: To encourage EDI practices in all aspects of research activity e.g. recruitment of research staff and postgraduate students, design of research studies with EDI in mind, dissemination of findings to the widest demographic possible.
Dr Rebecca Murphy
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Awareness and Engagement
Why is EDI important: We, as human beings, are interdependent upon each other for pursuing happiness and in striving to reach our full potential in life – the EDI agenda has a role to play in promoting this philosophy among all stakeholders of our school.
Aspirations for the Panel: To create a foundation from which all stakeholders and colleagues can approach work with a sense of cohesiveness and mutual respect.
Dr Sarah Taylor
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group F: Engagement and Awareness
Why is EDI Important: To create an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone (staff and students) feels valued, respected, and supported thus creating a sense of belonging.
Aspirations for the Panel: To continue to influence and inform decisions and policies within the school that reflect the needs and interests of our diverse staff and student body.
Dr Sigrid Olthof
She/her
Role: Working Group B Lead: Staff Member of the Data Team
Why is EDI important: Attention for EDI issues assures that staff and students feel valued and confident to develop and grow, regardless of their background.
Aspirations for the Panel: Gradually building an EDI culture in the School with the ambition in being the frontrunner in all EDI related issues.
Professor Tom O’Brien
He/him
Role: Co-Chair of EDI Panel
Why is EDI important: Everybody in entitled to respect, equality and fairness. Active efforts to achieve this allow us to become greater than the sum of our parts.
Aspirations for the Panel: University is a place of hope and opportunity, the EDI panel works to ensure that this is experienced by all.
Vicci Boyd
She/her
Role: EDI Panel Member Working Group A: Students
Why is EDI important: All individuals should have the opportunity to utilise and harness their individual differences to make a change in the world. It is essential that we remove the barriers to achieving this.
Aspirations for the Panel: To raise awareness of EDI and why it is important to embrace and support all individuals. To facilitate all opportunities for all individuals to shine and make a difference in the World.
Professor Zoe Knowles
She/her
Role: EDI Panel member
Why is EDI important: EDI is important as it should inform inclusive decision-making by challenging our thinking to appreciate different perspectives, characteristics and experiences.
Aspirations for the Panel: To demonstrate sector leading work for the sport and exercise sciences.
